Liege - Liegi

Liege (FrenchLiège, DutchLuik, GermanLüttich) is a city in the region Belgian of the Wallonia.

To know

How to orient yourself

The historic center of Liège extends on the west bank of the Meuse River"Meuse" in French).

As a reference point we can take the secondary railway station "Liège-Palais" where many city buses terminate including those coming from the main station. It is so called because it is near the ancient episcopal palace, the Palais des Princes-Évêques de Liège which overlooks the piazza San Lamberto, where the ancient cathedral once stood, demolished at the time of the riots in Liège that accompanied the French revolution.

• Hors-Château district - To the east of the Episcopal Palace is the Place du Marché with the town hall and in the center the fountain surmounted by the column "le Perron", symbol of Liège. Walking the way Hors Château, flanked by old houses, you arrive at the famous Montagne De Bueren stairway which with its 400 steps leads to the citadel of Liège.
• Old Town - To the south of the market square extend the districts of le Carrè, Ise and La Batte which form the historic center of Liège. The first is a popular neighborhood, so called because of its checkerboard layout. Very picturesque, Le Carrè has a large number of pubs and nightclubs frequented mainly by students. The main attractions of the historic center of Liège are the church of Santa Caterina, the Royal Opera House and the collegiate church of St Jean, which became a cathedral after the destruction of the older one of San Lamberto destroyed in 1794 by the revolutionaries of Liège who followed the example of their French neighbors.
• Outremeuse neighborhood - Crossing the arch bridge or the southernmost pedestrian bridge called "Passerelle Saucy", you enter the Outremeuse district where the Dubuisson Aquarium is located and secondary museums, such as the Tchantchès museum dedicated to puppets.
• Guillemins neighborhood - Located about 3 km south of Place Saint-Lambert, the Guillemins district is around the station of the same name where fast trains stop between Brussels is Colony. The station building is the work of the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.

How to get

By plane

Liège has its own airport but only charter flights operate there. The nearest airport is that of Maastricht (34 km) with a flight from Trapani or from Bari operated by Ryanair.

Otherwise there is the airport of Charleroi (95 km), where it also operates Ryanair with flights from Alghero, Ancona, Bari, Bologna, Toast, Cagliari, Bergamo-Orio al Serio, Pisa, Lamezia Terme, Rome-Ciampino, Trapani, Trieste, Turin, Treviso.

On the train

Gare Liège-Guillemins - Located to the south-east of the center, at a distance of about 2 km, the Guillemins station is where the fast trains of the Thalys service stop for Paris or Colony (7 trains per day). ICE trains to Colony is Frankfurt. Other trains are headed to Maastricht, Luxembourg, Aachen, (Aachen) and the other centers of the Wallonia. Connections with the center (Place St Lambert) are provided by lines 1 and 4 which terminate right in front of the station entrance. Timetables can be found on site of the railways of Belgium

Gare du Palais - Smaller station with less traffic but closer to the center.

How to get around

What see

West bank

• Palais des Princes-Evêques (Palace of the Princes-Bishops), Cour des Mineurs 1, B-4000 Liège. 

• Musée de la Vie Wallonne, Cour des Mineurs, 4000 Liège, Belgium. 

• Collégiale Sainte-Croix, Rue Sainte Croix. 

• Cathédrale Saint-Paul, Place de la Cathédrale. 

• Curtius Palace (Palais Curtius), 13 Quai de Maestricht 4000 Liège, Belgium. 

• Musée d'Ansembourg (Ancien Hôtel d'Ansembourg), Féronstrée 114, 4000 Liège, Belgium. 

• Musée des beaux-arts de Liège (BAL), Ilot Saint-Georges, Féronstrée, 86 - 4000 Liège. 

• Église Saint-André, Place du Marché. 

• Hôtel de ville (Town Hall), Place du Marché. 

• Collégiale Saint-Barthélemy de Liège, Place Saint Barthélémy 4000, Liège, Belgique. 

• Collégiale Saint-Denis, 64, rue Cathédrale. 

• Collégiale Saint-Martin, Rue du Mont Saint Martin 66. 

• Collégiale Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste, Place Xavier-Neujean. 

