Late October in the Gaume Region: Tales, Chills and Fine Wine for a Perfect Autumn Getaway

Autumn is in full swing between Arlon and the Anlier forest, and the villages of the Gaume are gearing up for a few days of quiet magic. Here are four events we love for anyone looking to soak up the season.

Storytelling in Acremont

Tonight, 29 October, the Brind'Causette Festival stops in Acremont, in the Pays de Bouillon. Nezha Chevé performs Le Diwan des femmes intelligentes, a recital weaving tales, wisdom and humour. A warm, unhurried evening to savour with October mist still clinging to the grass. More info

The Haunted Walk of Respelt

The next day at 6 pm, the tiny village of Respelt transforms itself. Don a costume, tuck a bag into your tote, and join a group snaking through the lanes for a good old-fashioned candy-collecting spree. The return to the Cabane is sure to be merry. Programme and details

An Evening at Autelbas Museum

For heritage lovers, the Halloween Evening at the Musée d'Autelbas blends culture with a gentle shiver on the evening of 30 October. A perfect excuse to finally step through the doors of a place you usually drive past. Practical info

The Wine Fair, 31 October to 1 November

And then there is the 18th edition of the Wine Fair. Over two days, cellars, winemakers and food lovers gather to raise a glass to autumn. The natural way to stretch your weekend a little longer. Everything about the fair

Put together, these four events sketch a Gaume that is alive, generous and faintly bewitched. And if, between one walk and the next, you long for a crackling hearth and a quiet room to drift back into, our Gîtes-Gaume hideaways are just a few kilometres from all of it.