Over The Top Tours

belgium is home to over 3000 castles and chateaus and the château de beloeil is one of the most famous. because we love a good castle, here at cheeseweb, last week, we headed for wallonia to see what the château de beloeil had to offer.located in the municipality of bel?il in the province of hainaut, belgium, the château de beloeil is an imposing building but it is hidden from view of the main road. luckily, as we passed through the village, a large sign directed us to the spacious, free parking lot for the castle.we walked up the sidewalk a few meters and discovered the front gate. from there we headed up the long cobbled drive to the main entrance. this front entrance, although symmetrical, is not the most famous view of the castle. the picture-postcard view is from the end of the long garden, but we?ll get to that in a moment.the château de beloeil has been the residence of the princes de ligne, one of belgium's highest-ranking noble families, since 1394. it was founded even earlier, in the 13th century, as a medieval fortress. its present appearance comes from its transformation to a palatial residence in the 17th and 18th centuries.