Castle 'Reinhardstein' at Robertville (Belgium)
This castle is the highest located castle in Belgium (500 meter above sea-level) and is situated, isolated from the modern world, on top of a mass of rocks deep in the heart of the afforested valley of the Warche river, on a place previously chosen by the Celts in prehistoric times (about 4000 years ago).
The first castle on this spot was built in 1354.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the castle fell into disrepair due to financial problems of the then owners who left the premises.
Rumors that a treasure of gold and silver could have been hidden around the castle attracted numerous treasure hunters, who left the property in a pitiful state and the castle ended up as a complete ruin !
However, in 1969 a Belgian university professor bought the ruins from the government and decided to restore it to its past grandeur.
The restoration was completed in 1971 after 6 years of hard work because of the difficult accessibility.
The restoration works were based on old 17th century documents, engravings and drawings that were followed as closely as possible.
The result is what we can still see today.
Location : Ovifat – Robertville (Belgium)
Vogelfreund 1000 10. Januar 2022, 18:07
Hrerrlich hast du die Burg Fotografiert .Toll die Perspektive .
gruß franz
Vogelfreund 1000 16. Januar 2019, 9:24
Wunderschön gelegen .Toll dein Standpunkt .
Klasse Fotografierst.
gruß franz
norma ateca 21. November 2014, 9:59
Herrlich ein Traum !! LG NormaBernhard Kuhlmann 6. Dezember 2011, 16:19
Eine Burg, die begeistert !Gruß bernd
odeveld219 8. September 2011, 1:22
Knap werk Mark!!!! Het is daar een prachtige site! Een van de mooiste kastelen van Begië volgens mij! Graag tot kijks!!Mvg, Odeveld
Magdalenia 31. Januar 2011, 19:23
Une superbe image Mark prise alors que la Nature est bien verte.Tu l'as vraiment bien mis en valeur ainsi. L'avant-plan montre très bien qu'il est dans un petit écrin de verdure.
Amitiés,
Magdalenia
Francesco Della Santa 1. März 2009, 18:47
fantastic wiev fantastic castle fantastic zone from Belgium.SophiaK 27. Februar 2009, 10:46
I bow in its glory!Burits Pál 28. September 2008, 21:33
Great series of castles and fortresses.Congratulations
BP
adriano j faria 21. September 2008, 19:54
Well Mark, i realy love this kind of places they fascinating me....you have done a great jobe here,with a magnific ligth and great composition!!wish you a great week my friend.
Adri.
Deryck 16. September 2008, 19:53
A wonderful siht! A great picture of this beautiful castle. Very interesting documentaryDeryck
Andrej Nagode 16. September 2008, 19:06
Beautiful capture.I like it.
Regards
Andrejc
Pe-Sto 16. September 2008, 18:56
... und gleich kommen der Sheriff von Nottingham und Robin Hood um die Ecke :0))) ... ein tolles Castle und eine herrliche Aufnahme. Ich denke, ich muß doch mal nach Belgien kommen ... ihr habt so herrliche Motive.glg peggy
Marina Kazakova 16. September 2008, 11:31
Excellent! Impressing picture!best regards, Marina
Saska S. 16. September 2008, 9:49
Very nice photo, beautiful natural frame, lots of lines, angles...great composition.Regards, S.