THE LAND OF THE CUESTAS

Starting point will be Rulles. From this small village we head for the capital of Gaume: Virton. There you can visit the Gaume museum that features a splendid exhibition of the different facets of local culture.
The little village of Latour nestles in a quite untouched natural setting. The old town hall now houses the collections of the Baillet-Latour Museum.
Some 10 km from Virton we find the Mussy-la-Ville, where we can visit the Museum "Etienne Lenoir Permanent Exhibition", devoted to five well-know local personalities.
In Athus, we visit the Microbrewery "Aux 3 Brasseurs". To end our tour we stop at Brewery "Millevertus" to try a locally brewed beer.

Comment:

Rulles, Virton, Latour, Mussy-la-ville, Athus, Toernich. ( 70 km) - car.

Practical info
Artisan brewery of Rulles - Rue Maurice Grévisse, 36, 6724 Rulles
Tel: +32(0)63/41.18.38 - larulles@hotmail.com
TheMusée Gaumais - Rue d'Arlon, 38-40, 6760 Virton
Tel: +32(0)63/57.03.15 - courrier@musees-gaumais.be
Museum Baillet-Latour - Rue Baillet-Latour, 6761 Latour.
Museum Etienne Lenoir - Grand-place, 6750 Mussy-la-ville
Tel: +32(0)63/67.77.14
Brewery "Aux 3 Brasseurs" - Rue de Rodange, 3, 6791 Athus
Tel: +32(0)63/38.31.72 - direction.3brasseurs@swing.be
Brewery Millevertus - Ruelle de la Fiels, 8, 6700 Toernich
Tel: +32(0)63/22 34 97 info@millevertus.be

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Surroundings
Athus et l'Acier, Rue du Terminal, 11, 6791 Athus - Tel.: +32(0)63/37 13 80
Torgny. Tel.: +32 (0)63/57 83 81 - si.meridional@skynet.be
L'Univers des Pompiers - Quartier Schlauss, 13, 6791 Athus - Tel.: +32(0)63/38 84 17
Other breweries
Brewery Sainte-Hélène - Rue de la colline, 21, 6760 Ethe
Tel.: +32(0)63/43 48 64 - www.sainte-helene.be
Tourist office of la Forêt d'Anlier - Grand-Place 3, 6840 Neufchâteau
Tel.: +32(0)61/27 50 88 - maisondutourisme@neufchateau.be
Tourist office of Pays de Gaume - Rue des Grasses Oies, 2b, 6760 VIRTON
Tel.: +32(0)63/57 89 04 - www.soleildegaume.com - mtg@soleildegaume.com
Tourist office of Pays d'Arlon - Rue des Faubourgs, 2, 6700 ARLON
Tel.: +32(0)63/21 63 60 - www.arlon-tourisme.com - info@arlon-tourisme.com

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