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Famenne-Ardenne UNESCO Global Geopark

BE

The 14 km Han Cave can be accessed via a vintage tram and features a beautifully curated museum.Explore picturesque towns like Durbuy, known as ‘the smallest city in the world’, and its surrounding castles.Try the world-famous Trappiste de Rochefort beer, brewed at the Abbey of St. Remy.

CategoryUNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK
LocationBE
DatasetUNESCO Global Geoparks
Listed/year2018
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness95%
SignificanceGLOBAL GEOHERITAGE; 91,500 ha

The oddity, explained

Why is Famenne-Ardenne UNESCO Global Geopark unusual?

Famenne-Ardenne UNESCO Global Geopark appears here because the approved source classifies it as natural world. The source describes it as The 14 km Han Cave can be accessed via a vintage tram and features a beautifully curated museum.Explore picturesque towns like Durbuy, known as ‘the smallest city in the world’, and its surrounding castles.Try the world-famous Trappiste de Rochefort beer, brewed at the Abbey of St. Remy. Heritage Atlas treats that specific classification-and-description combination as the oddity; the score is a comparative discovery signal, not proof of mystery or the supernatural. Compare nearby records and the linked country or category collection to understand how this entry relates to places supported by the same governed evidence.

Evidence and further exploration

The coordinate, category and description remain tied to the cited source. Comparative oddness helps discovery; it does not add facts that the source does not provide.

Data last collected: 3 September 2026 for this retained atlas release. Page and source last rechecked: 3 September 2026. Treat the record as a research starting point: open the original source, confirm current access conditions and compare the mapped location with local guidance before travelling. A missing field means the approved source did not support it; it is not evidence that the feature or restriction does not exist.

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