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6 7 19 Pont des Arches (bridge) The construction of the first stone bridge at this point F dates back to almost 1,000 years. The current bridge 1
was rebuilt after the Second World War. Until the 19th
century, it was the only bridge across the Meuse River.
20 Église Saint-Pholien (church) ¢ This neo-gothic construction was built on the site of
a medieval church. An anecdote linked to this church
inspired Simenon for his novel “The Hanged Man of
Saint-Pholien”.
8 G 21 Caserne Fonck (barracks) LA NAVETTE FLUVIALE This former abbey founded in the 13th century was ¥
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The Place du Congrès and adjoining streets boast many houses incorporating Art nouveau elements: H J Information : www.navettefluviale.be 19 and 24 Place du Congrès, or 2 and 6-8 Rue du
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24 Couvent des Récollets (former convent)
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The former cloisters are now occupied by a youth hos-
tel. The church, dedicated to Saint Nicolas, is home to a
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25 Musée Grétry (museum) Distance: 3 km – Duration: ± 2 h 30
This Museum is dedicated to André-Ernest-Modeste
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Grétry, a major composer from the late 18th century.
1 Halle aux viandes (butcher hall)
The interior recreates the atmosphere of his native
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office. 26 Roture (street)
§ This old street boasts many houses from the 17th and 2 Le Grand Curtius (museum complex) 18th centuries. It is renowned for its liveliness and many
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3 Collégiale Saint-Barthélemy (church) 27 Monument Tchantchès
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KEY 2 This monument completed in 1936 pays tribute to MUSEUMS N
local folk character and puppet Tchantchès, one of
TOURISTIC DISTRICTS 4 Cour Saint-Antoine (yard)
the symbols of Liège. It depicts a female cart-hand
A complex that combines modern and old construc-
La Boverie
brandishing Tchantchès.
tions. In the centre of the courtyard, there is a fountain
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– 4020 Parc de la Boverie 3
Historical centre Outremeuse Avroy – Guillemins
inspired by the Maya Tikal temple.
28 Aquarium-Muséum (Institut de Zoologie)
This neo-classical building, erected for the University
Le Grand Curtius
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of Liège, was completed in 1888. It is home to the
– 4000 Féronstrée 136 B These picturesque streets in the old part of Liège are
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Aquarium-Museum and the House of Science.
made up of many modest constructions that contrast with the private mansions on Rue Hors-Château. Musée d'Ansembourg Le Grand Curtius Palais des princes-évêques Museum complex 1 7 – 4000 C Féronstrée 114 LONGDOZ 6 Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculée-Conception (church) This Brabaçon baroque church was completed in 1655.
Collégiale Saint-Barthélemy La Cité Miroir AVROY-GUILLEMINS 2 The façade is decorated with five statues of saints 8 Musée de la Vie wallonne and is adorned with the coat of arms of Prince-Bishop Cour des Mineurs – 4000 D ROUTE Montagne de Bueren Collégiale Saint-Jacques Maximilien-Henri de Bavière. 3 9 Distance: 3 km – Duration: ± 2 h Musée liégeois du Luminaire 7 Montagne de Bueren (steps) Cathédrale Saint-Paul
Coteaux de la Citadelle – 4000 Rue Mère-Dieu 2 E See essentials on the back side.
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29 Gare des Guillemins (railway station)
(Museum of Walloon Life) 8 Musée de la Vie wallonne
Musée de la Vie Wallonne
Gare des Guillemins
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F Place Saint-Lambert
La Boverie 30 Tour Paradis (tower)
Place du Marché 9 Place du Marché (Town Hall and Perron)
Fine Arts Museum
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This tower was built between 2012 and 2014 to house
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La Cité Miroir
the Finance Ministry. It is almost 140 metres high,
G – 4000 Place Xavier-Neujean 22 10 Le Palais des Princes-Évêques (palace) including its antenna.
