ロキニヨルの天然記念物・トップ4

This section is on the GR®121C, which starts in Aubigny-au-Bac and is 51 km long. Easy because you just have to follow the arrows. This section runs between the ramparts and is wonderfully beautiful.

Very nice little spot at the bend of a jogging

Very pretty corner!

Small spring flowing from a blue stone fountain. Ideal for cooling off during a stop. Please note that the water is not drinkable!

This rock formation is very special in the forest!

refreshing place in summer

A legend has been perpetuated for generations on this 25 meter high stone planted on a ridge (in patois we say that it rocks). A little step back in time... Saint-Ghislain completes the construction of its abbey. The devil decides that he will take advantage of the inauguration day to destroy the abbey and its occupants, by throwing an enormous stone found in the Pyrenees at the community. An angel warns Saint-Ghislain of the imminent danger weighing on the abbey. He gathers as many pairs of worn shoes as possible, which he slips into a huge bag and takes to the road to meet the evil one. Coming across a poor fellow in rags with holes in his shoes at this place, the devil, quite exhausted by the heavy load, questions him: “Is the abbey of Saint-Ghislain still far away? ". - “I’m coming from there, if it’s far!” » replies the old man while emptying his bag, filled with threadbare shoes, in front of the devil. Discouraged and disappointed, Satan preferred to give up, dropping his heavy stone on the ground and walking away blaspheming, fooled by the subterfuge. An hour and a half. N.B.: some historians say that this is the legend of Saint Remacle, during the construction of Stavelot Abbey. You are therefore free to substitute Remacle for Saint-Ghislain since this substitution does not modify the spirit of the story. In both cases, the devil is defeated. Cfr de informatiesteen ter hoogte van Le Chalet de Garde.

Why kiss under a mistletoe: The mistletoe is usually seen as a symbol of fertility and life. In Scandinavian fairy tales, the mistletoe represents love and friendship. For example, the white berries of the plant represent the tears of Frigg, the Norse goddess of love. She cried tears like berries when Loki, the traitor of the gods, killed her son Badlr with an arrow with the tip of the poisonous mistletoe. The goddess then called the mistletoe the plant of love. Hence the custom of kissing your loved one under a mistletoe! https://buitenleven.nl/waarom-kus-je-onder-een-maretak/