Geology & rocks
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7 
Circuit Bomal-sur-Ourthe (Durbuy) - The Saint Rahy walk
Bomal
On foot || Middle || 4:00 ||
9.86 km
2 
Walking trail Hotton -17- Walk along the stones
Hotton
On foot || Middle || 1:50 ||
7.01 km
Beauraing 2
Beauraing
On foot || Middle || 4:00 || Trail || Middle || 2:00 ||
15.0 km
croix jaune 2
Belvaux - Les Bouvreuils - The rapids of the Lesse
Rochefort
On foot || Middle || 2:00 ||
5.63 km
Les Rouges-Gorges
Belvaux
On foot || Middle || 3:45 || People with limited mobility || Pushchair ||
10.0 km
AND GEOTRAILS
The Halle aux Blés
Let us linger for a moment outside one of the town’s iconic buildings, the Halle aux Blés or corn exchange, also known as the Spanish House. The earliest references to a building on this spot date from 1380, but the building we see today, with its extremely rare half-timbering, dates from the 16th century (around 1530- 1540) and bears witness to the economic importance of Durbuy at the time, whose lands covered what are now several different communes. Its designation as the Halle aux Blés is somewhat misleading, and dates from the 19th century. The building in fact served a number of different purposes, housing both a covered market and the magistracy (the administrative and judicial centre for the county). The town declined in importance in the 17th century, as a result of the Thirty Years War and the disappearance of the iron-founding industry. The building fell into disrepair and the rear half, which had housed the covered market, had to be demolished in 1639. In the 18th century, it underwent further transformations but retained its role as the town hall until the end of the century. The building is now listed as an outstanding example of Wallonian heritage (as of 23/11/1976) and is home to the Durbuy Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art.
IGN MAP
AERIAL PHOTOS / IGN
SLOPE MAP (IGN PLAN)
MAP 1950 / IGN
MAP OF THE GENERAL STAFF (1820-1866)
OPEN STREET MAP
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