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Our villages vary between rural heritage, classified monuments and remarkable sites. Whether castles, farms, churches or abbeys, traditional buildings, rural or natural heritage, discover the must-see Most Beautiful Villages of Wallonia!

Ardennes
  • Laforêt

Tobacco drying kilns in Laforêt

Traditional settlements

Reminiscent of the old tobacco activity, they enliven the picturesque village of Laforêt with their centuries-old frames.

Fagne-Famenne
  • Vierves-sur-Viroin

Castle of the Counts of Hamal in Vierves-sur-Viroin

Castles and monumental heritage

Based on a fortress and a farm of medieval origin, the emblematic building spreads its slender silhouette across the landscape of Vierves-sur-Viroin - private property.

Ardennes
  • Gros-Fays
habitat traditionnel à Gros-Fays

Traditional Ardennes dwellings in Gros-Fays

Traditional settlements

A traditional house shaped to adapt to the rigours of the region's climate.

Ardennes
  • Gros-Fays

Gros-Fays Mill

Traditional settlements

The origins of this former flour mill date back to at least 1619 and it was the site of local resistance during the Second World War.

Fagne-Famenne
  • My

Lembrée Valley

Sites

Site of great biological interest "Natura 2000" and natural forest reserve.

Land of Herve
  • Olne
Cense de Froidbermont

Cense Seigneuriale of Froidbermont

Castles and monumental heritage

The residence of the barons of Olne de Froidbermont before the construction of Olne Castle

Condroz
  • Thon-Samson
Château-ferme de Thon

Castle-Farm of Thon

Castles and monumental heritage

A vast walled complex, developed mainly in the 16th and 17th centuries from a medieval keep.

Condroz
  • Thon-Samson

Scladina Prehistoric Grotto

Sites

Exceptional archaeological heritage of Wallonia (Outside the village - 5 km)

Lorraine
  • Chassepierre

Passerelle du Breux Chassepierre

Rural heritage

On the ruins of the old tramway bridge that disappeared during the Second World War

Lorraine
  • Nobressart

The vicinal tram of Nobressart

Rural heritage

From 1885 onwards, the "chemins de fer vicinaux" were used to boost economic activity throughout the country.

Lorraine
  • Chassepierre
Abbaye d'Orval

Orval Abbey

Churches and abbeys

Centuries of history have enamelled the Notre-Dame d'Orval Abbey - Exceptional heritage of Wallonia (Outside the village - 13 km)

Fagne-Famenne
  • Soulme
Moulin de Soulme

Soulme Mill

Traditional settlements

A peaceful, prime location along the Hermeton River for this harmonious ensemble whose origins date back to the 15th century - Listed monument.

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The association Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie (The Most Beautiful Villages of Wallonia) oversees a network of 32 villages, bearers of a strong territorial identity and reflecting traditional architecture. It is committed to promoting the rural, cultural and natural heritage of Wallonia and is a part of the development of local and responsible tourism.

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