Sights & Activities
What to see & do in Aywaille, Remouchamps and the Belgian Ardennes?
The cottage is nestled in the heart of nature, within a nature reserve. Aywaille – Remouchamps, just a few minutes away, has everything you need: supermarkets, restaurants, cafés… And the Ardennes region is full of treasures: caves, castles, rivers, forests and hiking trails — more than enough to fill your stay!
Sports & outdoors
- Many marked walks on foot, on horseback, by bike… A walking map is available in the cottage.
- Walks from the cottage: down to Aywaille via a dirt path through a small wood, to Remouchamps, through the countryside…
- Very pleasant cycle path along the Amblève connecting Aywaille to Remouchamps, for cyclists, rollerbladers and walkers.
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The cottage is right next to the famous cycling climb "La Redoute", known from the Liège-Bastogne-Liège race.
- For cyclists, plan your route using the junction network (Points-nœuds). → website
- LaserTag, Arrow Combat, Bubble Soccer, Legend Walk, Geocaching — A La Tag in Remouchamps. → website
- Indoor swimming pool, hammam, jacuzzi and sauna in Aywaille — 2 km on foot through a small wood or 5 km by car (currently under reconstruction).
- Outdoor Olympic swimming pool in Spa with lawn and playground — Avenue Amédée Hesse 9, 4900 Spa (16 km).
- Thermes de Spa in an exceptional setting: pool, hammam, sauna… → website
- Swimming in Lac de Robertville (50 km) or Lac de Butgenbach (60 km), in the river at Sy (15 km).
- River fishing in Aywaille on the Amblève or pond fishing in Sprimont.
- Golf in Barvaux, Spa and Gomzé-Andoumont (5 km). Mini-golf in Palogne.
- Kayaking in Palogne, Bomal, Barvaux, Hamoir — on the Ourthe and at Coo.
- Outdoor tennis in Aywaille and indoor tennis in Sprimont.
- Skiing in the Ardennes — all snow condition information. → website
- Barbecue in the cottage garden!
Nearby attractions
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Grottes de Remouchamps — 4 km. → website
- Comblain-au-Pont: caves "Les découvertes mystères" and open-air stone sculpture museum.
- Château de Harzé — 8 km.
- Village of Deigné — 4 km, a very beautiful village.
- Durbuy, the smallest town in the world — very pretty village in local stone, shops, cafés, restaurants (20 km).
- Banneux, pilgrimage to the Virgin of the Poor, with its famous rice tart — 5 km.
Walks
- The nature reserve of the Heid des Gattes, right next to the village. → website
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Les Fonds de Quarreux — Walk No. 18.
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Le Ninglinspo — Walk No. 21. Belgium's only torrent: small waterfalls, little bridges, a small pool for swimming in summer.
- Chapelle Ste Anne des Pouhons, Ernonheid-Aywaille — Walk No. 31.
- Les Chantoirs de Rouge-Thier in Deigné — Walk No. 23.
- The Hoëgne valley — a beautiful walk along the river to its source. Starting point: Hockai (Spa).
For children
- Wonderful playground in Aywaille (near the swimming pool) and in Remouchamps.
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Le Monde Sauvage — safari and animal park in Deigné (4 km). → website
- Parc Forestia — local wildlife, treetop adventures, in La Reid (8 km). → website
- Telecoo — cable car above the waterfall and Plopsaland Ardennes in Coo (25 km). → website
- Corn maze in Barvaux — a different theme every year (20 km). → website
- Parc Chlorophylle — educational forest park in Manhay (20 km). → website
- Houtopia in Houffalize. → website
Museums
- Toy Museum in Ferrières — 12 km. → website
- Vintage Car Museum in Stavelot Francorchamps — 25 km.
- Bee Museum in Tilff — 16 km.
- Stone Museum in Sprimont — 3 km. → website
- Beer and Peket Museum in Anthisnes — 15 km. → website
- Historical Museum "December 1944" in La Gleize — 20 km. → website
- Bastogne Historical Center — World War II (54 km). → website
- Castle museum at Domaine de Palogne. → website
- 11th-century Romanesque chapel in Xhygnesse-Hamoir — 12 km.
Other tourist attractions
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The spa town of Spa — balneotherapy, casino and the famous F1 circuit at Spa-Francorchamps (16 km).
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Domaine de Berinzenne — the High Fens near Spa. → website
- Durbuy, the smallest town in the world — 20 km.
- Theux and Château de Franchimont.
- Banneux, pilgrimage centre. The historic Christ statue and the delicious tart at Tancrémont (10 km, 3 tea rooms).
Markets
- Saturday morning in Aywaille, next to the station — fruit, flowers, vegetables.
- Sunday morning in Bomal — flea market, fruit, flowers, vegetables.
- Flea market in Spa every Sunday morning in the park.
Restaurants & recommended spots
- Many restaurants in Aywaille town centre — a wide choice. All kinds of cuisine are available.
- Brasserie Georges in Sprimont — lovely terrace and garden with children's games. Rue de Beaufays 44, Sprimont.
- Le Pacha — Moroccan cuisine. Delicious couscous, tagine, grills. Thier du Hornay 3, Sprimont. → website
- Le Cantil — tapas and dishes with local produce. Place Thiry 35, Aywaille. → website
- L'Atelier Cuisine — large terrace. Voie de l'Air Pur 207, Beaufays.
- La Source de la Géronstère — lovely inn with great home-cooked food in the middle of the Spa woods. → website
Belgian fries
- Mayonnaise — Thier du Hornay 57, Sprimont. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 11:30 am to 2 pm and from 5:30 pm to 9 pm (8:30 pm in winter). → website
Belgian beers
- L'Elfique — local beer brewed in Aywaille by our neighbour. Restaurant next to the brewery. → website
- La Chouffe — in the village of Achouffe (35 km). Brewery visits possible. → website
- Lupulus — craft brewery in Bovigny. Visits by appointment. → website
- L'Avouerie d'Anthisnes — 17th-century castle, "La Cervoise" beer. → website
Ice cream
- Nicoli — on the main street in Sprimont.
- Le Goût du Jour — ice cream parlour next to the Grottes de Remouchamps.
Shops
- Artisan and organic bakery "Le Pont" — 11 rue J. Potier, Sprimont. Organic and vegetarian products.
- Bio Fagnes — organic supermarket. Rue d'Aywaille 2, 4140 Sprimont.
- On Sundays: Carrefour (rue de la Reffe, Aywaille, 9 am–6 pm), Proxi Delhaize (rue du Centre 8, Sprimont, 8 am–6 pm).