Wallonia Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
region of Belgium
About Wallonia
Today, Wallonia is one of the three federal regions of Belgium (the other two beingFlandersandBrussels). This means that it has its own government, a parliament and separate laws. The capital of Wallonia isNamur, near its geographic centre. Wallonia used to have a very good economy, mostly based on coal mines and heavy industry. In the latter half of the 20th century, the coal pits were increasingly exhausted and the heavy industry relying on them largely unsustainable, leading to unemployment and gradual loss of economic might versus Flanders, whose economy enjoyed renewed growth, thus reversing the 19th-century economic balance. As Wallonia and its major cities are mostly associated with old-style heavy industry, they are rarely mentioned as major tourist destinations, but it does not me
Top Attractions in Wallonia
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- ★Formula One racing
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