Belgium · Restored
Castle of Vêves
The Castle of Vêves is a fortified chateau on a rocky platform near Celles in Namur province, Belgium. The present ensemble takes an irregular polygonal plan with six round towers and retains medieval, Renaissance and later alterations, including internal wood panelling and a courtyard with half-timbered galleries.
Its prime
1750
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1750
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on a low rocky platform, the castle forms an irregular pentagonal/triangular mass of grey limestone punctuated by six round towers of varying diameters, each topped with steep conical slate roofs and small dormer windows. The base sits behind terraced stone retaining walls and a sloped grassy approach. One courtyard wall carries a two-level half-timbered gallery; another courtyard face is finished in red brick. A small cupola with a clock crowns the northern frontage, and narrow rectangular windows line the façades.
Its story
The story of Castle of Vêves.
Vêves occupies a rocky platform just outside the village of Celles in the province of Namur. In the later Middle Ages the area fell under the control of the Beaufort family, who oversaw the construction of a stronghold here in about 1230, and the castle has stayed in the family line — its present owner is Count Hadelin de Liedekerke Beaufort.
The present ensemble takes an irregular polygonal plan with six round towers, and carries medieval, Renaissance and later alterations, including internal wood panelling and a courtyard ringed with half-timbered galleries. It is classified as Major Heritage of Wallonia.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1750.
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Clans who held Castle of Vêves.
The families that held Castle of Vêves for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
Beaufort
The Beaufort family took control of the area in the later Middle Ages and built the stronghold in about 1230.
Liedekerke Beaufort
The castle's present owner is Count Hadelin de Liedekerke Beaufort.
