I came here for a wedding reception, and this was a quaint and romantic venue. There's even a small…read moremoat around the castle and a bridge crossing it. The courtyard was made of cobblestone and the green meadow in the background made for a very picturesque scene. One of the large rooms was reserved for dinner and dancing. The room was a pretty decent size holding at least 15 large round tables. There were convenient restrooms and a makeshift coat room. There were actually two wedding receptions happening on the same night, so it's good to know they can accommodate multiple parties. They had a good sound system as the music was blasting! There was also a relatively large parking lot with free parking! They conduct tours (with or without guides) until 5:30pm, but the ticket office closes at 4:30pm. Unfortunately, we arrived after the ticket office had closed. The castle looks like it would be interesting inside, and it would be a quick stopover on the way to somewhere else. Thanks for making the night a charming and memorable wedding reception!

This was a great find. I was looking for things to do in the area and came across this castle…read moreonline and so glad I did. It was wonderful because there was only a few people there and you can basically wander around the castle wherever you want with a book to kind of guide you. There were a couple cool audio rooms that explained more about the castle and lots of fun and games for kids. The castle is very well preserved and I can imagine being even more beautiful in the spring or summer with the mote around it. I had a great stroll around.

We had been to the jenever museum in Hasselt years ago and were again pleasantly surprised. After…read moreparking in the Q-Park garage in the nearby Dusart square we entered a lovely old building housing the museum. A lot of the explanation is in Dutch text, so ask for the English language booklet. You are led through the old building going through the making, bottling and marketing processes as well as the political factors determining where jenever was made and consumed. You finish by tasting one of the products made in the museum's own distillery.

Where else but Belgium would you find a museum dedicated to gin?…read more Genever has been a national drink for centuries and is still going strong in the country that also boasts the best beers in the world. Genever is distilled like gin but you can get different variations of it too, which you can do at the end of the tour when you get to taste the different types of delicious alcohol. The tour of the museum is unguided, so you can take your time looking and learning about how the stuff is made, from grain to bottle, seeing the equipment that is used and also, my favorite, the way that it was advertised over the years. I'm a sucker for old posters and advertisements. It only costs 4.50 Euro for the tour and that includes the free drink at the end. I actually had more than one drink but hey, the stuff is good! So if you're in the Hasselt area, or if you're not get over there and, stop by. Belgium really is more than beer and chocolate!