Laforêt
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Vresse-sur-Semois
(Province Namur)
Ardenne
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Standing on the left bank of the Semois, amid agricultural land where previously grew fields of tobacco, Laforêt nestles in a setting of greenery.
Concentrated around two parallel streets embracing the church, its little cottages have “three-celled” facades of schist from the local quarries.
Wood, stone and brick feature in the frameworks of the windows and doors.
Each end of the village has a listed drinking trough-cum-washhouse.
Worth seeing
- Schist cottages with their wide slate roofs
- The old listed washhouse
- Drinking trough
- The old forge
- Fountains
- Picturesque tobacco driers
- The Bridge of Claies
Visits & activities
- Pinocchio workshop (exhibition and marionette theatre) 061/27 11 70
- Serpolet grocery (shop and brewery) 0477/42 80 84 www.serpoletlaforet.be
Crafts and producers
- Mr. Tellier (painter and sculptor) 061/50 18 88
Restaurants
- La Sapinière 061/50 11 69
- Le Moulin Simonis 061/50 00 81
- L’Epicerie du Serpolet 0477/42 80 84
Accommodation
- La Sapinière (hotel) 061/50 11 69
- Moulin Simonis (hotel) 061/50 00 81
- La Bergerie (gîte) 061/50 06 30
- Pont d’Claies gîtes, 081/73 28 79
- La Tabatière (gîte) 082/66 63 72
- La Forge (gîte) 061/51 28 18 www.vresse.be
- La Ferme (gîte) 061/50 06 60
- Au Bonheur des Anges (gîte) 061/50 18 88
- La Forestière (gîte for groups) 04/222 96 54
- L’Ecureuil (villa) 0477/69 40 08
Information
- Namur Ardenne Tourist House 061/29 28 27
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