Château de Lavaux-Sainte-Anne, Medieval castle in Lavaux-Sainte-Anne, Belgium.

Château de Lavaux-Sainte-Anne stands near Rochefort in Belgium's Namur province. Its tall cylindrical tower of grey and tan stone carries a steep conical roof, rising above a long red-brick wing with grey stone trim, two rows of tall windows, dormers and chimneys under a dark grey roof. Lower round towers with domed roofs flank the complex, and a stone arcade of arches runs along the base of the brick wing.

A watchtower stood on this site as early as 1244, positioned along an old road, before Jean II de Berlo had the structure largely rebuilt and expanded around 1450. That reconstruction gave the castle the form it still has today as a fortified residence.

The castle's name comes from the hamlet of Val Sainte Anne, where Jacques Renard de Rouveroit built the castle farm on the site. In 2002, tennis player Justine Henin married Pierre-Yves Hardenne here, a event that brought the castle international attention.

The site is easy to walk around, with the courtyard and outdoor areas accessible on foot without difficulty. Allow enough time to visit both the interior rooms and the grounds around the castle, as there is more to see than the buildings alone.

The land surrounding the castle includes a nature zone with wetlands and small lakes, where raised viewing platforms let visitors watch local wildlife up close. This part of the grounds feels entirely different from the stone buildings and often catches first-time visitors off guard.