Liège - Palais des Princes-Evêques and Surroundings
The central area of the city is formed by Place Saint-Lambert and the adjoining squares Place du Marché (Market Place) in the northeast and the Place de la République Française in the southwest. The Place du Maréchal de Foch joins the Boulevard de la Sauvenière. As all four squares are choked by traffic a new road system is being introduced. The district east of the Place Saint-Lambert is the oldest part of the city.
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Museum of Religious Art
Adjoining the Musée de la Vie Wallonne in the Rue Mère-Dieu is the Musée d'Art Religieux (Museum of Religious and Mosan Art). It was the former Diocesan museum and exhibits in nine rooms religious works from the churches of Liège and the Meuse region.
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 16:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Remembrance Day / 1918 Armistice Day (November 11)
All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Remembrance Day / 1918 Armistice Day (November 11)
All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Place Saint-Lambert
Until 1796 the Cathédrale Saint-Lambert, the largest cathedral in the Netherlands at that time, stood in the Place Saint-Lambert. It was destroyed by the French revolutionaries and their supporters in Liège and the ruins moved in 1808. The excavations of the church foundations and the hypocaust of a Roman villa below the square are accessible by a staircase. Georges Simenon was born at No. 24 Rue Léopold which leads from the square to the Meuse.
Steps of the Montagne du Bueren
The climb up the 374 steps of the Montagne du Bueren to the Parc de la Citadelle (158m/518ft) is rewarded with a fine view of the city. The park incorporates the grounds and bastions of the 18th C. citadel (now a barracks). Either return the same way or continue along the path already started, which finally leads back down to the church of Saint-Barthélemy.
