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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!

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)

Condroz
  • Mozet

Architectural ensemble – Mozet

Traditional settlements

Mozet, a Condruzian village with an extremely homogeneous and harmonious traditional building.

Condroz
  • Falaën
Anhée ruines de Montaigle

Ruins of the castle of Montaigle

Castles and monumental heritage

The romantic remains of a 14th century count's residence - Exceptional heritage of Wallonia (Outside the village - 2 km).

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.

Fagne-Famenne
  • Sohier
Usoir à Sohier

Traditional houses of the Fagne-Famenne region

Traditional settlements

Homogeneous volumes from the second half of the 19th century, typical of the regional habitat.

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.

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.

Land of Herve
  • Olne

Old nail factory in Olne

Traditional settlements

Reminiscence of an old village activity.

Land of Herve
  • Soiron

Soiron thistle dryer

Traditional settlements

A symbol of the region's intense wool industry in the 19th century, it has brick facades pierced by numerous slits and marks the landscape with its singular silhouette.

Hennuyer silty plateau
  • Montignies-sur-Roc

Place Fulgence Masson in Montignies-sur-Roc

Sites

A triangular shape, lines of lime trees and remarkable plane trees and buildings from the 18th century onwards form the backdrop to this pleasant square.

Condroz
  • Sosoye

Maredsous Abbey

Churches and abbeys

A prestigious monastery from which emanates plenitude, tranquillity and absoluteness. An architectural ensemble of great beauty to which one cannot remain indifferent... (Outside the village - 3 km).

Hesbaye
  • Mélin

Cense du Seigneur in Mélin

Castles and monumental heritage

A vast U-shaped farmhouse whose origins date back to the 16th and 17th centuries.

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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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