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One of Liège's most beautiful castles, originating in the 11th century, completely surrounded by a moat. Striking are the checkerboard facades in limestone and brown sandstone and the pepper-pot-like turrets. Various owners succeeded one another over the centuries. For two centuries (16th-17th century), it was owned by the powerful de Merode family, who gave the castle its current appearance. They sold it to the Van den Steen family in 1720. The last descendant of the family, Count Guy vanden Steen, bequeathed it to the province in 1999. He was a sculptor, among other things, and many of his bronze statues still adorn the gardens. He did, however, incorporate a distinctive symbolism, depicting nude female figures mating with beetles. The 22-hectare estate also features an Italian ornamental garden with water features and bronze statues, a 19th-century vegetable garden with orangeries, a 19th-century icehouse, and many listed trees. The castle also has its own church within the moat on a peninsula. Over the centuries, the owners have amassed numerous curiosities that can be seen in the castle, which is now a provincial property and open to visitors.

Built in the 10th century, owned by the de Haneffe family in the 14th century, it passed through marriage to the de la Marck family. To end up in the 15th century with Guillaume de la Marck, the “Boar of the Ardennes” who often took refuge there. During the Wars of Religion, it was besieged by Prince-Bishop Gérard de Groesbeek in 1568. The castle remained in the de la Marck family, allied to the d'Arenberg family in 1748. It was sold to the d'Oultremont de Warnant family in 1805. In 1816, it passed to the de Hamal family. In 1869, it fell prey to the flames and was rebuilt in the medieval style. In 1885, it passed to the de Laminne and in 1908 to the de Radzitzky d'Ostrowick until 1953. It was then sold to a demolition company and partly dismantled. A Flemish priest, Valéry Stuyver, bought it in 1960 and tried to restore it but a new fire in 2003 destroyed this project. The castle was bought in 2015 by Mr. van der Marck (descendant through the Dutch branch of the de la Marck). Source: https://terres-de-meuse.be/offres/circuit-autour-du-chateau-de-seraing-le-chateau-chapon-seraing-fr-3318358/

In 1428, the castle was confiscated by the Prince-Bishop of Wathieu Datin and passed successively to the Gossuin de Beine, de Towin and de Sart families. In 1537, Jehan Helman de Sart, married to Marguerite de la Falloise, inherited the property and undertook the construction of a new castle. In 1720, Lambert van den Steen acquired the castle. He was lord of the manor of Saive in Haspengouw and advisor to the Prince-Bishop. This family gave the building the splendor that we can admire today. Source: https://www.provincedeliege.be/de/node/10400

This source is located on the very beautiful rue Bodégné Village.

non-potable water source

Superb architectural ensemble (castle, old farm and chapel) located in a pretty, well-maintained park. The little extra, an "artistic" vegetable garden of one hectare (100mx100m) which is worth the detour when the vegetables are present there.

Jehay Castle, classified as an exceptional heritage site in Wallonia, is an emblematic site and one of the tourist hotspots in the Province of Liège. for more information https://www.provincedeliege.be/chateaujehay

Very beautiful castle in the region, too bad for the roads which are degraded