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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!

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).

Hesbaye
  • Mélin
Ferme Fortemps à Mélin

Fortemps farm in Mélin

Castles and monumental heritage

A traditional farm on a courtyard, in the heart of the beautiful village of Mélin.

Ardennes
  • Our
L'ancienne seigneurie des Abbyes à Beth

Castle of the Abbeys in Beth

Castles and monumental heritage

From feudal castle to monastery (outside the village - 1 km).

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.

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.

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.

Fagne-Famenne
  • Lompret
LOMPRET ancien chateau

Old Castle of Lompret

Castles and monumental heritage

A former feudal castle of which only a few traces remain today: the dwelling and the ruins of the old barn.

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.

Land of Herve
  • Limbourg

Andrimont Castle and the ‘Lower Gate’ of Limbourg

Castles and monumental heritage

From medieval fortifications to pleasure residence, it was burnt down by the German army. The entrance pavilions remind us of the vanished castle.

Lorraine
  • Nobressart
Habitation à Nobressart

Traditional houses of the Lorraine

Traditional settlements

The softness and variety of a colour palette contrasting with the surrounding meadows and the harsh Ardennes countryside nearby.

Ardennes
  • Our
Maison de journalier à Our

Small day labourer’s house in Our

Traditional settlements

A single room on the ground floor and a bedroom upstairs for this house which had all the amenities.

Lorraine
  • Torgny

Pink farm in Torgny

Traditional settlements

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

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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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