Ollomont

Ollomont is undoubtedly the oldest village in the municipality of Houffalize. It has very old houses clustered at the foot of the complex formed by the Sainte Marguerite chapel and its old cemetery.

Ollomont... a ‘pearl among the villages of the region’. A statement that is hard to dispute! Its location alone is exceptional. Clinging to the steep slope opening onto the Ourthe valley, the heart of Ollomont has been beating for over 1,000 years and the whitewashed rubble choir overlooking the village is none other than the remains of an 11th-century Romanesque church, a date attested to by a vase dated ‘mil quinze’ (1115) found on site. The village is full of dry stone walls, starting with the exceptionally beautiful circular wall of the cemetery. Its many protective micro-cavities allow the knowledgeable naturalist to discover small wonders of flora and fauna. Inside this enclosure, there is a direct view of a remarkable roof made of cherbins (relatively thick slate sheets in the shape of scales, which cover the roofs of the Ardennes). A superb, renowned building stands below the church. First a presbytery, then the home of Edmond Dauchot, a photographer from the Ardennes, the building is surrounded by a walled garden. The architecture remains perfectly preserved, even though the walls are no longer coated with lime. CAPTION 2 1 4 1. Listed chapel and cemetery 2. Listed former farm 3. Orientation table 4. Cresse Sainte-Marguerite (p

The village is full of dry stone walls, starting with the exceptionally beautiful circular wall of the cemetery. Its many protective micro-cavities allow the knowledgeable naturalist to discover small wonders of flora and fauna. Inside this enclosure, there is a direct view of a remarkable roof made of cherbins (relatively thick slate tiles in the shape of scales, which cover the roofs of the Ardennes). A superb, renowned building stands below the church. First a presbytery, then the home of Edmond Dauchot, a photographer from the Ardennes, the building is surrounded by a walled garden. The architecture remains perfectly preserved, even though the walls are no longer coated with lime.