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Billed as the smallest town in the world, a cluster of grey-stone houses and a castle in a green Ardennes valley.
29 km · about 35 min drive
Wallonia, Belgium · Europe
Gleixhe is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Engis, 30km from Ninglinspo Valley.
Gleixhe is a town located in Wallonia, Belgium. With a population of 1,021, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Gleixhe sits in Belgium, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Brussels time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Gleixhe to your route.
Haultepenne Castle, also spelled Hautepenne Castle (French:
Château de Hautepenne), is a part medieval, part Renaissance structure located in the village of Gleixhe in the municipality of Flémalle in Wallonia, Belgium. It is known for its red brick and uniquely shaped tower.
For several centuries, the castle was inRead more
the possession of a Flemish noble family, Berlaymont. The name of the castle is bound to the sobriquet, the Fury of Haultepenne, when the army of Claude de Berlaymont (1550–1587) overran the Breda following a siege in 1581. The city surrendered on the condition that it would not be sacked, and when the fighting stopped, the soldiers were turned loose. Over 500 residents died.
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Gleixhe is located in Wallonia, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 50.6139 latitude, 5.3901 longitude.
Gleixhe has a population of approximately 1,021 people, making it a town in Belgium.
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landmark
Billed as the smallest town in the world, a cluster of grey-stone houses and a castle in a green Ardennes valley.
29 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Belgium's only true mountain stream, tumbling through the Aywaille woods in a chain of red-rock cascades and natural bathing pools with names like 'Bain de Diane'; the trail starts directly at the Sedoz roadside parking.
30 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A grand cafe-ringed square anchored by two medieval churches in the Netherlands' oldest, most Burgundian city.
33 km · about 40 min drive
castle
One of Europe's mightiest hilltop fortresses guards the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers in Wallonia's capital.
41 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A 19th-century dam near Spa crowned by a 13-ton stone lion, with a 78 m panorama tower and forested Ardennes reservoir views a short detour off the Verviers road.
41 km · about 45 min drive
castle
Extensive hilltop fortress at the Sambre-Meuse confluence in Namur, with a scenic road climbing to the ramparts.
41 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Hill-country Valkenburg hides Roman-era marl tunnels, a ruined castle and the Netherlands' only true hilltop drives.
42 km · about 50 min drive
national park
Belgium's first national park, a heath and pine landscape in Limburg with six gateway entrances and visitor car parks.
42 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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