Liège, Municipal capital city in Wallonia, Belgium
Liège is the capital of the Belgian province of Liège and spreads across the river valleys of the Meuse and Ourthe in Wallonia. The city sits in a basin surrounded by hills and crossed by several waterways that separate and link different neighborhoods.
The city grew from the early Middle Ages as the seat of prince-bishops and remained an independent ecclesiastical principality until the French Revolution. After 1815, it became part of the Netherlands and later Belgium, with coal mining and heavy industry becoming the main economic drivers for the region.
The La Batte market runs along the Meuse every Sunday morning and draws families from across the region to buy local produce, textiles and household goods. Liégeoise waffles originate from this city and differ from Brussels waffles through their dense texture and embedded sugar crystals.
The center is walkable, with most points of interest concentrated in the old town and along the river. Streets climb steeply toward the higher neighborhoods, so comfortable footwear helps when walking for longer periods.
Beneath the city center lies a network of medieval cellars and underground passages, some of which open for guided visits. The public drinking water system still draws from natural springs in the surrounding hills.
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Wallonia brings together a range of places that tell the story of the south of Belgium. You will find historic towns like Mons, Namur, Liege or Tournai, with their bell towers, cathedrals and cobbled squares. Castles and monasteries show the region’s medieval past, while citadels overlook valleys...
Le génie du mal
551 m
Montagne de Bueren
438 m
Fort de la Chartreuse
2.3 km
Liège Cathedral
553 m
Open air museum of Sart-Tilman
484 m
Parc de la Boverie
1.8 km
Perron of Liège
157 m
Prince-Bishops' Palace
93 m
St Hubert's Key
253 m
Baptismal font at St Bartholomew's Church, Liège
741 m
Curtius Museum
738 m
Outremeuse
835 m
St Bartholomew's Church, Liège
748 m
Opéra Royal de Wallonie
306 m
Citadel of Liège
719 m
Memorial interallié de Cointe
2.8 km
St James's Church
929 m
Pont de Fragnée, Liège
2.7 km
Place Saint-Lambert
23 m
Le Forum
529 m
Coal mine of Hasard de Cheratte
7.9 km
Hospitaal van Bavière
1 km
La Boverie
2 km
Cointe Observatory
3.2 km
St Martin's Basilica, Liège
665 m
Liège City Hall
139 m
Pont des Arches
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