Marche-en-Famenne Attractions
Marche-en-Famenne, 13km/8miles to the northeast of Rochefort, is the chief place in Famenne and a center of Wallonian pillow lace, the production of which is carried on in the village. It was here in 1577 that Don Juan of Austria signed the edict confirming the Peace of Ghent, which had been concluded a year before, and by which the Spanish left the provinces of the Netherlands.
Features worth seeing in the village are the Musée de la Tourelle with a collection of lace work, the Musée de la Famenne, as well as the 14th Church of Saint-Remacle with its very fine font of the same date.
Features worth seeing in the village are the Musée de la Tourelle with a collection of lace work, the Musée de la Famenne, as well as the 14th Church of Saint-Remacle with its very fine font of the same date.
Musée de la Tourelle
Discover the history of lace and costumes through a tour of an old Walloon lace center. Featured are specimens of lace and tools used by lacemakers from Belgium, France, Russia and many other nations.
Marche-en-Famenne House of Tourism
Rue des Brausseurs 7
B-6900 Marche-en-Famenne
Belgium
Rue des Brausseurs 7
B-6900 Marche-en-Famenne
Belgium
Hours
July 1 to October 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| Open | 13:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 |
| Close | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 |
November 1 to June 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | Closed |
| Close | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | ||
| Open | 13:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | ||
| Close | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Waha, Belgium
(Near Marche-en-Famenne)
The Church of Saint-Etienne in the suburb of Waha possesses the oldest dedication stone of all Belgian churches. It can be seen on a pillar at the entrance to the choir, and states that on June 23, 1050 the Bishop of Liège dedicated the church. The present building dates from the 16th C. and only the tower is still Romanesque. On the tower is a royal tablet with the arms of the Spanish king Philip II which is a memorial to the edict of 1577. In the three-aisled interior can be seen fine funerary monuments, a 13th C. reliquary, a 16th C. font, as well as fine statues of St Barbara and St Nicholas.
