This flamboyant Gothic church retains a Romanesque narthex, the remains of the Benedictine abbey founded in the 11C. To the north, you will see an interesting Renaissance façade. Under the porch, a bas-relief from 1380 represents the coronation of th..

This museum is devoted to popular arts and folklore in the Walloon region. It is housed in a former abbey of the Friars Minor, and includes a puppet theatre and rooms devoted to traditional life. Visitors learn about bygone ways of life through int..

This amazing aquarium is under Liège University's Zoological Institute. Through the glass walls of its 46 tanks, visitors can admire an astonishing variety of fishes from the four corners of the globe. Don't miss 'Sharks and Coral Reefs', a 66,000-li..

This palace, built around 1000 by Bishop Notger, has been renovated many times. It was entirely rebuilt in 1526 on the orders of Prince-Bishop La Marks, and its main façade was rebuilt after the 1734 fire. The left wing, in its neo-Gothic style, date..

This museum retraces the development of religious art in the diocese of Liège from the high Middle Ages and includes several masterpieces. Upstairs, you can see a model of the old cathedral of St Lambert. Note the Holy Virgin of Évegnée (late 11C),..

This beautiful private mansion dating back to the 18C and located in a street in the old town was commisionned by the tradesman and banker Michel Willems. Inside this museum, there is a sophisticated atmosphere: ornate ceilings with stucco, walls cov..

This museum is located in a beautiful 18C private mansion where the Outrthe regional council was based from 1800 to 1814 and where Napoléon stayed in 1803 and 1811. The Firearms Museum exhibits in a very attractive way one of the richest collections ..

This high patrician house in the Renaissance Mosan style was built in the early 17C for Jean Curtius, a rich arms dealer from the Spanish armies. Today, it houses some precious collections. Do not miss the Evangelary of Notger , ivory from around 10..

In the Meuse Renaissance style, this grand late-16C patrician residence was built for Jean Curtuis who supplied munitions to the armies of Spain. Today it displays precious collections of archaeology, religious art, regional works, arms, decorative a..

This museum occupies a Louis XVI building erected in 1905. It has a lovely collection of paintings and sculptures. You can see work by French painters (Gauguin, Monet, Signac, Derain) and some Picassos. Belgian painting is also represented by Van Rys..

This fine Gothic building is made up of three vast naves with a triforium. The superb foliage decoration dates from the 16C. There are some fine works of art here including a magnificent pulpit dating back to the 19C. The treasury room contains the g..

This square is located in the heart of the pedestrianised shopping district. A magnificent Madonna and Child by Delcour stands on top of a pleasant fountain.

This church is in the heart of the shopping district. Founded in the 10C by Bishop Notger, it was transformed several times. It retains the base of an important main body from the 12C. The interior was rebuilt in the 18C. You can see in the right arm..

This square is the historical birthplace of Liège. The cathedral of St Lambert used to stand here and excavations have uncovered its remains. The square dates back to the period of Bishop Notger (10C).

This church's curious shape (an octagon covered by a cupola) is inspired by the cathedral in Aix-la-Chapelle. The church was built by the prince-bishop Notger in the late 10C. Its main building was raised in about 1200 and its nave built in the 18C. ..

With three naves of equal height, this imposing church, dating back to the 13C and 14C, is a hall church. It has a Romanesque main building. A rarity is its two choirs, built in opposite directions, facing one another. The southern choir is currently..

This pleasant squre is lined with many cafés and restaurants. Here you will see the Fountain of Tradition (1719) and the lovely 18C Town Hall , or La Violette , with its lovely rear façade. But the main monument on the square is the "Perron&..

This museum is dedicated to "François", a legendary puppet from Liège. The place belongs to an association called République d'Outremeuse. It is located in the very heart of the district of the same name. You will admire a puppet collection..

The Walloon Art Museum is dedicated to painters from Brussels and Wallonia who took part in the major European artistic movements stretching from the 16C to present day. A modern building houses the museum on the Islet of St Georges . Among others, ..

This street is named after the religious community that used to occupy the old Beguine convent of St-Esprit , whose lovely half-timbered façades you can see. Next door, a former posthouse houses the reconstructed studio of the violinist Eugène Ysaïe..