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31 La Boverie (Fine Arts Museum)
Trésor de Liège 11 Opéra See essentials on the back side. E 12 M H Rue Bonne-Fortune 6 – 4000 LAVEU Inaugurated in 1820 under the Dutch regime, this
Opéra royal de Wallonie Théâtre de Liège
32 Tour cybernétique (cybernetic tower)
building is currently occupied by Liège's Opera House.
This monument was built in 1961 according to the
Aquarium-Muséum et The pediment was added in 1930 and the modern
Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège designs of Nicolas Schöffer. Its distinctive feature is 12 extension that sits atop of it was completed in 2012.
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that it interacts with its environment. – 4020 Quai Édouard-Van-Beneden 22
12 La Cité Miroir (museum)
33 Palais des Congrès (convention centre)
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River Tourist information office
This convention centre was built as part of the major
Musée Tchantchès
works undertaken as part of the World Fair held in
13 Collégiale Saint-Jean (church)
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Rue Surlet 56
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Green area
Lost property office
This church was founded in the 10th century and Brussels in 1958.
rebuilt, except for its tower and cloisters, in the 18th
Main road Musée Grétry 34 Port des Yachts (marina)
century. Its distinguishing feature is that it shares the
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The entrance to Liège's marina is marked by the statue
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of a diver (a copy, inaugurated in 2000, of a model
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14 Le Carré (the square)
11 Steps
Maison de la Métallurgie
This district is the place for partying in Liège and owes
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35 Terrasses (Terraces)
Youth hostel
its name to the streets that intersect at right angles.
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2 Bd Raymond Poincaré 17 – 4020 A series of gardens dating from the late 19th century
With its many bars, it is one of the hotspots of nightlife
decorated with four sculptures, among which is the Car park
in Liège. Railway
bull tamer, rechristened Li Torê, the symbol of Liège’s Musée des Transports en students. 15 Cathédrale Saint-Paul et Trésor de Liège River shuttle route Police station M commun de Wallonie See essentials on the back side.
Rue Richard-Heintz 9 – 4020 36 Trinkhall Museum River shuttle stop Emergency Services
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16 Université de Liège (university)
Founded in 1817 under the Dutch regime, the University the Trinkhall Museum is home to the contemporary art
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Museum Liège skating rink of Liège today boasts more than 20,000 students. The collections of the Créahm as well as an exhibition room
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and a cafeteria. main entrance was built between 1890 and 1892.
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TEC agency (bus)
37 Place de Bronckart (square)
Les Galeries Saint-Lambert Trinkhall Museum 17 La Grand Poste (former post office)
This neo-Gothic style building was completed in 1901. This uniform sequence of neo-classical buildings was
O – 4000 Parc d'Avroy It played host to the postal services until the start of built in the second half of the 19th century and offers a Bpost office (Post office) Pay-per-use public toilets
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of many architectural styles: Romanesque, gothic, 44, designed by Clément Pirnay. They are indicative of
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USEFUL TIPS COLLÉGIALE PLACE DU SAINT- COTEAUX DE LA MARCHÉ LA NAVETTE FLUVIALE BARTHÉLEMY CITADELLE Town Hall and Perron The river shuttle Saint Bartholomew’s collegiate church Hillside of the Citadel The market place in Liège is a The river shuttle is the ideal way to discover the city whilst veritable forum for the city and enjoying the charms of navigating its waterways. Six stops The Saint Bartholomew’s The Hillside of the Citadel is the is home to many listed buildings inclu- link the city’s different districts, allowing visitors to discover Collegiate Church, built out of green lungs of the city near to the 6ding two major monuments: the Perron and the Town Hall. its history and unmissable sites. coaly sandstone in the 11th and 12th historical centre and it offers unique The Perron is the symbol of the city’s freedoms and is at 2 centuries, was restored at the start of the views4 of Liège and the Meuse Valley. In a combination of the heart of its coat of arms. Moved to Bruges in 1467 by From April to October. 