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:: For the walker
On leaving the hotel, walking paths are directly accessible; they will lead you to the villages of Beausaint or Cielle that dominate the valley. From there, you can proceed to La Roche or discover the small valleys of the Ourthe’s tributaries. According to your choice, these walks can last from one and a half to several hours.
Beausaint lies on the hillside left of the Ourthe: a path climbs the plateau’s slope where you get a panoramic view of the surrounding countryside. At the crossroads of cross of Beausaint one of the broadest panoramas of the Ardennes unfolds. |
Cielle is situated on the opposing hillside, a road takes you there. After following this road for 1 km, you may also take a footpath which leads you through the woods of La Roche as far as the forest park of Deister. Laid out with play and seating areas, it unites on 15 hectares thirty different forest tree species. A game park and its cafeteria lie nearby. From the forest park, a path leads you to a viewpoint which offers a marvellous panorama on La Roche. At the foot of the slope is the chapel of Sainte-Marguerite, an oratory built in 1600 and partially cut in the rock.
From the hotel, a quiet road also leads you to La Roche following the valley (2km). If you want to leave for the whole day, a walk can lead you to Maboge, little village on the Ourthe upstream of La Roche.
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:: For the cyclist
Maps for moutain bike tracks and cycle routes on quiet roads are also available.
As an example here are two of the proposed routes:
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:: For the motorist – tourist circuits
| Spreading out from La Roche is an inexhaustible source of discoveries: you can easily reach many centres of interest by pretty roads with changing landscapes. The valleys of Salm and Amblève, Aisne, Lomme and Lesse, Sûre and Wiltz, are not far; even the Semois and the Meuse are less than an hour away. Within a radius 25 km as the crow flies let’s mention amongst others: |
Saint-Hubert: European capital of hunting and nature: with its basilica (built between 1526 and 1564), the Saint-Gilles-au-Pré church (from 1034 and the choir from 1567), its abbey palace, the P-J Redoutable museum, the “Fourneau Saint-Michel”: museum of iron and old metallurgy, the museum of the history of the forest of the Ardennes and the Museum for rural life in Wallonia.
Nassogne: its Saint Roman collegial (rebuilt in 1661; Roman choir, polychromic angels of +/- 1700 attributed to Del Cour).
Ambly: the Farm and brewery “Saint-Monon”, open every week end in high season.
Marche: a beautiful example of the re-evaluation of historical buildings, notably the church of Saint-Remacle (end XVth century), the Jadot House (XVIIth) and its museum of Famenne, the Quartier des Carmes, the lace museum, and the Norman church of St.Etienne at Waha.
Rochefort and its Caves of Han, known in the entire world; the “Jardin des plumes” (Feather’s Garden).
Durbuy, ancient little town, Tohogne (Roman church) and Wéris (with its church from 1050, its dolmens and the Museum of Megaliths, an appointment with prehistory)
Houffalize: Church Ste-Catherine, the Verheggen museum and Ségnia (section fauna and flora of the Ardennes, section excavations), Houtopia ; a little farther, you can find the Roman Church of Cherain (beginning XIth cent.).
Bastogne : well-known town for the heroic opposition of the Allies, which were encircled during the Von Rundstedt offensive (1944-45). This battle is commemorated with the star-shaped Mardasson ; the Church St-Pierre (end XVth century), its dungeon (XIIth) and its remarkable polychrome vaulting. You can also visit the Museum for History and Archeology, the Museum of Religious Art and Ardennes Traditions named “en Piconrue”.
| In one hour by car one can reach most of the tourist regions of Wallonie : |
la vallée de la Semois avec Bouillon, Frahan et le Tombeau du Géant ;
la vallée de la Meuse (merveilleux entre Hastière et Dinant), les châteaux de Freyr, Vêves, Annevoie et Lavaux-Ste-Anne ;
Namur, Huy, Liège et leur important patrimoine artistique ;
Verviers, Spa, Francorchamps, les Hautes Fagnes, l'Amblève et sa cascade de Coo;
les pittoresques vallées grand-ducales (Sûre, Wiltz, Our) ;
Arlon, capitale de la Province de Luxembourg et son musée gallo-romain.
the valley of the Semois with Bouillon, Frahan and the “Tombeau du géant”
the valley of the Meuse (marvellous between Hastière and Dinant) with the castles of Freyr, Vêves, Annevoie and Lavaux-Saint-Anne
Namur, Huy, Liège and their important artistic heritage;
Verviers, Spa, Francorchamps
The picturesque valleys of Luxembourg
Arlon, capital of the province of Luxembourg and its Gallo-Roman museum
