Château de Jehay 
The château of Jehay, 10km/6miles northeast of Huy, has under its roof one of the most interesting archaeological collections in Belgium, in addition to noteworthy paintings. On the site of a Romanesque castle the present day château was built in the 16th C. in an L-shape with characteristic checkered facade, surrounded by park land with ponds and lakes.
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Things to See
Archeological Collection
In the Gothic vaults of the château alongside a speleological collection is the impressive archaeological collection which features a unique bone ice-skate and a prehistoric pipe made of human bone.
Art Collection
The extensive art collection of the present owner Guy van den Steen is displayed in some rooms of the house. It includes tapestries (Brussels, Aubusson), paintings (Tintoretto, Bruegel, Murillo, Peter Lely), Mosan gold work and much more; notable individual pieces are a clock by Porlaine, commissioned by Marie-Antoinette, and the lace bridal veil of the wife of the Duke of Marlborough in a room devoted to this English commander.
Bodegnee
A bridge from the courtyard reaches out to the garden at this castle.
