Walcourt Travel Guide

The statue of Our Lady She is placed on an altar in the transom north of the transept. This style Virgin Roman dates back to
the end of the Xème century and is one of the more former statues mariales of our country. The statue in wood is covered
with veneer silver since the Xième century. She is dressed according to the Spanish method since the beginning of the XVIIème
century.

he stalles Have access to every side of the choir, they are at the number of 40, in oak and abundantly
sculptured (at the beginning of XVIth century)

The date back to construction of the first fortress is for us unknown, it is only in 1245 that appears the name for the first fois.La celebrates (in Belgium) family Of Mérode in was owner of 1456 to 1942. The French armies him firent to undergo inportants damages in 1667 and 1689. By the continuation it acquit his current aspect at the time of two countries of traveaux to the current of the XVIIIéme siecle. A last transformation.

This is in this castle that is located a museum of rural and hand-crafted life. It behaves many rooms of which an is devoted to the popular walks and between other to the one of Holy roch.
The muséum is open from May the first till september 30th only on sunday from 2:30 pm till 18.30 pm.