Liège, daughter of the Meuse
river. Liège is called 'La cité ardente'
(the fiery city). A city at the crossroads
of Northern and Southern European culture.
Liège is an old industrial center which
faces the challenge of adapting to the
21st century.Nowadays Liége is a rapidly
changing city where old meets new. Take a
walk through the old city center and
discover the typical traffic-free alleys
and shopping streets where terraces
abound. Visit the central St. Lambert
square where a new modern Liège is
growing. Take a walk alongside the banks
of the majestically flowing Meuse river
and see Liège from a distance.
Liège is also the city of GEORGE SIMENON (1903
- 1989), the creator of police detective
MAIGRET. Simenon was a very prolific writer.
His enormous literary production has been
translated everywhere in the world. He wrote
hundreds of novels and stories, both under his
own name or under a pseudonym. In 1931 he
started the series of Maigret stories. Of
humble beginnings, he has become one of the
most popular novelists of the 20th
century.
If you like local specialties you cannot leave
the city without having tasted a sweet 'Gaufre
de Liège' (Waffle of Liège). You will find this
delicacy at every bakery and even at stands in
the street.
Liège, daughter of the Meuse
river. Liège is called 'La cité ardente'
(the fiery city). A city at the crossroads
of Northern and Southern European culture.
Liège is an old industrial center which
faces the challenge of adapting to the
21st century.Nowadays Liége is a rapidly
changing city where old meets new. Take a
walk through the old city center and
discover the typical traffic-free alleys
and shopping streets where terraces
abound. Visit the central St. Lambert
square where a new modern Liège is
growing. Take a walk alongside the banks
of the majestically flowing Meuse river
and see Liège from a distance.