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Atlas ObscuraNov 26, 2025

La Fresque des Wallons in Namur, Belgium

An hour from Brussels by car, Namur is the capital of Wallonia, the French-speaking southern half of the country. As such, it maintains friendly ties with many French-speaking cities around the world. In 2001, during a visit to Quebec City (the Canadian city with which Namur is twinned), a Belgian delegation discovered the "Fresque des Québécois." That's when the idea was born to create a simil…

a trompe-l'œil fresco in Barcelona

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