Association
MBVW
House
of Urbanism
Logo Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie
See the map
Logo Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie

Discoveries

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!

Lorraine
  • Clermont-sur-Berwinne

Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur church in Clermont-sur-Berwinne

Churches and abbeys

With its back to the Place de la Halle, the silhouette of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur church dominates the town and the countryside below

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.

Ardennes
  • Laforêt

Washhouses and watering places in Laforêt

Rural heritage

Witnesses to domestic life in the past, the washhouses and drinking troughs illustrate the functions linked to water in rural life in the past.

Condroz
  • Falaën

Falaën Castle-Farm

Castles and monumental heritage

From the old fortified lordly farm to the castle-farm.

Land of Herve
  • Olne
Paysage de bocage à Olne

The Olnois bocage, between meadows and old orchards surrounded by hedges

Sites

A network of hedgerows separating the areas of livestock and crops as a landscape identity of the Pays de Herve.

Sohier en fleurs

Sohier, flowered village

Sites

As soon as the weather is fine, Sohier puts on its spring clothes and the shimmering flowers bring the village to life.

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.

Land of Herve
  • Soiron

Old linen factories Soiron

Traditional settlements

Vintage "1738", a narrow and slender silhouette, adorned with a palette of materials drawn from the immediate environment to fit in with the village building context.

Lorraine
  • Torgny

“Raymond Mayné” nature reserve in Torgny

Sites

One of the first nature reserves in Belgium, established on a former communal quarry and limestone grasslands.

Land of Herve
  • Olne

Olne and its heritage

Rural heritage

Nestling in the heart of the magnificent Pays de Herve region, Olne is an ideal destination for those looking to get away from it all in an authentic and peaceful setting.

Fagne-Famenne
  • Soulme

Sainte-Colombe church Soulme

Churches and abbeys

A blend of Romanesque and Gothic, the Sainte-Colombe church is the only building in the locality to have survived the centuries.

Hennuyer silty plateau
  • Montignies-sur-Roc

Manor house – Montignies-sur-Roc

Traditional settlements

A witness to the local bourgeoisie of the 19th century, this remarkable mansion opens its main whitewashed façade onto a carefully wooded courtyard.

1 2 11 12 13 14 15

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.

More information

Subscribe to the newsletter of the Most Beautiful Villages in Wallonia