Free cycling trails
Cycling tour around Marche-en-Famenne
Description
n a freshly renovated urban setting, cycle safely along the Boulevard and take in the architectural harmony of Marche with its characterful buildings. The ride will also lead you through nearby villages, where you’ll enjoy the peace and quiet of the countryside. In Waha, don’t miss the church of St. Etienne, best known for its remarkable stained-glass windows by Jean-Michel Folon, filling the space with a magical play of colours. A lovely outing through the landscapes of the Famenne.
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State Major Map (1820-1866)
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Starting Point
List of objects
The Dochain House/The Manoir
Upon arrival on the Place Toucrée, you will see an impressive building, surrounded by railings, towering on your right. This is the Dochain House, also known as the Manoir (currently a restaurant). The edifice owes its name to the influential d’Ochain family, to whom it used to belong in the 17th century. The family held several important political offices in Marche (alderman, provost-master, burgomaster) and possessed quite a few illustrious properties among which was the Aye castle-farm. This remarkable house was damaged during the great 1615 town fire and restored in 1616 (see the date anchors) with brick and blue stone, noble materials which were often employed to build the homes of notables. Furthermore, the building underwent a number of conversions in the course of the second half of the 19th century,
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Roind point du centre-ville et forte côte sur une portion de route fort fréquentée: Prudence!!
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Traversée dangereuse, route très fréquentée: soyez prudents!
FAM - Famenne Art Museum
Village d'Aye
La peinture murale et la sculpture
Village d'Humain
Picnic area
Picnic area with a magnificent view of the "plateau du Gerny". Located along the footpath marked with a green rectangle - Gui - starting from Aye SNCB station.
Village de Waha
Eglise Saint-Etienne
Picnic area
Rest area with a magnificent view of the Hédrée Valley, at the place known as Clincheigneux.Located on trail 3 – marked with a red rectangle – Capucine – starting from Place de l'Étang.
The Juniesse Tower
Opposite you rises the Juniesse tower that quite miraculously escaped the dismantling of the town’s fortifications by the French under Louis XIV, probably due to the fact that the tower stood inside the Jesuit convent. Interestingly, from 1675 onwards the town was occupied by the French troops. Then, in 1678, by order of the governor of the Netherlands, and in compliance with the treaty of Nijmegen, the moats were filled up and the slow but sure dismantling of the town’s fortifications began… At the end of the 18th century, the two ‘turrets’ that still stood in the upper pond were destroyed. The only vestiges of the town’s fortifications were the remains of the high and low gate that were eventually torn down in 1799, following a council decision that deemed they were a danger to the public on the grounds of their state of disrepair.
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