A heaven of peace 

in an enchanting environment ...

Vresse, a small village full of life and colors, where nature, gastronomy and peace of mind go on well.

	In the center of the village, you will be able to see a small church, rebuild in 1768 with blond stones, with a tower added in 1837. Inside the church, the remarkable “path of crosses” was painted by fellows artists of the village.
The Saint-Lambert's bridge Nearby Vresse, you'll be able to see this remarkable bridge ! It was rebuilt in 1774, one year after having been destructed by ice blocks, brought by the "Petit Fays"'s creek.
	The "Claies' bridge ": a real witness of the past A long time ago, people were obliged to go across the river through wades. Those lost their interest years after years. So, a system of light and mobile bridge was developed. It was a kind of narrow gangplank made of straw mat on trestles. This kind of bridge is called nowadays the “Claies” bridge, easy to assemble during the low level of water, and to deconstruct during winter. It has its origin in the 19^th century, and allows the villagers to go straight to their fields, and to bring the harvest more easily. In the area, you can see another bridge, similar to this one, nearby the village of “Laforêt”. This one is built up every year from June to September.
The tobacco from the River Semois This river and the tobacco have known a love story longer than a century, so long that, in those times, even the houses were covered with tobacco plants. In the 16^th century, Jean Nicot brought tobacco in France. In those times, tobacco was considered as luxury and had a great success in Belgium and across Europe. The growing of tobacco only began in the 19^th century, in the Semois valley. Joseph Pierret, a teacher of the small village of “Alle sur Semois” launched his farming in 1855, followed by other villagers. In 1880, only 188 ares are cultivated. In the years after, more and more people began to farm tobacco. From 400 hectares in 1910, the growing of tobacco reached 550 hectares in 1935, a very good year for the farmers. World War II (with the coming of cigarettes and US blend), the mildiou (a disease affecting the total of the tobacco plants) and finally the fee on the tobacco plants cause the decline en extinction of this activity. You can still see the airer in this area’s landscape, witnessing of the past of this region, but now used to shelter cars or caravans. The most beautiful airer are located in Alle. Nowadays, the lasts farmers are in the region of Corbion, Bohan, and Dohan.	« An old tobacco planter » Edit: Gilles Copet.
	The Glycine, old hotel from the small village of Vresse, was a kind of meeting place for numerous artists (mostly painters and writers) were those persons liked to go to show their work, to rest but also to discuss with their friend, José Chaidron, owner of the place. If you listen carefully, you’ll hear the murmurs and confidences of Albert Raty, Marie Howet, Jeane Portenaert or Jean Cocteau, famous French writer. La Glycine formed a real museum of paintings, letters (written by Jean Cocteau and Jean Carmet), coins,… and then was left, for a few years, unattended. Nowadays, this place shelters the new cultural center of the municipality of Vresse sur Semois.