Chapel of Notre Dame de Chèvremont

Situated on a hill overlooking the river Vesdre, the Basilica of Our Lady of Chèvremont was built between 1877 and 1899 due to the increase in pilgrims coming to venerate the image of the Virgin Mary in Chèvremont. The chapel near the Basilica, much more humble, became a popular Marian pilgrimage destination as early as the 7th century.

Located in a delightful, green, protected area, this church dating from 1701 is part of a fine ensemble of buildings which comprised the old priory of the canons of Saint Augustine. These outbuildings are now private and the church became the parish church in 1803. It has an elegant belfry with three bulbous roofs.

The oldest part of this beautiful church is Romanesque dating probably from the 11th century. It is a building with a single nave with the choir from 1684 to which a side chapel and a massive fortified tower, rebuilt in 1954, have been added.