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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!

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.

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  • Chardeneux
Vervoz

Hamlet of Vervoz

Traditional settlements

Facing the ponds, a magnificent hamlet made up of 17th, 18th and 19th century limestone buildings - (Outside the village - 4 km).

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)

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  • Chardeneux

Old Bridge Washhouse – Chardeneux

Rural heritage

Reminiscent of the time of the washerwomen along the Chardeneux stream.

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.

Fagne-Famenne
  • Vierves-sur-Viroin

Old washhouse of Vierves-sur-Viroin

Rural heritage

Witnesses of domestic life in the past, the washhouses illustrate the functions linked to water in rural life in the past.

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  • 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.

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.

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  • Falaën

Notre-Dame de Lourdes chapel in Falaën

Churches and abbeys

'Neo-Roman' chapel bordering the south-eastern entrance to the village of Falaën.

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  • Falaën

Old brewery in Falaën

Traditional settlements

A brewery that used to be supplied with water by the Brou, a small, partly arched stream that flowed nearby.

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  • 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).

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  • Crupet

Saint-Antoine de Padoue Grotto Crupet

Churches and abbeys

In the footsteps of Saint Anthony of Padua or...the devil - Listed site

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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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