Things to do in Liège
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Liège (, lee-EZH, lee-AYZH; French: ; Walloon: Lîdje; Dutch: Luik ; German: Lüttich ) is a city and municipality in the Belgian region of Wallonia, and the capital of the eponymous province. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from borders with the Netherlands (Maastricht is about 33 km (20.5 mi) to the north) and Germany (Aachen is about 53 km (32.9 mi) north-east). In Liège, the Meuse meets the river Ourthe. The city is part of the sillon industriel, the former industrial backbone of Wallonia. It is still the principal economic and cultural centre of the region.
The municipality consists of the following sections (sub-municipalities): Liège proper, Angleur, Bressoux, Chênée, Glain, Grivegnée, Jupille-sur-Meuse, Rocourt, and Wandre. In January 2026, Liège had 198,102 inhabitants. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 1,879 km2 (725 sq mi) and had a total population of 749,110 on 1 January 2008. This includes a total of 52 municipalities, such as Herstal and Seraing.
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The best-known places
Culture
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Montagne de Bueren
Montagne de Bueren (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃taɲ də byʁɛn, -ʁən]) is a 374-step staircase in Liège, Belgium.
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Le Grand Curtius
The Curtius Museum (French: Musée Curtius) is a museum of archaeology and decorative arts located on the bank of the river Meuse in Liège, Belgium.
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Forum arts centre in Liège, Belgium
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Musée de la Vie Wallonne
The Museum of Walloon Life (Musée de la Vie wallonne) is a folk museum in Liège, Belgium.
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Musée des Transports en commun de Wallonie
museum
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Aquarium & Museum
University of Liege Aquarium
History
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St. Paul's Cathedral
Liège Cathedral, otherwise St.
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Prince-Bishops' Palace
The Palace of the Prince-Bishops (French: Palais des Princes-Evêques) is a historic building situated on the Place Saint-Lambert in the centre of Liège…
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Collégiale Saint-Barthélemy
The Collegiate Church of St.
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Église Saint-Jacques St.
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Le Perron
The Perron of Liège (French: Perron de Liège) is a perron, a civic monument, in the centre of the Belgian city Liège.
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Opéra Royal de Wallonie
The Opéra Royal de Wallonie (French pronunciation: [ɔpeʁa ʁwajal də walɔni], lit.
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Fort de la Chartreuse
The Fort de la Chartreuse, which dominates the Amercœur neighborhood of Liège in Belgium, was built between 1817 and 1823 to defend the city.
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Basilique Saint-Martin
St.
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Collégiale Saint-Denis
The Collegiate Church of St.
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Mémorial Interallié
The Interallied Memorial at Cointe (in French: Mémorial Interallié) is a war memorial built after World War I in Liège, Belgium.
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Hôtel de ville de Liège
The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil] , City Hall), also known as La Violette, is the town hall of Liège, Belgium.
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Citadel of Liège
The Citadel of Liège (French: Citadelle de Liège) was the central fortification of the strategic Belgian city of Liège, Wallonia, until the end of the 19th…
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La Boverie
La Boverie (French pronunciation: [la bɔvʁi]) is a museum in the city of Liège in Belgium.
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Collégiale Saint-Jean l'Évangéliste
The Collegiate Church of St.
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Collégiale Sainte-Croix
The Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross (French: Collégiale Sainte-Croix) is a Roman Catholic church in Liège, Belgium, located on the Place Verte at the…
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Pont de Fragnée bridge in Belgium
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Pont des Arches
bridge in Liège, Belgium
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Pont-Barrage de Monsin
The Pont-barrage de Monsin ("bridge-dam or bridge-weir" of Monsin), across the Meuse at Liège, Belgium, was inaugurated for the 1930 Liège International…
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Château de Colonster Colonster Castle (Château de Colonster) is a castle near Liège in Wallonia, Belgium, sited on a rocky spur in the Ourthe valley.
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Église Saint-Servais
church building in Liège, Belgium
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Église Saint-Gilles
church in Liège, Belgium
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Château de Péralta
castle in Wallonia
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Li Tore
Bronze sculpture by Léon Mignon (1881)