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"Une chose m’inquiète : si le Paradis a une porte, c’est qu’il y a des murs. " Grégoire Lacroix www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCV84dTevX0

Kasteel Horn is one of the oldest still intact medieval wall castles in the Netherlands. The castle is built on a natural boost nearby an old meander of the river Maas. It was built in the 13th century and the castle consists of a square gatehouse, a south wing and two semicircular towers connected by a ring wall. Probably in the 15th century a lot of rebuilding took place at Kasteel Horn . The living quarters were extended, which caused the two southern towers to disappear. Also the gate tower was added to the living quarters and a new gate - the present gate - was build next to it. In 1798, the castle was sold to Marcel-Gérard Magnée from Liège. The Magnée family still owns the Kasteel Horn . In 1954 the castle underwent a restoration after it was damaged by fire in 1948. The castle - privately owned – is not accessible. The park however is always open for visitors.

Fort Werk IV in Bussum is an unique fortress fort within the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie (New Dutch Waterline). This defence line spans 85 kilometres; it starts at Muiden and ends at the Biesbosch and is 3 to 5 kilometres wide. It consists of 45 forts, 6 fortified towns, 2 castles, 85 machine gun casemates, over 700 concrete troop shelters and casemates as well as more than 100 military sluices and water engineering works. The New Dutch Waterline is the largest National Monument in the Netherlands. Naarden - one of the fortified towns - is located in the foothills of a high sandy area and remained a weak spot in the waterline; inundation was not possible in this elevated area. Due to the improvement of the artillery, especially the range of the cannons, the fortress of Naarden had to be defended from a greater distance. It was therefore decided to construct a circle of five fortresses around Naarden in the period from 1868 to 1870. Four of the five mainly earthen works have meanwhile disappeared. The largest fortress, Fort Werk IV , has been preserved. It is built on a rather high point and is a fortress without water. It only has a ‘dry moat’, containing a wall with loopholes as a physical barrier. This crenellated wall is unique in the Netherlands and one of the main reasons why the fort is a National Monument. The Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since July 2021. Fort Werk IV has been restored to its former glory. As of July 2018, the fort is owned by theatre Spant! and nowadays used for business meetings and other events. The fort is freely accessible.

Huis Overcingel is a country house built in 1777 in the French style, commissioned by Johannes van Lier. This ontvanger-generaal (financial official to whom taxes levied in the province of Drenthe were paid) lived in the so-called Ontvangershuis . When that house became too small for his large family, he moved to the new country house. The garden was also laid out in the French style: rectilinear paths and a rectangular pond - a real ‘grand canal’ - with a view of the estate. In 1824 Henricus van Lier, then the owner of the estate, had the garden redesigned in the English landscape style. Landscape architect Roodbaard transformed part of the garden with winding footpaths, flowerbeds, rolling hills and a gazebo. Due to urban expansion, nowadays approximately 5 hectares of the garden remain; a third of the original size. The Overcingel estate remained in the possession of the Van Lier Lels family until 2019. After the death of Henk van Lier Lels, the estate was donated by the family to the foundation Het Drentse Landschap (a foundation that dedicates itself to preserving, protecting and developing nature, landscape and cultural heritage in the Dutch province of Drenthe). The garden can still be visited for a very minimal fee.

The Nationaal Park Drents-Friese Wold is one of the largest areas of natural beauty in the Netherlands. The park consists of more than 6,000 hectares of forest, heathland, fens, shifting sands, pools and ponds, swamps and brook valley grasslands. Drents-Friese Wold is located in the border region of the northern Dutch provinces of Drenthe and Friesland. During our visit we were pleasantly surprised by the varied landscape. I can not remember having seen such a diversity of landscapes in one of the twenty national parks in my country. In the year 2000 it became a national park; in addition, the Drents-Friese Wold is one of the most beautiful and important nature areas in Europe and has therefore been designated as a “Nature2000 area”. The park is managed by four organizations and eighty private owners.

Saint-Denis-d'Anjou is the prettiest village in south Mayenne. It has kept its medieval character, with its narrow streets, its 15th and 16th century winegrowers mansions, its market hall built in 1509 and even an old forge that is still in operation. Until the 18th century, almost 600 hectares of vines surrounded the city before it was gradually destroyed by the spread of phylloxera. In order to perpetuate this know-how, one hectare of vineyards was replanted at the end of the 20th century: "Clos de la Morinière", a Chenin Blanc, is the only wine that is produced in Mayenne. DANS LES RUELLES DU VIEUX VILLAGE. Saint-Denis-d'Anjou, le plus beau village du sud de la Mayenne a conservé son caractère médiéval avec ses ruelles étroites, ses maisons de vignerons et seigneuriales des XVe et XVIe siècles, ses halles construits en 1509 et même une ancienne forge encore en activité. Au XVIIIe siècle il y avait toujours près de 600 hectares de vigne entourant la cité avant de s’éteindre progressivement suite à la propagation du phylloxéra. A la fin du XXe siècle pour perpétuer à nouveau ce savoir-faire, un hectare de vigne a été replanté : le "Clos de la Morinière", un chenin blanc, est le seul vin produit en Mayenne. IN DEN GASSEN DES ALTEN DORFES. Saint-Denis-d'Anjou ist das schönste Dorf im Süden der Mayenne. Es hat seinen mittelalterlichen Charakter bewahrt, mit seinen engen Gassen, seinen Winzer- und Herrenhäusern aus dem 15. und 16. Jh., seinen 1509 erbauten Markthallen und sogar einer alten Schmiede, die noch in Betrieb ist. Noch im 18. Jh umgaben fast 600 Hektar Weinberge die Stadt, bevor sie durch die Ausbreitung der Reblaus allmählich zerstört wurden. Um dieses Know-how wieder zu erneuern wurde Ende des 20. Jh. ein Hektar Rebfläche neu bepflanzt: "Clos de la Morinière", ein Chenin Blanc, ist der einzige Wein, der in Mayenne produziert wird.

En face des halles on peut trouver cette vieille forge de 1750. Elle est toujours en activité, une trentaine de chevaux par an y sont ferrés. Pour rappeler l’existence d’une culture viticole à Saint-Denis-d’Anjou, un carré de vigne a été planté au pied de cette forge. NICE PLACE OF YESTERYEAR. Opposite the market hall you can find this old forge from 1750. It is still active, around 30 horses a year are shoed there. To recall the existence of a wine culture in Saint-Denis-d'Anjou, a vineyard has been planted at the foot of this forge. NETTER PLATZ VON FRÜHER. Gegenüber der Markthallen befindet sich diese alte Schmiede (1750). Sie ist immer noch aktiv, etwa 30 Pferde werden dort pro Jahr beschlagen. Um an die Existenz einer Weinkultur in Saint-Denis-d'Anjou zu erinnern, wurde am Fusse dieser Schmiede ein Weinberg angelegt.

It's the grid of the front door at friend's home (see PiP for the whole view). VUE À TRAVERS LA "CLÔTURE". Il s'agit de la grille de la porte d'entrée chez des amis (voir PiP pour la vue d'ensemble). BLICK DURCH DEN "ZAUN". Es ist das Haustür-Gitter bei Freunden (siehe PiP für die gesamte Ansicht).