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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!

Land of Herve
  • Olne

Patrician houses in Olne

Traditional settlements

Facades inspired by urban mansions, a symbol of economic growth and success for the Olne bourgeoisie of the 18th century.

Fagne-Famenne
  • Barbençon

Saint-Lambert Church in Barbençon

Churches and abbeys

The homogeneity of the limestone exterior Vs an interior rich in architectural details - listed monument.

Condroz
  • Sosoye
Eglise Notre-Dame et Montagne de Ranzinelle à Sosoye

Ranzinelle Mountain

Sites

Its steep limestone slopes, shaped over the centuries by man and extensive grazing, are today a jewel in our natural heritage - listed site.

Land of Herve
  • Olne

Audioguide – Olne

Outils de découverte

Découvrez Olne autrement grâce à l'audioguide FR

Ardennes
  • Laforêt
Pont de Claies à Laforêt

The Pont de Claies in Laforêt

Sites

Inherited from the tobacco planters who used to reach the cultivated land along the river, the illustrious bridge of claies casts its graceful silhouette over the Semois during the summer.

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.

Fagne-Famenne
  • My

Wibin-Gillard castle farm – My

Castles and monumental heritage

The Wibin-Gillard castle farm stands at the entrance to My, in the extension of an avenue of remarkable plane trees - privately owned.

Condroz
  • Crupet

Saint-Antoine de Padoue Grotto Crupet

Churches and abbeys

In the footsteps of Saint Anthony of Padua or...the devil - Listed site

Ardennes
  • Gros-Fays

Lavoir et abreuvoir

Rural heritage

Dans le haut du village, le lavoir fut aménagé en 1865, en contrebas d'une source alimentant deux grands bacs en pierre calcaire ainsi que l'abreuvoir circulaire établi à proximité.

Hennuyer silty plateau
  • Ragnies

Hanging Gardens of Thuin

Sites

Successively fortified terraces, vegetable gardens and, nowadays, terraced gardens to be discovered during an original walk - Exceptional heritage of Wallonia (Outside the village - 5 km)

Fagne-Famenne
  • My
Vieux Tilleul de My

The Old Lime Tree – My

Sites

In the heart of the village, the Old Lime Tree stands tall.

Land of Herve
  • Olne

Entrance pavilion of the old Olne castle

Castles and monumental heritage

A masterly gateway to the town, the only remnant of Olne Castle.

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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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