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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!

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.

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.

Lorraine
  • Chassepierre

Old mill and Fairy hole in Chassepierre

Rural heritageTraditional settlements

An old mill and ancient galleries dug into the limestone rock as a place of residence for magical beings...

Ardennes
  • Mirwart
Bâtisses à pans de bois Mirwart

Half-timbered houses in Mirwart

Traditional settlements

Some of the traditional houses in Mirwart still proudly bear witness to an old building technique.

Hennuyer silty plateau
  • Montignies-sur-Roc

The “Caillou-qui-bique”

Sites

In the heart of the woods, a rocky escarpment several million years old! (Outside the village - 5 km)

Fagne-Famenne
  • Vierves-sur-Viroin

Carnival of Vierves-sur-Viroin

A masterpiece of the local oral and intangible heritage, the Vierves-sur-Viroin carnival is intimately linked to the history of the village.

Fagne-Famenne
  • Sohier

Sohier Castle

Castles and monumental heritage

On the foundations of a keep dating from 1616, this pleasant pleasure castle is set in the middle of a richly wooded landscape - privately owned.

Fagne-Famenne
  • Vierves-sur-Viroin
Point-de-vue des canons à Vierves-sur-Viroin

Limestone lawns of Vierves-sur-Viroin (viewpoint ‘des Canons’)

Sites

A site shaped by nature and man, with an exceptional biodiversity

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.

Hesbaye
  • Mélin

Abbaye de la Ramée

Churches and abbeys

A Cistercian abbey whose origins date back to 1216 - Exceptional heritage of Wallonia (Outside the village).

Fagne-Famenne
  • Soulme

Old Soulme quarries

Sites

A reminder of times gone by, the extraction of limestone and then red marble marked a prosperous period for the locality.

Lorraine
  • Nobressart
Ancien moulin impérial

Old imperial mill in Nobressart

Traditional settlements

Vintage "1776" and witness to the will of the Empress of Austria to build mills in Luxembourg.

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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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