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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!

Land of Herve
  • Olne

Olne et son patrimoine

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Land of Herve
  • Olne
Paysage de bocage à Olne

The Olnois bocage, between meadows and old orchards surrounded by hedges

Sites

A network of hedgerows separating the areas of livestock and crops as a landscape identity of the Pays de Herve.

Hennuyer silty plateau
  • Ragnies
Maison Mascart à Ragnies

“Château Mascart” or “Spanish House” in Ragnies

Traditional settlements

A traditional style tinged with baroque for this remarkable early 18th century building.

Fagne-Famenne
  • Lompret

The ‘Eau Blanche’ Valley

Sites

A deep valley and a "White Water" which owes its name to the clear, "white" aspect of this water which flows along a meander dug in a limestone subsoil.

Lorraine
  • Torgny
Montquintin

Montquintin Castle

Castles and monumental heritage

At the bottom of the gentle Gaume, the ruins of Montquintin Castle, surrounded by its hamlet, contemplate the landscape - Exceptional Heritage of Wallonia (Outside the village - 5 km)

Lorraine
  • Torgny

Washhouse of Torgny

Rural heritage

A testimony to the domestic life of the past.

Fagne-Famenne
  • Barbençon

Réserve Naturelle Domaniale Barbençon

Sites

La présence d’une des rares stations indigènes d'ifs fait de ce lieu un site majeur!

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

Villa Horta “Haute Bise” in Sosoye

Designed by Victor Horta, the adaptation of Art Nouveau to a rural context - private property

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.

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.

Ardennes
  • Gros-Fays
habitat traditionnel à Gros-Fays

Traditional Ardennes dwellings in Gros-Fays

Traditional settlements

A traditional house shaped to adapt to the rigours of the region's climate.

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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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