Château de Modave

Standing 12km/8mi south of Huy high above the Hoyoux is the Château de Modave with its striking flecked main tower. Onto the part of the building projecting over the river the French architect Jean Goujon built a château in the most attractive Louis XIV style with numerous water games.

These are supplied by a hydraulic machine, invented by the carpenter Rennequin Sualem from Liège, which pumps up water from the Hoyoux. In 1669 Sualem constructed similar grounds for Louis XIV's château in Marly, near Versailles.