Belgium
Things to do in Liège
24 places14 stories1 routes
Sightlore has 24 places to explore in Liège, and 14 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Liège's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Curtius Museum
The Curtius Museum is a museum of archaeology and decorative arts located on the bank of the river Meuse in Liège, Belgium. It is classified as a Major Heritage of Wallonia.
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Prince-Bishops' Palace
The Palace of the Prince-Bishops is a historic building situated on the Place Saint-Lambert in the centre of Liège, Belgium. It was the residence of former Prince-Bishops of Liège and once faced the monumental Cathedral of St. Lambert.
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Museum of Walloon Life
The Museum of Walloon Life (Musée de la Vie wallonne) is a folk museum in Liège, Belgium. The museum covers the folklore and ethnography of the region of Wallonia.
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Liège Cathedral
Liège Cathedral, otherwise St. Paul's Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Liège, Belgium. Founded in the 10th century, it was rebuilt from the 13th to the 15th century and restored in the mid-19th century.
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St Bartholomew's Church, Liège
The Collegiate Church of St. Bartholomew is a Roman Catholic collegiate church in Liège, Belgium.
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Citadel of Liège
The Citadel of Liège was the central fortification of the strategic Belgian city of Liège, Wallonia, until the end of the 19th century. It is located in the Sainte-Walburge neighborhood, 111 metres (364 ft) above the Meuse valley.
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Opéra Royal de Wallonie
The Opéra Royal de Wallonie is an opera house located on the Place de l'Opéra, in Liège, Belgium.
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Holy Cross Church, Liège
The Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic church in Liège, Belgium, located on the Place Verte at the corner of the Rue Sainte-Croix and the Rue Haute-Sauvenière.
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St Martin's Basilica, Liège
St. Martin's Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica situated on the Publémont hill in the city centre of Liège, Belgium.
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Baptismal font at St Bartholomew's Church, Liège
The baptismal font at St Bartholomew's Church, Liège is a Romanesque brass or bronze baptismal font made between 1107 and 1118 now in the Collegiate Church of St. Bartholomew in Liège, Belgium.
Discovery routes in Liège
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Liège: the Prince-Bishops' Palace and Bueren
From the Basilica of Saint-Martin to Sainte-Croix, the Prince-Bishops' Palace, the Perron and the Museum of Walloon Life, up the Montagne de Bueren to the Citadel, then the Grand Curtius, Saint-Barthélemy and its baptismal font, Saint-Denis, Saint-Paul's Cathedral, the Opera and Saint-Jean.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Prince-Bishops' Palace
The Palace of the Prince-Bishops is a historic building situated on the Place Saint-Lambert in the centre of Liège, Belgium. It was the residence of former Prince-Bishops of Liège and once faced the monumental Cathedral of St. Lambert.
Citadel of Liège
The Citadel of Liège was the central fortification of the strategic Belgian city of Liège, Wallonia, until the end of the 19th century. It is located in the Sainte-Walburge neighborhood, 111 metres (364 ft) above the Meuse valley.
Opéra Royal de Wallonie
The Opéra Royal de Wallonie is an opera house located on the Place de l'Opéra, in Liège, Belgium.
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.
Théâtre de Liège
Théâtre de Liège is a theatre in Liège, Belgium.
Liège-Guillemins railway station
Liège-Guillemins railway station is the main station in Liège, Belgium. It is one of the most important hubs in the country and is one of the four Belgian stations on the high-speed rail network.
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 Exposition.
Museums
Museum of Walloon Life
The Museum of Walloon Life (Musée de la Vie wallonne) is a folk museum in Liège, Belgium. The museum covers the folklore and ethnography of the region of Wallonia.
Curtius Museum
The Curtius Museum is a museum of archaeology and decorative arts located on the bank of the river Meuse in Liège, Belgium. It is classified as a Major Heritage of Wallonia.
Blegny-Mine
Blegny-Mine was a coal mine in Trembleur, near Liège, in Belgium which today is preserved as an industrial heritage site and show mine.
La Boverie
La Boverie is a museum in the city of Liège in Belgium.
Musée des transports en commun de Liège
Transport museum in Liège displaying old trams, trolleybuses and buses.
Places of worship
St Martin's Basilica, Liège
St. Martin's Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica situated on the Publémont hill in the city centre of Liège, Belgium.
Holy Cross Church, Liège
The Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic church in Liège, Belgium, located on the Place Verte at the corner of the Rue Sainte-Croix and the Rue Haute-Sauvenière.
St Bartholomew's Church, Liège
The Collegiate Church of St. Bartholomew is a Roman Catholic collegiate church in Liège, Belgium.
Church of St. Denis (Liège)
The Collegiate Church of St. Denis is a Roman Catholic parish church in Liège, Belgium. The fortified building was designed to be part of the city's defences.
Liège Cathedral
Liège Cathedral, otherwise St. Paul's Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Liège, Belgium. Founded in the 10th century, it was rebuilt from the 13th to the 15th century and restored in the mid-19th century.
Church of Saint John the Evangelist
The Collegiate Church of St. John the Evangelist is a Roman Catholic church in Liège, Belgium.
St James's Church
St. James's Church is a Roman Catholic church located in the center of Liège, Belgium.
Monuments
Perron of Liège
The Perron of Liège is a perron, a civic monument, in the centre of the Belgian city Liège. Its precise age is unknown, but it is mentioned in written sources as early as the 12th century.
Montagne de Bueren
Montagne de Bueren is a 374-step staircase in Liège, Belgium. The staircase is named after Vincent de Bueren, who defended Liège against an attack by the Duke of Burgundy, Charles the Bold in the 15th century.
Baptismal font at St Bartholomew's Church, Liège
The baptismal font at St Bartholomew's Church, Liège is a Romanesque brass or bronze baptismal font made between 1107 and 1118 now in the Collegiate Church of St. Bartholomew in Liège, Belgium.
Memorial interallié de Cointe
The Interallied Memorial at Cointe is a war memorial built after World War I in Liège, Belgium. The memorial is a complex consisting of the Sacré-Cœur church as a religious building and a cenotaph with a tower as a secular monument.
Pont de Wandre
The Pont de Wandre is a single-pier cable-stayed bridge carrying the N667 road across the Albert Canal and the river Meuse between Liège (on the east side) and Herstal (on the west side), both in Belgium.
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