2000s. Although it has been transformed as the centuries nature and heritage, the hillside is home to some of the Charles the Bold, it was only returned after his death in 1477. have passed, the collegiate church is still one of the city’s emblematic monuments. www.navettefluviale.be The current Perron monument was rebuilt by Jean Del finest examples of Romanesque architecture in Liège. Cour after the previous one was knocked over by a violent The interior was renovated in the 18th century. From the terraces of the Teutonic knights to the remains storm in 1693. THE COLLEGIATE © Thierry Lechanteur of the 13th-century walls, not forgetting the Montagne de The church is home to baptismal fonts considered to be a Bueren steps, the Hillside of the Citadel contains a whole Traditionally called La Violette, in homage to the name CHURCHES CIRCUIT masterpiece of early 12th-century goldsmithery. Due to the host of gems just waiting to be discovered... Five marked of the building that played host to the city council in the LIÈGE BY BIKE extreme precision of their reliefs and craftsmanship, they trails have been created to help visitors make their way Middle Ages, the Town Hall was bombarded in 1691 by the Le circuit des collégiales are often said to be one of the seven wonders of Belgium. through this Michelin Green Guide 3-star site. troops of Louis XIV. Reconstruction started in 1714 and was The collegiate church also houses many remarkable works completed in 1718. Several cycling tracks created alongside the Meuse allow A map with comments is available from the Tourist Information For a period of eight centuries, Liège was the capital cyclists to discover the city whilst enjoying the river’s banks. of art. Office at 13 Quai de la Goffe. Via this network of points and nodes, Liège is also linked to LE GRAND CURTIUS of an ecclesiastic principality ruled by Prince-Bishops. the neighbouring tourist regions, making the city an ideal 1 It was nicknamed “the city of a hundred bell towers” 7,000 years of art and history starting point for cycling trips! Furthermore, bicycles can WWW.ST-BARTHELEMY.BE and an old adage referred to it as “hell for women, be hired from the tourist information office and the bike 2 purgatory for men and paradise for priests”. point at the Guillemins railway station. Over 5,000 m of floor space, Le Grand Curtius plays host to the prestigious collections of the former weapons, The city has retained a remarkable amount of religious glassware, archaeology, decorative arts, religious arts and PALAIS DES www.visitliege.be heritage as majestically illustrated by its seven former Mosan arts museums. From prehistory to the present day, MUSÉE DE LA PRINCES- collegiate churches: Saint-Paul (the current cathedral), discover the history of Liège, in buildings dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, including the Hôtel Hayme de VIE WALLONNE Saint-Barthélemy, Sainte-Croix, Saint-Denis, Saint- MONTAGNE ÉVÊQUES , and . These seven Bomal and Palais Curtius. The quantity and quality of the Museum of Walloon Life Jacques Saint-Jean Saint-Martin WALKS THROUGH LIÈGE specimens on display and in reserve make it one of the DE BUEREN Prince-Bishop's palace edifices contain traces of more than 1,000 years of finest art and history museums in Belgium. art and history. Each of them still houses an artistic Free app Bueren stairs wonder, such as the 12th-century baptismal font of This palace was the former In late 2018, its Weapons Museum underwent its first phase Located in a magnificent Saint-Barthélemy, the 13th-century Madonna (Sedes Thanks to this application, discover the city independently. residence of Liège’s Prince-Bishops of renovation, concerning the civil weapons collection. Six Sometimes presented as one of convent founded in the 13th centu- and was rebuilt in 1526 under the orders Sapientiae) of Saint-Jean or the 14th-century stalls A wealth of different walks will allow you to discover Liège, hundred specimens of armoury history from the 