The picturesque village of Ambly

Ambly sits astride the Famenne and the Ardennes, and its hilly landscapes offers visitors many magnificent panoramas. This charming village in the heart of Nassogne totals approximately 400 inhabitants. Numerous - exquisitely restored - 19th century stone farms are scattered throughout the village, as well as a few half-timbered houses.

The village of Ambly was for a long time a bone of contention between the Duke of Luxemburg and the Bishop (also Prince) of Liège. The village remained a fiefdom of the County of Rochefort (and as such, part of Namur) until 1976, when the councils were merged.

The neo-classical village church was built between 1854 and 1855. The central altar has a revolving tabernacle, above which hangs a painting from the second half of the 18th century representing the beheading of Saint-John the Baptist.

The 7th century 'Mousty' (chapel or oratory) in the place called Javingue (alongside de waymarked walking trail of the same name - 8,8km or 5.4 miles) is the oldest building in the village.

But Ambly - whose villagers are nicknamed 'les boucs' (i.e. the billy goats) - has much more to offer, for example the tasty local beers produced by the 'Saint-Monon' artisan brewery : an amber beer (6.5 % alc.), a brown beer (7.5 % alc.) and a gorgeous honey-flavoured beer.