Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie explained
Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie (French; in English: "The Most Beautiful Villages of Wallonia") is a non-profit organisation formed in 1994[1] to promote, protect and develop a number of villages in Wallonia, Belgium.
The association is inspired by the organisation Les plus beaux villages de France[2] and is established as an ASBL in Belgium. It is affiliated to the international association The Most Beautiful Villages in the World.
Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie organises events such as Un Dimanche, un Beau Village ("one Sunday, one beautiful village"), where one village is highlighted and promoted each week, and activities take place to allow visitors to explore the culture and heritage of the village.
List of villages
The following villages are presently members of Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie:[3]
See also
References
- Web site: BrusselsLife : Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie . French . 2013-04-15 . dead . https://archive.today/20130627224507/http://www.brusselslife.be/en/article/les-plus-beaux-villages-de-wallonie . 2013-06-27 .
- Web site: Rural Success Story . European Commission . 7 . PDF . 2006 . 2007-03-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110519131311/http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/publi/rurdev/success_en.pdf . 2011-05-19 .
- Web site: The villages. . Official site of Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie. Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie a.s.b.l.. 13 July 2021.
- Web site: The villages of southern Belgium: full of romance and history . The Independent . Clare . Thomson . https://web.archive.org/web/20150509050340/http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/the-villages-of-southern-belgium-full-of-romance-and-history-472659.html . 9 May 2015 . 1 April 2006 . 4 October 2017 . dead .
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