Han-sur-Lesse
A village above a river-carved cave system
Photograph by Jean-Pol GRANDMONT on Wikimedia Commons
About Han-sur-Lesse
Han-sur-Lesse is a village of about a thousand people in the province of Namur, a district of Rochefort. It appears in the record as Ham from 1139 and passed through plague, epidemic and the Franco-Spanish wars before recovering. The reason to come is underneath it: the Grottes de Han, a cave complex carved out of the hill by the river Lesse, which disappears into the rock and re-emerges beyond. The caves hold a steady chill whatever the season, so bring a layer even in high summer, and the surrounding estate carries walking routes above ground.
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Within 60 km as the crow flies, in any country.





