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The eighteenth century castle was built to a design by architect Digneffe for the Liège banker Willems. The building remains one of the region's highlights, lying at the foot of an English landscape park, one of the top 10 in the Netherlands.

(RDMZ) Mansion, XVIIa, raised XIXB; entrance frame with carved keystone, XVIIIB. Building farm in U-shape with higher entrance, 1612 and 1687.

The oldest, largest and perhaps most beautiful castle in the Netherlands is definitely worth a visit. Because it is so well preserved, you get a good picture of medieval life. The castle does contain more than 60 halls and other rooms. Get lost through secret corridors and join the knights' hall. Castle Hoensbroek is a real party for children! Dressed up as knights and masters, they storm the castle.

Castle has disappeared. The current buildings are part of the outer bailey.
(Marres, W. and JJFW van Agt, 1962) The gentleman's farm has two closed courtyards. The oldest parts are formed by the bacon-lined wing between the two

(RDMZ) Left wing of Wijnandsrade castle with entrance gate from 1719. Against this, two perpendicular wings are built which enclose the courtyard. The south wing of the farm with corner turrets from 1634. Opposite the castle a half-timbered yard

The most famous windmill type in the Netherlands. Windmills were used not only to produce flour from cereals, but also to reclaim polder areas. Natural energy. The most famous windmills can be found in Kinderdijk, really set up as a polder model. A must see!

This country house has a moat, a late Gothic main wing of marl, a heavy tower that was built around 1500 and an entrance wing at right angles to it.

There was already a castle on this spot in the fourteenth century. That is not the castle that stands today, because it burned out almost completely in 1575. The old castle had a residential tower, which you could access through an extension. After the fire, the castle was repaired and further expanded. The building was then given four storeys, a saddleback roof and a vaulted cellar. The new castle was built with marl, a kind of stone that can be found in this area. You can clearly see this because the castle is so light in color. On the west side is an outer bailey, whose oval shape suggests that it was built in the Middle Ages. The wall anchors on the façade depicting the year 1701 refer to the year of a major restoration. The gatehouse, which has a hipped roof, was renovated in 1718. The tithe barn on the site, dating from 1721, is used as a hotel in 2013.

Independently fortified building from the Middle Ages that was easily defended at that time and in the past was mostly inhabited by the noble families of the Netherlands

Kasteel Wittem is located in the Limburg town of Wittem. The name is a corruption of Witheim, which means something like 'house by the oak'.

The current mansion is surrounded on three sides by a castle farm. It was rebuilt in 1764 by Baron Ferdinand from Geyr to Schweppenburg.

The forest area of the estate is freely accessible to hikers. The surroundings of the castle inner

(Marres, W. and JJFW van Agt, 1962) The buildings? 1800 are built of brick around a closed courtyard with in the middle on the street the two-storey house under a mansard roof and the tenant's house to the right of it.

Independently fortified building from the Middle Ages that was easily defended at that time and in the past was mostly inhabited by the noble families of the Netherlands

The simple lock dates from the 14th century. Currently restored and in use as a restaurant.