16th to ry and redesigned in the 17th, the Museum 5 of Saint-Jacques. Moreover, the latter church, with its its valley, hills, historical and commercial centres, paths the most extreme stairways in the of Prince-Bishop Érard de La Marck. This gothic7 style the 21st centuries can be found within the Palais Curtius along the Meuse River, etc. world, this mountain of stone boasts 374 steps. of Walloon Life allows visitors to discover how Wallonia architectural complex boasts two courtyards. In the first, flamboyant architecture, is often said to be one of the (and are listed as exceptional heritage of Wallonia). The It was built in the late 19th century to link the barracks at has undergone a far-reaching transformation since the sixty unique columns are decorated with fantastical human most beautiful churches in Belgium. This application is 100% free, 100% functional and value of these witnesses of high-precision craftsmanship the citadel directly to the lower parts of the city without Industrial Revolution. figures and strange décors that pay witness to currents of practical! and know-how (including masterpieces of mechanics, passing via the street En Pierreuse. humanist thought and the discovery of the Americas. The circuit also includes three other sites very closely engraving, carving, inlaying, etc.) is threefold: their historical, www.visitliege.be It reveals the way of life of the Walloons (beliefs, cus- linked to the collegiate churches and which also pay aesthetical and technical value pays homage to the work of The name of this flight of stairs is evocative of the aborted toms, etc.) and how they have developed since that era. Following a fire in 1734, the southern wing was rebuilt under witness to the city’s religious heritage: the Trésor de Liège’s armourers, making it one of the finest showcases of show of strength by the 600 men of Franchimont. Led by The museum still has an active traditional puppet theatre the reign of Georges-Louis de Berghes, as testified by the Liège, the Archéoforum underground archaeological armoury in the world. Vincent de Bueren and Gossuin de Streel, they tried to and organises temporary exhibitions on a regular basis. imposing coat of arms. The construction of the western museum and Le Grand Curtius museum complex. capture Charles the Bold and Louis XI during the night of wing, built in a neo-gothic style, in order to house the THE PAYS DE LIÈGE AREA WWW.GRANDCURTIUS.BE 29th October 1468. WWW.VIEWALLONNE.BE provincial government, started in 1849. WWW.CIRCUITDESCOLLEGIALES.BE
In addition to Liège, the Pays de Liège area brings together 11 other municipalities that boast many varied and interesting tourist sites. The mark left on the area by the two world wars can be seen in the many forts that pay witness to these dark times. Other places of historical worth in the region concern agriculture industry. MAJOR ACTORS Lastly, the Pays de Liège also boasts out-of-the-ordinary PERFORMING ARTS venues like Fly-In, the world’s largest sky-diving simulator, the Eben-Ezer Tower (a tower made of flint topped off by four winged animals), or also the Prehistomuseum, where visitors can take a taste of prehistoric life. LA CITÉ MIROIR
www.visitliege.be OPÉRA ROYAL Built in 1938, the baths building DE WALLONIE at La Sauvenière is a symbol of The Royal Opera of Wallonia Belgian inter-war modernist style. The 8 baths were inaugurated in 1942, during German As the years have gone by, the Royal occupation, and remained open until 2000. In 2014, they Opera of Wallonia has built up a solid enjoyed a second youth when the Cité Miroir took up reputation and is now an essential player residence. on the international scene. Liège's Opera makes a point of honour in offering a programme that combines reputed It is a cultural centre dedicated to collective memory, performances with new discoveries. WANT TO dialogue between cultures as well as civic rights and acts. The Cité Miroir hosts permanent and temporary exhibitions. WWW.OPERALIEGE.BE FIND OUT The restoration successfully retained the ambiance of the grand hall. This 80-metre long space was occupied by two swimming pools which have been converted into exhibition MORE ? spaces. CATHÉDRALE ET GARE DES WWW.CITEMIROIR.BE TRÉSOR DE LIÈGE GUILLEMINS LA BOVERIE Fine Arts Museum THÉÂTRE DE LIÈGE Saint Paul’s Cathedral and Guillemins railway station 10 Treasure of Liège 11 10 Liège