Pays de Herve : circuit voiture des 3 Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie

Dominated by a magnificent castle, Soiron is surrounded by hills, meadows and orchards. The traditional dwellings, built in the spirit of ‘Renaissance Mosaic’, combine brick, stoneware and limestone for the door and window frames. Guided tours of the village are possible. The association "Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie", created in 1994, awards its label to the most beautiful countryside sites of Wallonia. Listed buildings and outstanding patrimony.

Surrounded by enclosed expanses of pastureland, the village stands at the summit of a promontory which dominates the church. The use of brick for the walls, slate for the saddleback roofs and stone for the frameworks of the windows and the right-angle quoins characterise the architecture of the whole village.To break up the simplicity of the buildings, decorative research has been applied to the slates. Windvanes dominate the roofs and bear witness to an art of ironwork brilliantly executed. Worth of seeing:• St-Jacques-le-Majeur church (17th-century) and its cemetery,• Place de la Halle• The Old Town Hall (1888), which goes over the main road, is today used as a registry office, so that one can say in Clermont "we marry in the street"• Stop on the pilgrim route to St James of Compostella, on the Via Mosana• Crawhez Castel• Clermont Castle• Ste-Anne chapel• Remember Museum 39-45

Edge of the plateau of Herve, in a beautiful park of 22 ha, the recreation center and leisure offers you: a pool complex including a leisure pool, a lap pool and a paddling pool - boating - miniature golf - fishing - 24 areas barbecue - sports - playground - trail of bird silhouettes - arboretum - awning for picnic - camping. Free parking. Recreation centre from 01/05 to 31/08 from 10 to 19h. Accommodation center at the castle: all year. Camping from 01/02 to 31/12.

Blegny-Mine : One of the 4 major miningsites of Wallonia recognized by Unesco as a World heritage siteDiscover an authentic coal mineBlegny-Mine is one of the four authentic coal mines in Europe with underground galleries accessible for the visitors through the original shaft. Put your jacket on, adjust your helmet and reach the galleries with the mining cage to discover the fabulous world of the «black-rock». Situated at – 30 and – 60 metres, they allow a complete discovery of the process of coal extraction.All-day combination tour :Combine in one day the visit of the coal mine (2 hours)+ the mining museum (min. 1 h. 30’) : travel through eight centuries of coal mining (free visit – Possibility to have a guided tour with a supplement).+ the road-train (50’) : take a ride through the orchards of the "Basse-Meuse"+ the slag heap biotope (50') : audio-guided hike presenting life on, and aroundthe slag heapSince 2012, Blegny-Mine and the 3 others major mining sites in Wallonia (Le Bois du Cazier, Bois-du-Luc and Grand-Hornu) are recognized by Unesco as a world heritage site.Also available :the site and its exteriors (playgrounds, relaxation park, slag heap)the mobile home parking areathe accommodation centre for groups, on reservationthe archive and documentation centre (CLADIC), by appointmentthe shop, during office hours (sale of drinks and food to take away)

Battice fort is one of four such complexes built during the 1930s and more specifically over the period from 1934 to 1937. In May 1940, the fort was besieged for 12 days, and came under fire from heavy artillery and the German air force. A single bomb launched by a stuka ricocheted and entered a combat block, killing 28 of its occupants. The scale of the damage is shown in the tiny museum that has been built there. The mechanical inspection, 35 underground, is well worthwhile visiting even though some of equipment is missing (removed by a scrap merchant in the 1960s) : Dynamic demonstration of a 75 mm, two-cannon turret, Frescos in the underground barrack block, Generating unit in perfect condition, Casements for a 60 mm cannon and completely restored machine gun.Letter-box: rue du Puits Saint-Anne 9 - 4620 Fléron

The Henri-Chapelle American cemetery and memorial is the final resting place for 7992 service men , most of whom lost their lives during the advance of the US armed forces into Germany. The memorial is composed of a long colonnade where the names of 450 of the missing are inscribed. On one end, a simple but beautiful chapel invites for recollection. On the other end is a visitor center with two large military maps with inscriptions recalling the achievements of the American forces. Across the highway, an overlook affords an excellent view of the rolling Belgian countryside. Every Sunday of summer until the end of September 2018 presentations of the cemetery are held in English at 11am, and in French a 11:30 am. Free. No booking needed. Meeting point on the terrace. We also offer free guided tours every day of the week, all year round, in French or English. We invite you to book the tours 2 weeks prior to visiting the site via e-mail or telephone. Our team will be pleased to help you every day from 9 am to 5 pm.To become a Sentinel of Memory for an individual serviceman in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery : aomda.org/en/content/serve-sentinel-memory

Using the ordnance survey maps of the IGN (National Geographic Institute), the panorama that the walker sees has been sculpted in a 1.5 metre diameter blue stone, with additional bronze details. The whole sculpture weighs more than a ton. This orientation table represents in relief the exceptional panorama that can be seen from the site making it readable by hand, thus also accessible to the visually impaired. Originally, the group “Quality Village of Saint Jean-Sart” had the idea to install a simple wooden orientation table. Eight years later, the project had evolved to be what can be seen today: an orientation table unique in Belgium. There were numerous organisations associated with the realisation of this work : “Qualité-Village-Wallonie », the Community of Aubel , the Institute of Eco-Pédagogie as well as the Laboratory “Surfaces” of the University of Liège The construction of the actual table was the work of Betelgueuse, a collective of artists from Anthisnes. This would not have been possible without the financial support of the Walloon Region, the Tourism Commission and the Community of Aubel.

Founded in 1216 by Cistercian monks, Notre-Dame du Val-Dieu Abbey is a remarkable group of buildings steeped in history and spirituality, set in a natural environment. Now home to the Val-Dieu Christian Community, it offers visitors a peaceful setting with its park, basilica and signposted walks.The cloister and brewery can only be visited by appointment with a guide. All Val-Dieu beers brewed at the abbey can be tasted at the Casse-Croûte or taken away at the abbey shop. The Courtyard and the Church are always open.