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La Balade des GnomesDurbuy, Belgium

Be swept up in your own magical fairytale at this Hobbit-meets-Game of Thrones-meets-Star Trek oddball. At La Balade Des Gnomes (the Walk of Gnomes) you can throw yourself into the narrative of your choice in one of 10 peculiar handcrafted rooms. Each is made from natural materials – think mud, lime and straw – and sculpted into an otherworldly masterpiece.

Nab the Trojan Horse suite, complete with a drawbridge entrance and built within (you guessed it) a giant wooden horse, bunk down in the troll’s lair – with running stream and goldfish – or beam yourself up into a spaceship odyssey. One of the rooms even has a mermaid to keep you company.


get there

La Balade des Gnomes is a one-and-a-half hour drive from Brussels Airport, and easily accessible by car.

  • King-size bed
  • Kitchenette
  • Bath ensuite

Rooms from around US$125 with breakfast.

La Balade des Gnomes
labaladedesgnomes.be

If you want to take a stickybeak at the other rooms just ask the owner.

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Tags: art, belgium, unique hotel, unusual experience

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