The Christmas markets are not the only reason for our little pre-Christmas tour. Of course, we also want to get to know some of the famous sights of the cities.
In Liège, we start with a tour that takes us past the Christmas market, the Palais Provincial, and the City Hall.
The Palais Provincial is the former Prince Bishop’s Palace and now houses the Government of the Province of Liège and the Palace of Justice. The Prince Bishop once united secular and ecclesiastical power. One built his seat in a correspondingly pompous manner.
In the Rue des Mineurs, we arrive at Belgium’s well-known production of waffles. The queue in the street already announces the shop of Une Gaufrette Saperlipopette.
Here the waffles are still baked according to the old tradition. On the opposite side of the street you can watch the production through large shop windows, but only at certain times.
In the shop window of an antique shop, our gaze falls on the Sleeping Beauty.
A few meters further, we find the church Saint-Antoine and the Musée de la Vie wallonne. Both are today jointly managed by the city of Liège.
The old convent of the Friars Minor, dating from the 13th century, has been transformed into the Museum of Life Walloon.
If you turn a road to the east, into the Montagne de Bueren, you can see the staircase of the same name from afar. With 374 steps and a gradient of 30%, the Montagne de Bueren is Belgium’s most extreme staircase.
At the foot of the stairs is Liège’s most famous brewery. Here they brew Liège’s brand, the Curtius {c}. After climbing the stairs, the beer in Brasserie C offers a welcome refreshment.
The staircase, built-in 1881, was named after Vincent van Bueren. He defended the town in the 15th century against the attack of the Duke of Burgundy, Charles the Bold. Built to honor the 600 soldiers who died in the attack, it leads directly from the city center to the Monument au 14ème Régiment de Ligne and the Citadel of Liège.
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More InformationIt remains a mystery to us how the residents living along the staircase bring their furniture and purchases to the houses and remove the waste. What seems evident is that everyone is in pretty good health.
But if you make it to the top, you are rewarded with an extraordinary panoramic view over Liège.
Via Au Pèrî and Rue Volière, we return to the valley and reach the Liège-Saint-Lambert station.
Right next to it is the Collégiale Sainte-Croix, the Church of the Cross. From here, it is only a few steps to the Christmas market.
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