The Castle of Leeuwergem
Some of you will have noticed that I love visiting castles.
Earlier I wrote about the Castle of Nokere (here), about the Castle of Beloeil and the Castle of 's Gravenwezel ,where Axel Vervoordt lives (here).
Belgium has a lot of beautiful castles and some of them you can visit for the entire year, others only once a year such as the Castle of Leeuwergem, that we visited yesterday because of the garden exhibition which is an annual tradition.
A lot of exhibitors expose their garden related products.
The castle was built during the years 1762-1764 and is surrounded by a 32 hectare park and there is a combination of classical French gardens and a romantic English garden.
The castle even features an internationally celebrated open air theater.
The domain is privately owned by the Baron and Baroness Baudouin della Faille d'Huysse.
The baron and baroness.
The beautiful frontdoor of the castle.
Backside.
You can hear the horsecoaches arriving on the bridge...
This is the renowned open air theater which is surrounded by beechhedges and beech trees. This provides excellent acoustics.
Oranjerie with her beautiful windows.
Castle is surrounded by water.
In the distance you can notice 2 sphinxes where the English-styled garden starts.
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