The hamlet of Sécherry. On the two sides of a valley near Redu, the hamlet of Sécherry has kept a good part of its films from the 18th and 19th centuries in sandstone and half -timbered rubble. The berry frames are made of wood or limestone, while the roofs are covered with slates or artificial slates.
The hamlet of Lesse and the Notre-Dame de Walcourt chapel. This hamlet of Vallée is located along the Lesse, which gave it its name. A medium -sized 19th century farms, in sandstone rubble, make up its building. The Notre-Dame de Walcourt chapel, somewhat isolated in the northwest, and the bridge over the lesse, in the south, constitute two articulations of the landscape. The name of the chapel refers to a local cult, particularly popular in Wallonia: in 1288, the collegiate church of Walcourt goes into smoke, but a statue of the Virgin is miraculously spared by the flames. The legend gives rise to a pilgrimage, the establishment of miracles and the hatching of a cult which is tens tens of kilometers. Preceded by two remarkable lime trees and surrounded by a oak, a ash and a curtain of Thuyas, the Notre-Dame de Walcourt chapel was erected in sandstone rubble in 1750, according to the inscription at the key to the door. The sanctuary originally had two spans lit by arched windows with harp limestone frame; A third was added afterwards. Overcoming the facade, the square bell is covered with a short arrow stung with a wrought iron cross. Inside, we discover an altar decorated with an 18th century altarpiece. The chapel was classified as a monument and as a site (surroundings of the chapel, oak, ash, linden and Thuyas curtain) in 1992.
Placed between crests and valleys, this village is a Namur nugget to rediscover this summer
An architecture of the 19th century. The Saint-Hubert church is a neogothic limestone building probably built in 1851 on the plans of the architect Duvinage, originally from Brussels, then restored in 1922. The whole, which presents a strong tower to the west, is covered with a roof of slates. The interior houses homogeneous neogothic furniture dating from 1897 and an organ buffet on a quality gallery.
Beautiful architectural ensemble, the ancient Redu schools, built in 1865-1866, form three distinct bodies built in sandstone and limestone, covered with slates. The central part is made up of five spans on two levels. The central span is made up of a door surmounted by a bay with balcony, itself surmounted by a triangular pediment, while the side bodies are divided into three spans of two levels, with central door.
Reduct, the book village
During the 1984 Easter weekend, the village of Redu wakes up invaded by books. There are everywhere, in the barns and the abandoned stables, on the sidewalks, in the stalls planted for the occasion at the corner of the streets. It is the first time that a large rare and used book market has been organized in the region. And it’s a success! In three days, nearly 15,000 visitors respond to the invitation launched from this small locality of barely 400 inhabitants. The “Book Village” was born. Today, discovering Redu is to push the door of around thirty shops and, for books of books, survey no less than two kilometers of shelving offered by the twelve bouquineries, specialized or generalist, installed in the village.
Organize your visit
The websites of the association The most beautiful villages in Wallonia, the Maison du Tourisme de la Forêt de Saint-Hubert and the Libin tourist office are full of information to organize your visit. You can make your choice between different walks of walks and hikes or thematic routes (heritage treasures, natural landscapes and panorama, family, romantic reveries, gastronomy and terroir, creators and know-how, unusual, festivities …). Many accommodation, restaurants and breweries are also available to you. Take advantage of this summer to cover our most beautiful Walloon villages. Have a good trip!
The most beautiful villages in Wallonia throughout the summer in Paris Match
The most beautiful villages in Wallonia was created in 1994 to enhance the identity of Walloon rural regions. The diversity of traditional landscapes and buildings in the region constitutes an exceptional natural and architectural heritage that the association, which has a network of thirty-three labeled villages, wants to preserve and invite to discover. With the help of the inhabitants, local associations and public authorities, she promotes activities and projects as diverse as they are innovative. This heritage is available under number of components: the building and the landscape, of course, but also the traditions and local flavors, always alive thanks to the pride and the heart of many villagers and passionaters.
