Dames de Meuse, Geological formation in Laifour, France.

Dames de Meuse is the name of three large rocky outcrops on the left bank of the Meuse, at the exit of Laifour toward Revin, behind the D1 road bridge. The outcrops reach about 400 m in altitude, not 400 m above the river, which lies roughly 260 m below their tops. They are covered with beeches and form part of the oldest unit of the Ardennes massif, where the Meuse cut a deep valley.

These rock formations are part of the ancient Ardennes massif, a geological structure that developed over vast spans of time. The specific formations took their current shapes through natural erosion and weathering processes over millennia.

The name comes from a legend set in the 1080s: three wives of knights who left for the First Crusade with Godefroy de Bouillon were unfaithful and, on the day Jerusalem was taken, were turned into the three rocks. Visitors have long come here, among them George Sand, Edmond Michelet and Théophile Gautier.

A marked hiking trail of about 14 kilometers circles the formations, with red and yellow blazes for navigation throughout the walk. The route is accessible from Laifour railway station and offers different difficulty levels depending on which sections you choose to explore.

The three rock outcrops stand 260 metres above the water level of the Meuse, while their summits reach about 400 metres above sea level. They belong to the oldest unit of the Ardennes massif, the part through which the river had to cut its deep valley.