Ménil-Favay

Ménil-Favay is a village in Hotton, Arrondissement of Marche-en-Famenne, Wallonia. Ménil-Favay is situated nearby to the locality Jardin Calestienne, as well as near the village Marenne.

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Type: Village
Description: village in Belgium
Also known as: “Menil” and “Menil-Favai”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Caves of Hotton and Hotton War Cemetery.

Caves of Hotton

Cave

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The Caves of Hotton are speleothem caves located in Wallonia near Hotton in Belgium, which were discovered in 1958 and are around 5 or 6 km long and 70 metres deep. A stream called Syphon runs at the bottom of the caves.

Hotton War Cemetery

Cemetery

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Hotton War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground near Hotton in Belgium. Most of the British troops who died in the battle for the Ardennes are buried here.

Ti-Château

Archaeological site

Ti-Château is an old Roman oppidum located near the Belgian village of Hotton. It defended an ancient city/village at the current location of Hotton. The old oppidum and its ruins lie at a triangular plateau called the Plage de Renissart, near large rock cliffs above the river Ourthe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hotton and Hampteau.

Hotton

Village

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Hotton is a village.

Hampteau

Village

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Hampteau is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Hotton, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. The village lies at the south bank of the river Ourthe. Hampteau is situated 2½ km east of Ménil-Favay.