Geology & rocks
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Circuit Bomal-sur-Ourthe (Durbuy) - The Saint Rahy walk
Bomal
On foot || Middle || 4:00 ||
9.86 km
2 
Beauraing 2
Beauraing
On foot || Middle || 4:00 || Trail || Middle || 2:00 ||
15.0 km
croix jaune 2
Walking trail Hotton -17- Walk along the stones
Hotton
On foot || Middle || 1:50 ||
7.01 km
Belvaux - Les Bouvreuils - The rapids of the Lesse
Rochefort
On foot || Middle || 2:00 ||
5.63 km
Les Rouges-Gorges
Belvaux
On foot || Middle || 3:45 || People with limited mobility || Pushchair ||
10.0 km
AND GEOTRAILS
The castle was built in the Middle Ages on the northern edge of the Calestienne, looking down over Beauraing and the Famenne. Its history is studded with tales of chivalry. Destroyed for the first time in 1436, it was quickly rebuilt. Other catastrophic events followed, including the razing of the castle at the end of the French Revolution. It remained in ruins until 1855, when its owner, the Duke of Osuna, decided to restore it from top to bottom. The cost of the restoration work was estimated at the equivalent of 300 million (euros) in today’s money. This was the heyday of Beauraing Castle. The glasshouses in the gardens, some traces of which remain, once housed plants and shrubs obtained from all over the world: orange and lemon trees, palms and cacti. Apparently, two monkeys had even taken up residence there. And these were also the days when there was no shortage of guests of honour. The Prince of Wales and future King of England was
a guest within these walls in 1880. Sadly, the castle was almost entirely destroyed by a terrible fire in the night of 3 December 1889. Following the sudden death of the Duke of Osuna, workers were employed in the building to pack up all the goods and furniture to be shipped to Cologne. They were relying on oil lamps to provide them with light to work by, resulting in an unfortunate accident. By the morning of 4 December, there was nothing left of the castle but ruins. In 1946, the Pro Maria association acquired half of the former estate of the Dukes of Osuna, including the castle.
IGN MAP
AERIAL PHOTOS / IGN
SLOPE MAP (IGN PLAN)
MAP 1950 / IGN
MAP OF THE GENERAL STAFF (1820-1866)
OPEN STREET MAP
Author Information
5580 Rochefort
