Castle Gaasbeek (near Brussels, 8-7-2007)

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

If you're ever in Belgium and you want to see a castle I'd recommend checking out this particular castle. Not only the surroundings are great but the castle itself is quite amazing!

Originally this was a medieval castle but the last owner, the marquise Arconati Visconti, had it renovated in the late nineteenth century. Now it's a very nice mix of neo-gothic and neo-renaissance styles. But the greatest thing is that the inside of he castle is totally furnished. Every room has great paintings, furniture, oak doors with marvellous carvings, beautiful tiles and many many other treasures. You can walk around in all the rooms for many hours and not get bored!

And that's just the castle! There's also a very large garden with many old trees, a big pond, other old buildings, an orchard and of course a restaurant where you can taste some great Belgian food (try the Belgian cherry beer called "Kriek" which is a specialty of the region!).

So if you want to have a great day outside, filled with nature, culture, architecture and other delicacies check out these sites:

- http://www.kasteelvangaasbeek.be/
- http://www.amuseevous.be/site/content/avmusea_detail.asp?mID=3&sub=deeln
(free visit with werchter-amuseevous!!)