Your visit
Timetable
From March 29 to April 30
Saturday, Sunday & public holiday
from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
From May 1 to June 30
From Thursday to Sunday & public holiday
from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
From July 1 to August 31
Tuesday to Sunday & public holiday
from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
From September 1 to November 10
Saturday, Sunday & public holiday
from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For groups, open during the whole year upon booking.
Last arrival: ¾ hour before closing
Rates
- 10 € Adult.
- 8 € Senior, adolescent, student.
- 8 € Group with at least 20 participants or ready to pay 160 €.
- Free Children (up to 12 years) when coming with their parents.
Services
Parking for busses, autos, bikes.
Mooring for boats.
Fresh drink & coffee dispenser during the season.
Souvenirs, books and postcards.
Dogs allowed on a leash only in the gardens.- Drones prohibited
RESERVATION of the BARN and ORANGERIES
Access & Mobility
Freÿr is delighted to welcome all visitors. However, for persons with reduced mobility, there are certain limitations to what is possible in a listed historical residence and its gardens. The ground floor of the château and the lower garden are easily accessible to everyone. The first floor, on the other hand, is only accessible by the staircase and there are the difficulties of steps, sloping gardens and lawns in the upper garden.
GUIDED TOUR
Visitors with a smartphone can download a free guided tour to the château. There are also printed panels giving general information around various parts of the château.
Guided visits can be organised on request.
Must See
The visitor approaches Freÿr by a majestic drive. The wood gives way to a garden, the main courtyard and finally the castle, in the Mosan Renaissance style.
The castle presents a refined and cosmopolitan decoration, which testifies to an important residence. But the visitor will also find photos, bouquets, souvenirs…, these clues to the life that a family sows in their home.
Finally, on the other side of the château, flowerbeds and arbours, ponds, fountains and orange trees unfold along varied perspectives: the “French-style” gardens, delicately set against the impressive backdrop of the Meuse and its cliffs.
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the main vestibule
Don't miss the main vestibule, worthy of an Italian palace. The hunting scenes after the Antwerp painter Frans Snyders are grandiose, spread over two open floors.
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The rococo chapel
The rococo chapel is surprising in this renaissance ensemble. Sober and bathed in soft light, which inspires serenity. You can admire the 18th-century angel-stoup, carved in marble by Laurent Delvaux.
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A 18th century sedan
A small carriage, an 18th century sedan, attracts attention. Now listed, this precious object has delighted generations of children who harnessed goats and ponies to it to conquer the gardens.
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The Renaissance fireplace
The Renaissance fireplace in the large dining room is impressive. It must be said that the winters along the Meuse can be cold and wet, and that on its banks, there is no shortage of wood.
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The sitting rooms
Among the many sitting rooms, let's mention the “King's” where, for the first time in Wallonia, a strange beverage was served: coffee. Another salon, that of “Marie-Christine” bears witness to the visit to Freÿr of the Governess of the Austrian Netherlands.
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The King's bedroom
Upstairs, a set of bedrooms including that of Louis XIV who imposed his royal presence in Freÿr during the siege of Dinant and that of Archduchess Marie-Christinne which with her Polish beds recalls her stay in 1785
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The gourmet earthenware
A space is reserved for the gourmet earthenware from the collection of the Léon Courtin-Marcelle Bouché Fund, managed by the King Baudouin Foundation. They betray the taste of 18th century aristocrats for hunting and rural activities… and the know-how of craftsmen!
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The orange trees
Particularity of the gardens of Freÿr: the orange trees, the oldest in Europe in planters. They perfume the gardens from May to November and then spend the colder months in the conservatories, which are the oldest in the ancient Netherlands.
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The Frédéric Saal pavilion
The Frédéric Saal pavilion is a rococo masterpiece from which opens a majestic perspective on the river.
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The hornbeam hedges
It is also the Meuse that the bifrontal busts of Paul-Louis Clyffé scrutinize… or is it the depths of the hornbeam hedges? They lend themselves to strolls... and marivaudage.
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The cradle of lime trees
Along the farm, do not miss the overturned cradle of lime trees and the vegetable dome, proof of the know-how and patience of the gardeners.
Book your visit
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