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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
  • Nobressart
Usoirs à Nobressart

Usoirs Nobressart

Rural heritage

Characteristic of Lorraine's villages, the usoirs give the village typology a very special character.

Condroz
  • Chardeneux

Chapel of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin in Chardeneux

Churches and abbeys

From its square, open to the landscape, the traditional buildings of the village flow out - Listed monument.

Fagne-Famenne
  • Wéris

Old fortified house of Wéris

Traditional settlements

An ancient fortified house, a witness to the medieval past of the village, which became a presbytery and a large residence with a proven heritage value.

Condroz
  • Thon-Samson

The Forge Castle – Thon-Samson

Castles and monumental heritage

An 18th century residence which evolved successively into a classical manor house and then into a residence inspired by Flanders, the neo-Romanesque and the exuberant Mosan villas.

Condroz
  • Thon-Samson

Ruins of the Samson fortress

Castles and monumental heritage

On a rocky promontory overlooking the confluence of the Samson and the Meuse, the ancient fortress of Samson reveals the secrets of its former prestige through its rare remains - Listed site

Condroz
  • Thon-Samson
Château-ferme de Thon

Castle-Farm of Thon

Castles and monumental heritage

A vast walled complex, developed mainly in the 16th and 17th centuries from a medieval keep.

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
  • Ny

Riveo

Sites

The mysterious world of the river (Outside the village 4 km).

Hesbaye
  • Mélin
Presbytère de Mélin

Presbytery of Mélin

Churches and abbeys

A former vicarage dating from 1729, with an elegant volume skilfully enlivened by details in Gobertange stone.

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.

Hennuyer silty plateau
  • Montignies-sur-Roc

Montignies-sur-Roc Castle

Castles and monumental heritage

A castle developed from a late 17th century building and planted in an enclosed garden.

Hennuyer silty plateau
  • Ragnies

The Medieval Oak Farm in Ragnies

Castles and monumental heritage

A burst of white in the rural landscape of Ragnies.

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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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