Attractions and Places To See around Perwez - Top 20

Beautiful farms and village houses, streets covered with old cobblestones and an old cemetery surrounding the building with an impressive view over the countryside - it is a little bit of Burgundy that you feel around this charming church, entirely in white Gobertange stone and situated at the top of this beautiful village, on the hill. The whitewashed walls give the church a sober, contemplative atmosphere. Some of the sights in and around the church (see photos): The Virgin and Child Unsigned painting on wood, dated between 1591 and 1600. The work is also known as "The Holy Family with John the Baptist and the Archangel Gabriel". Statue of Saint Remi of Reims A polychrome, dressed statue of the bishop Saint Remi of Reims, dating from the 19th century, placed on the side altar on the north side. The statue is 120 cm high (the robes were traditionally made by seamstresses from the village). Baptism of Clovis Unsigned oil painting of the baptism of Clovis by Bishop Remi of Reims. It is dated between 1701 and 1800 and was made on behalf of Father Larmormainy. Stations of the Cross Ceramicist Gabriel Taeymans is the creator of several Stations of the Cross. In 1994, he was commissioned to make a Stations of the Cross. He created the stations in an original style, with natural postures, because he believed that those who were present with Christ during his passion must have shown him gestures of tenderness. Baptismal font Baptismal font commissioned by Father Jean Delwaide in 1687. He died the same year and it was his replacement, Charles Léonard, who baptized the newborns in the parish. The stonemason kept the old base, which unfortunately we cannot date. Tombstone in blue stone Tombstone in blue stone with the coat of arms of “de Fonteny et de Raul” (16th century) depicting a reclining couple: Raes de Fonteny and his wife Jeanne de Raul. The man is depicted bareheaded, with some parts of his chain mail still visible; the woman wears a headdress, her clothes falling in rich folds on her feet. Source: https://openchurches.eu/fr-be/edifices/saint-remy-jodoigne

This former presbytery dates from 1729 and consists of two floors symmetrically divided into rooms on either side of a central corridor and a wing perpendicular to it for the outbuildings. The presbytery, which was built immediately to the right of the church of Notre-Dame de la Visitation, originally consisted of a building of brick and Gobertange stone. An additional half-floor was added to the building in the first half of the 19th century. Recalling the Baroque spirit, the entrance door is crowned by a stained glass window and a curved moulding, framed by two volutes or finely worked spirals. Sources: - Municipal information: https://villagemelin.be/eglise-notre-dame-de-la-visitation/ - Heritage sheet: https://beauxvillages.be/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/MPBVW_Melin_parcours_Patrimoine.pdf Tip: behind the former presbytery is the walled car park with the most space, from where you have an excellent view of the presbytery and church.

The neoclassical church of Notre-Dame de la Visitation was built in the second half of the eighteenth century in brick and stone by the architect Jaumotte. A square tower in Gobertange stone, flanked by rounded outbuildings in the same material, dominates the building with its slender polygonal spire. An enclosed cemetery adjoins the church, near the cense du Seigneur (or farm of the lord, see highlight) or cense Risbais, which reflects a primitive princely complex. The church is decorated with a wealth of 18th-century furniture and there is a Renaissance organ from 1616, listed as a monument in 1724 and formerly in the church of Rupelmonde. Source and more: https://villagemelin.be/eglise-notre-dame-de-la-visitation/ In front of the main entrance of the church is a small Lourdes grotto, in the entrance hall you will find a statue of Christ on the left and on the right an image with the names of the priests who once served the church.

Between two streets of houses lies a sunken road between the gardens...

Saint-Rémy-Geest and nearby Mélin are the two villages in Walloon Haspengouw that are included in the 'Plus Beaux Villages de la Wallonie'. These (and the neighboring) villages have a specific charm due to the use of local sandstone (Pierre de Gobertange) that you will certainly recognize from the town halls of Leuven and Brussels.

Beautiful how the church stands proudly on the hill...

How beautiful a large white farm is, in a very quiet and beautiful environment, you have to see for yourself...

As if the old building still belongs to the church...