East bank (Outre-Meuse)

• Musée de zoologie de Liège. 
• Aquarium Dubuisson, 22 Quai Édouard van Beneden - 4020 Liège. 

• Maison de la science, 22, quai Édouard van Beneden. 

• Grétry Museum, 34 rue des Récollets, ☎ 32 4 343 16 10. 

• ^{[link not working]}Tchantchès Museum, 56 rue Surlet, 4020 Liège. 

• Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MAMAC), Parc de la Boverie, 3 - 4020 Liège, ☎ 32 4 343 04 03. À la fin de l'année 2011, the collections of MAMAC sont transférées au Musée des beaux-arts. À la fin de l'année 2012, the Mamac (Musée d’Art moderne et d’Art contemporain) will stop ses portes pour laisser place aux travaux qui donneront naissance au CIAC (Center International d’Art et de Culture) 

• Église Saint-Lambert de Grivegnée. 

• Maison de la métallurgie et de industrie, Boulevard Raymond Poincaré 17. 

• Musée des transports en commun de Liège, 9, rue Richard Heintz. 

Events and parties

What to do

Shopping

How to have fun

Night clubs

• Mama Roma Club (dance club), rue des Célestines, 16 (Le Carré district). 
• Le Pot au Lait, Rue des Soeurs de Hasque 9 (On the pedestrian street between St. Paul's Cathedral and the University of Liège). A cyber café frequented by students and always very lively 
• ^{[link not working]}The jardin des olivettes, Rue Pied du Pont des Arches 6 (Near the bridge of the same name over the Meuse), ☎ 32 4 221 12 51. Suitable for older people, Le jardin des olivettes is a café chantant with an old tradition but full of atmosphere. We drink, sing and dance from 8 pm until dawn 

Gay clubs

If you want detailed information you can consult the website of the LGBT association of Wallonia http://www.alliage.be/ also present on Facebook or go personally to the office located at 7 of the central "rue Hors Château". Below we provide you with a non-complete list of venues.

• ^{[link previously not working]}Le Relax Café (Music bar), Rue Pont d'Avroy 22, Liège, ☎ 32 4 223 54 01. 
• The Spartacus (Cruising Bar), Rue Saint-Jean-en-Isle 12, ☎ 32 04 223 12 59. 
• The Chaps (Fetish bar), Rue Bonne Femme 68 - 4030 Liège (Parc de Oblats). 
• The Aquari'Hom (Sauna), rue d'Harschamps, 20 - 4020 Liège (Between the Place Saint Paul and the University), ☎ 32 4 222 47 41. 
• Délicatescence Love Shop (Sexy shop cruising area), Féronstrée, 123, ☎ 32 4 222 49 39. 

Where to eat

Liege abounds with Italian restaurants, scattered almost everywhere in the center.

Moderate prices

• As Tchantches, Rue Grande Bêche 35 (Close to the Place du Congrès in the Outremeuse district). Renowned restaurant-brewery 

Where stay

Moderate prices

• Auberge de jeunesse Georges Simenon (Hostel), Rue Georges Simenon, 2 (In the Outremeuse neighborhood). 

Average prices

• les Acteurs **, 10 Rue des Urbanistes (Just east of the Le Carré neighborhood, on the Boulevard de Sauventière), ☎ 32-4-223 00 80. 
• Pension Le Petit Cygne **, Rue des Augustins 42 (Just south of the center), ☎ 32 4 222 47 59. 
• Le Cygne d'Argent ***, Rue Beeckman 49 (Close to the previous one), ☎ 32 4 223 70 01. Family run hotel. 

The hotel chain Accor Hotels has 5 hotels in Liège. You can get something off the price if you book well in advance.

Safety

How to keep in touch

Around

• Musée en plein air du Sart-Tilman, Domaine du Sart-Tilman - Château de Colonster - B-4000 Liège. 
• Seraing (9.4 km) - Industrial suburb of Liège with blast furnaces still in operation. The castle is located there Val Saint Lambert inside which are exhibited collections of the museum dedicated to the processing of crystal and glass. Tel: 32 4 330 3620.
• Flémalle - 8 km after Seraing stands the préhistosite de Ramioul, a prehistoric museum also suitable for children.

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