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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
  • Torgny

Pink farm in Torgny

Traditional settlements

A string of traditional volumes all dressed in pink - Listed monument.

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.

Hennuyer silty plateau
  • Ragnies
Eglise Saint-Martin à Ragnies

Church of Saint-Martin – Ragnies

Churches and abbeys

A blend of Romanesque and Gothic for this church which boasts authentic Baroque stalls similar to those in Cockayne Church in England - a listed monument.

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).

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.

Condroz
  • Thon-Samson

Scladina Prehistoric Grotto

Sites

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

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.

Ardennes
  • Mirwart

Cooler – Mirwart

Sites

In the heart of the state forest, a vast cavity dug around 1860 to store foodstuffs, preserved thanks to the ice cut from the nearby pond in winter.

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
  • Barbençon

Lac de Barbençon

Sites

Sous les anciens remparts, véritable lieu de villégiature, le site du Lac de Barbençon, havre de paix et de détente vous offre une terrasse accueillante.

Hennuyer silty plateau

Place Fulgence Masson in Montignies-sur-Roc

Een driehoekige vorm, rijen lindebomen en opmerkelijke platanen en gebouwen uit de 18e eeuw vormen de achtergrond van dit aangename plein.

Condroz
  • Mozet

Architectural ensemble – Mozet

Traditional settlements

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

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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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