
Our suggestions for exploring the region
With your family...
Are you dreaming of a real family trip? We’ve come up with plenty of activities for young and old alike, and to suit all pockets! Treasure hunt, boat ride, picnic, tales and puppet shows, fairy cave, play areas, adventure park, etc. – all this and more is waiting for you right here in Lorraine Gaumaise.For a romantic break...
Love is in the air on the gentle hillsides of Lorraine Gaumaise. Sipping a glass of Tendera with your beloved with a view over the ruins of the Château de Montquintin, making a wish at the Mathilde fountain, eating in a fireside alcove, walking along the Othain and feeling your hearts beating as one as you stroll together down the paths of Lorraine Gaumaise…With friends...
We love partying and having fun in Lorraine Gaumaise! A torch-lit visit to the citadel, going bowling whilst enjoying a nice glass of Orval beer, kayaking on the Semois, a barbecue on the banks of the Thonne or the Loison, a walk looking at the wild orchids on our chalk grasslands… Lorraine Gaumaise with friends is an absolute must!On your own...
Do you need some time alone to take your mind off things in a charmingly magical, bewitching setting? Meeting “Tendre Violette” straight out of a comic book by Jean-Claude Servais on the edge of a forest, walking along the fortifications of the citadel of Montmédy, sunbathing in Torgny, walking and exploring the contemporary facilities in Montauban, etc. These are just a few suggestions which will give you exactly what you are looking for.Senior citizens...
Fancy organising a trip which is accessible to everyone and packed with a thousand things to discover? If so then Lorraine Gaumaise is the place for you! A visit to the famous Musée Gaumais, a little trip to the charming village of Marville with its Renaissance façades, a chocolate tasting in Florenville, a little tea dance to get your spirits swinging – it’s all just for you!Tourism & disabilities
There are no barriers here in Lorraine Gaumaise! We’ve chosen sites for you all suitable for people with reduced mobility. Explore the fascinating world of beer at the Musée de la Bière (beer museum) in Stenay, visit the Etienne Lenoir museum, the Musée Gaumais and the Abbaye d’Orval, etc. these are all places which will give you the kind of welcome you’ve a right to expect.In a group...
Are you yearning after beautiful landscapes, remarkable architecture, lovely food and a warm welcome? Come and explore the majestic Château de Louppy-sur-Loison, the sumptuous basilica of the Champs d’Avioth, the vineyard of Torgny, the Gallo-Roman site of Chameleux, the little markets with their local produce - all to be found in Lorraine Gaumaise.On business...
It’s time to relax and take a break. Lorraine Gaumaise is a fun-packed, attractive destination - it’ll make your every wish come true. There’s so much to do, including paintballing in Saint-Léger, an orienteering course at the citadel of Montmédy, visits to breweries, rappelling and canopy tours on the X-Cape adventure site in Florenville, a game of golf in Virton, a visit to the Château d’Herbeumont, etc.


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Our website is visually-oriented and rather unconventional; we’ve tried to make it the way you want it. We’ve scoured the length and breadth of Lorraine Gaumaise to bring you the very best of everything there is to see and do in the region. Read more...
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The Avioth Basilica
Place de l'Abbé Delhotel
The pilgrimage to Notre-Dame du Mont-Carmel festival takes place on 16th July. Avioth is the site of an age-old pilgrimage (beginning in the 12th century), and the origin for building the very grandio...
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Castle Louppy-sur-Loison
Rue de la Porte Haute, 1
The village of Louppy-sur-Loison, located in a loop of the Loison river, is impressive because it is home to two castles, both classed as Historic Monuments in 1980. Originally the feudal castle, of...
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The renaissance town of Marville
Marville gained its noble status in the Middle Ages. The Count of Bar, Theobald 1st, liberated from the Beaumont law of the 13th century, built these fortifications. His marriage to Ermesinde of Lux...
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Gaume region museum
This local-history museum was founded in 1937 in a seventeenth-century convent, to which a modern wing has been added. Any visit to the Gaume region should start here, with an introduction to the many...
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Countryside discovery centre
On the border of of the Ardennes and the Lorraine nestles a hidden gem, accessible to everyone: the Gaume region of the Lorraine. The Centre d?Interprétation du Paysage (Countryside discovery centre) ...
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