Geuzentoren

On one of the highest peaks of the Muziekbos, tucked away among the trees, stands a medieval-looking round stone tower, the Geuzentoren, built in iron sandstone.

It was built by M. Scribe in 1864. The then owner of the forest was perhaps carried away by the fashion of the time to build often bizarre or romantic outbuildings called "Follies", a fad that blew over from England. However, this building did have a function. It was regularly climbed by the owner to enjoy the surrounding landscape. Attracted by Cécile Ameye of the Nitterveld, artists regularly came here to enjoy nature around the turn of the century". Valerius De Saedeleer and Herman Teirlinck found their sources of inspiration here. Omer Wattez also came here for a walk with his Antwerp literary friend Pol De Mont. It is on one of their trips that they climbed the tower. Poet Pol de Mont looked out over the surroundings from the tower and shouted "But those are the "Flemish Ardennes" here, and that's how the region got its name... A few steps from the turret you can discover a Gallo-Roman burial mound (tumulus).
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