Belgium Ardennes

Namur has taken on a new role as the capital of the federal region of Wallonia. Its location at the head of the Ardennes has also made it a popular tourist centre, with a casino located in its southern district on the left bank of the Meuse.The town's most prominent sight is the citadel, now demilitarised and open to the public. Namur also has a distinctive 18th century cathedral dedicated to Saint Aubain and a belfry classified by UNESCO as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France which are listed as a World Heritage Site. Sights near Namur include Maredsous Abbey, Floreffe Abbey, and Annevoie Castle with its surrounding Jardins d'Annevoie.

The 16C palace is built on the Place St Lambert. An archeological display can be visited under the Place St Lambert. The perron on the nearby Place du Marche is the symbol of the city. It stands in front of the 17C city hall. The church of Saint-James is the most beautiful medieval church in Liege, built in Flamboyant-Gothic style, The main museums in Liege are: MAMAC, Museum of Walloon Life, and Museum of Walloon Art & Religious Art. The Grand Curtius Museum is an elegantly furnished mansion from the 17th century along the Meuse River. Other sites of interest include the historical city centre, the Hors-Château area, the Outremeuse area, and the parks and boulevards along the River Meuse.

Tournai is a French-speaking town of Belgium. The city of Tournai was one of the greatest cultural and economic centers of the County of Flanders. Some traces can still be seen today. Although Tournai is in the Flemish cultural area, it also possesses some treasures of the Mosan style. Indeed, the two most beautiful shrines of the Cathedral, commissioned by the Bishop of Tournai, were made in the region of Liege by Nicholas of Verdun: the shrines of Saint-Eleutherius and of Our Lady of Flanders (13C). Those shrines testify to the opulence of the towns of Tournai and Liege during the Middle-Ages. The shrine of Our Lady of Flanders has been called one of the seven wonders of Belgium.

The city's landmark is the Collegiate Church of Notre Dame de Dinant. It was rebuilt in Gothic style on its old foundations after falling rocks from the adjacent cliff partially destroyed the former Romanesque style church in 1227. Above the church rises the vertical flank of the rocher surmounted by the fortified Citadel that was first built in the 11th century to control the Meuse valley. Apart from the main block is the Rocher Bayard that was said to have been split by giant hoof of Bayard, the giant horse carrying the four sons of Aymon on their legendary flight from Charlemagne through the Ardennes, told in Les Quatre Fils Aymon, a famous 12th-century chanson de geste.

As the famed site of healing cold springs, Spa has been frequented as a watering-place since as early as the 14th century. Though other sources of healing mineral springs have become famous throughout the world, it is the town of Spa which has become eponymous with any place having a natural water source that is believed to possess special health-giving properties, as a spa. Since the eighteenth century casinos have also been located in the town.

The town sits in a sharp bend of the river Semois (German: Sesbach, Walloon: Simwès, in France : Semoy) whose total length is 210 km. The surrounding area is largely forested. Bouillon Castle still sits above the town centre, and is a popular tourist attraction.

Malmedy is a Walloon city and municipality of Belgium. It lies in the province of Liege. On January 1, 2006, Malmedy had a total population of 11,829. The total area is 99.96 km2 which gives a population density of 118 inhabitants per km2.

Saint-Hubert is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg. The town is named in commemoration of Saint Hubert, whose thighbones were moved in 825 to the Benedictine Abbey of Andage, thereafter called 'Abbey of Saint-Hubert'.