Ooidonk castle, top site to visit in East Flanders near Ghent city for its architecture renaissance style, its history and the surrounding beautiful nature
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Ooidonk is described as one of the most beautiful castles of the country and as a jewel of the Flemish-Spanish 16th century architecture. The outside view of the castle, with its many towers, chimneys and stepped gables, recalls the image of the French Loire-castles like the one in Chambord.
We arrived and were greeted by Agnes who is a sort of all in one person. She cleans, she cooks, she takes care of guests, she takes care of the owner and his family when he’s on site. She and her husband care for the grounds. We learned that Henry, the current owner, took over the property after his father’s death about 8 years ago. In the last year he turned part of the castle into an Airbnb rental, which is how we found it.
Located near Ghent, the first feature that stands out when visiting Ooidonk Castle is the impressive Hispanic-Flemish red-brick architectural structure that truly makes the castle one of a kind in Belgium. Not to mention that very few castles across the country are both occupied and open to visitors.
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