Liessies – Fourmies – Anor
From Liessies to Trélon, the route passes through the beautiful Abbé-Val-Joly national forest.
The route then bends towards Fourmies, where the Musée du Textile et de la Vie sociale (Textile and Social Life Museum) bears witness to the textile industry, which was very important until 1950.
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Itinerary recommended by CTE. Partially follows Eurovelo3
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Our advice: turn right on to route du trou Colette, then left on to Sommière de la Pépinière, a hard-surfaced forest path. Watch out for the narrow passage under the railway line at the entrance to Anor. Follow the signs as far as the Etang de Milourd. After the Etang de Milourd, rejoin the EV3.
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- church (1578)
- dance bandstand
- The Glass Museum Workshop
- Mérode Castle and its grounds (1704), no tower
Féron :
- Fortified church (1614)
Fourmies :
- Museum of Textiles and Social Life
- former town hall (1820-1844)
- industrial castle (1860-1880)
- former spinning mill (1874)
- spinner’s house (late 19th century)
- workers’ housing circa 1900
- municipal theatre
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- Sains-du-Nord :
- village with beautiful 19th-century houses
- house of the bocage (reconstruction of rural life in the Avesnois bocage)
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Variant of the stage « Liessies – Fourmies – Anor »
This route takes you to Momignies in Belgium, where the more rugged terrain – at the foot of the Ardennes foothills – provides a good workout for your calves and lungs. It then continues to Anor along narrow roads lined with wooded meadows.