Theatre This one site is home to two of Liège’s A cathedral of glass, concrete and steel, designed by The Fine Arts Museum and an international Liège's Theatre is one of four drama COLLÉGIALE touristic jewels. Santiago Calatrava. exhibition centre. centres in the Wallonia-Brussels Federa- The Guillemins railway station has become one of the tion. Each season, the institution puts on approximately The former collegiate church founded in 966 became a forty performances including almost a dozen first-time SAINT-JACQUES cathedral in 1803 to replace the former Notre-Dame & Saint symbols of Liège. Its white colour and shape are indicative Located in a park at the tip of the Outremeuse Island, performances. Saint James’s collegiate Lambert Cathedral destroyed during the Revolution. The of architect Santiago Calatrava’s style, internationally La Boverie museum is housed in a building erected in 1905 church current gothic style edifice was rebuilt between the 13th renowned particularly for the arts and science centre built for the World Fair and recently renovated by the architect and 16th centuries. Certain additions, such as the tower, in Valencia. Rudy Ricciotti. Situated in a green setting, La Boverie is a WWW.THEATREDELIEGE.BE 1. Download the ADmented application for free date from the 19th century. showcase for modern creation, a wide variety of cultural (from Google Play and the App Store). Browse The former Benedictine Abbey Inaugurated in 2009 after nine years in the making, it is projects, as well as historical and modern art collections. of St James was founded in 1015. The Saint Paul’s Cathedral houses many remarkable works, often compared to a cathedral with its vast glass roof that this map and for each ‘augmentable’ image, 2 such as the 16th century stained-glass windows, Jean Del covers an area of 32,000 m . Its metal roof frame, made of Its artistic project boasts both a programme of internatio- search for the little icon at the bottom of the 9 Cour’s lying Christ (1696) and also paintings and sculptures 39 arches with a height of 40 m, required 10,000 tonnes ORCHESTRE Its abbey church was rebuilt in the 16th century in nal exhibitions and a new setting for the permanent collec- frame. flamboyant Gothic style, with only the Romanesque from the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. of steel. tion of the City of Liège’s fine arts museum. The permanent PHILHARMONIQUE front section remaining. collection gives pride of place to masterpieces by local and 2. Scan the images marked with this logo and The cloister houses the Treasure of Liège museum, Thanks to this station, Liège is directly connected to the world renowned artists. ROYAL DE LIÈGE the essentials included on the map with your European high-speed train network and is only 20 minutes The fully painted vaults, numerous sculpted decorative devoted to the art and history of the former episcopal Liège's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra tablet or smartphone (with an active internet principality of Liège (including paintings, sculptures, away from Aachen, 45 minutes from Brussels, 1 hour from Works by Lambert Lombard, Ingres, Monet, Gauguin, Picas- features that make up an authentic stone lace, Cologne and 2 hours from Paris. connection). 14th-century stalls, 16th-century stained glass windows goldsmithery, etc.). It contains many major items such so, Pissarro, Evenepoel, Delvaux, Magritte and others can and organ case, 17th-century Baroque statues by Jean as the reliquary of Charles the Bold (circa 1471) and the be discovered thanks to a chronologically designed layout Created in 1960, Liège's Royal Philharmonic 3. Discover the additional content in reliquary bust of Saint Lambert (circa 1512). stretching from the Renaissance to the present day, bac- Orchestra is the only professional symphonic del Cour and several other jewels combine to make it orchestra in French-speaking Belgium. It performs in Liège, augmented reality. one of the most beautiful churches in Belgium ked up by information in four languages. La Boverie coo- perates with the prestigious Louvre Museum through an in the prestigious setting of the philharmonic hall (1887), WWW.CATHEDRALEDELIEGE.BE exceptional partnership. throughout Belgium, as well as in major venues and at festivals WWW.CIRCUITDESCOLLEGIALES.BE WWW.TRESORDELIEGE.BE throughout the world. WWW.LABOVERIE.COM WWW.OPRL.BE