This shot of the back of Kasteel Gestelhof as seen from the banks of the river 'de Grote Nete' gives just a glimpse of the beauty of this place. The buildings we see closest to us are just the stables, the moated castle itself is in lovely local red brick, and is just seen peeping between the trees.
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Title Translation: An old-style farm building in Kessel
North of the town of Lier there is a beautiful area of rural beauty along the banks of the river 'de Grote Nete'. There are many traditional old flemish farm buildings scattered throughout this landscape. These buildings consist of living quarters and a barn under the same roof, and are generally referred to as a 'hoeve' in flemish.
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A very Flemish landscape shot on the out skirts of the historic town of Lier. The church spire you can see on the horizon belong to the 'Heilige Familiekerk', which roughly translates as 'the church of the holly family'.
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Another look at 'het groot spiu' in Lier. This charming sluice house from the early 1500s was built to control the flow of water running through the centre of Lier. Here we see it from the 'inside', i.e. from the town't point of view.
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The 'back' of 'het grout spui' in Lier, Belgium. This early 1500s sluice house controlled the flow of water through the town. This is the view of the sluice house from the outside of the old town.
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