Some background information
Monastery Antoinette (Monastere Aintoinette) is an abandoned monastery in Wallonia. It was originally built around the end of the 18th century and at the time it was a small castle, inhabited by a count. This count died early and after his death a lot happened to the building. Around the end of the 19th century, it was inhabited by the sisters of Saint-Charles, however, a couple of years later they moved away to another monastery not far from this one (We wanted to go there as well, but found out it had been secured by growling guard dogs. I'll take a chance on sneaking around a camera or even security people, but I don't take chances with dogs.. ). Around the beginning of the 20th century, the building was bought by two businessmen and a large part of the current building was erected. Some time after, some monks settled here but that didn't last too long either, because WW2 happened and the Germans took over the place. Somewhere during the war, the nuns took over control again and they eventually transformed into a resthome for the elderly that opened in 1969. The home had the capacity for about fifty residents. The last resident left the monastery in 2008 and the place has been abandoned since.
The explore
The place was very easy to enter, all we had to do was hop a fence. The front doors were wide open. Also no one could really see us going in because there were a lot of bushes hiding us from sight. Once inside the building, it was kind of disappointing to see all the vandalism that has happened here. The place was pretty big, but mostly trashed. Also not much left inside, mostly empty halls and empty rooms. Still had a nice explore. We could walk around and take a couple of pictures without any trouble. Also, the courtyard was really pretty.
Photo's
The entry hall.
The chapel.
The pretty courtyard
Nature slowly takes over.
The back. Kind of messy.
Empty halls
A room with a suitcase left in it.
Monastery Antoinette (Monastere Aintoinette) is an abandoned monastery in Wallonia. It was originally built around the end of the 18th century and at the time it was a small castle, inhabited by a count. This count died early and after his death a lot happened to the building. Around the end of the 19th century, it was inhabited by the sisters of Saint-Charles, however, a couple of years later they moved away to another monastery not far from this one (We wanted to go there as well, but found out it had been secured by growling guard dogs. I'll take a chance on sneaking around a camera or even security people, but I don't take chances with dogs.. ). Around the beginning of the 20th century, the building was bought by two businessmen and a large part of the current building was erected. Some time after, some monks settled here but that didn't last too long either, because WW2 happened and the Germans took over the place. Somewhere during the war, the nuns took over control again and they eventually transformed into a resthome for the elderly that opened in 1969. The home had the capacity for about fifty residents. The last resident left the monastery in 2008 and the place has been abandoned since.
The explore
The place was very easy to enter, all we had to do was hop a fence. The front doors were wide open. Also no one could really see us going in because there were a lot of bushes hiding us from sight. Once inside the building, it was kind of disappointing to see all the vandalism that has happened here. The place was pretty big, but mostly trashed. Also not much left inside, mostly empty halls and empty rooms. Still had a nice explore. We could walk around and take a couple of pictures without any trouble. Also, the courtyard was really pretty.
Photo's
The entry hall.
The chapel.
The pretty courtyard
Nature slowly takes over.
The back. Kind of messy.
Empty halls
A room with a suitcase left in it.
