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!
Some of the traditional houses in Mirwart still proudly bear witness to an old building technique.
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.
In the heart of the state forest, a vast cavity dug around 1860 to store foodstuffs, preserved thanks to the ice cut from the nearby pond in winter.
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With its elongated layout parallel to the road, it seems to guard the access to the old shale bridge.
Protected by its imposing roof and tucked away at the bottom of the valley, the Vaulx mill took advantage of the convergence of the natural elements.
Witnesses to domestic life in the past, the washhouses and drinking troughs illustrate the functions linked to water in rural life in the past.
Dans le haut du village, le lavoir fut aménagé en 1865, en contrebas d'une source alimentant deux grands bacs en pierre calcaire ainsi que l'abreuvoir circulaire établi à proximité.
An exceptional and protected prehistoric site - Exceptional heritage of Wallonia
From feudal castle to monastery (outside the village - 1 km).
Its steep limestone slopes, shaped over the centuries by man and extensive grazing, are today a jewel in our natural heritage - listed site.
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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