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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!

Ardennes
  • Mirwart
MIRWART

Mirwart Castle

Castles and monumental heritage

From fortress to pleasure castle to renowned hotel complex. 

Hennuyer silty plateau
  • Montignies-sur-Roc

Place Fulgence Masson in Montignies-sur-Roc

Sites

A triangular shape, lines of lime trees and remarkable plane trees and buildings from the 18th century onwards form the backdrop to this pleasant square.

Land of Herve
  • Olne

Old nail factory in Olne

Traditional settlements

Reminiscence of an old village activity.

Fagne-Famenne
  • Vierves-sur-Viroin

Castle of the Counts of Hamal in Vierves-sur-Viroin

Castles and monumental heritage

Based on a fortress and a farm of medieval origin, the emblematic building spreads its slender silhouette across the landscape of Vierves-sur-Viroin - private property.

Fagne-Famenne
  • Vierves-sur-Viroin
Point-de-vue des canons à Vierves-sur-Viroin

Limestone lawns of Vierves-sur-Viroin (viewpoint ‘des Canons’)

Sites

A site shaped by nature and man, with an exceptional biodiversity

Fagne-Famenne
  • Barbençon

Saint-Lambert Church in Barbençon

Churches and abbeys

The homogeneity of the limestone exterior Vs an interior rich in architectural details - listed monument.

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.

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!

Condroz
  • Thon-Samson
Ecole et maison communale de Thon

Old school and town hall in Thon

Castles and monumental heritage

The brick-clad facades, ornamental details and architectural style similar to that of the church, in a limestone building context, show the status of this public building dating from 1855.

Land of Herve
  • Soiron

Old linen factories Soiron

Traditional settlements

Vintage "1738", a narrow and slender silhouette, adorned with a palette of materials drawn from the immediate environment to fit in with the village building context.

Lorraine
  • Nobressart
Usoirs à Nobressart

Usoirs Nobressart

Rural heritage

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

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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