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Liege, Belgium complete tour

travel videos & photos at: https://townsofeurope.com/ with text, maps & links. Belgium has many wonderful cities that are not well known to the typical traveler, and yet they are definitely worth visiting, especially a place like Liège. Here we present the complete tour that tells you all about this magnificent place. 00:00 intro 00:47 map 00:58 Place du Marché 02:36 Cite pedestrian zone 05:20 Pl. de la République Française 06:05 Le Carre 07:26 Rue Pont d'Avroy 09:13 morning stroll 09:56 Passage Lemonnier 11:08 Fontaine de la Vierge 12:22 Cathedral 14:31 Rue Saint Paul 15:54 train station - tram 17:08 Rue Hors-Château 18:55 big stairs - Montagne de Bueren 20:48 Impasse 23:36 Saint-Barthélemy 24:40 Musée Le Grand Curtius 25:48 Tourist Information Office 27:12 narrowest street 28:06 Outremeuse 31:24 Museum of Walloon Life 32:51 party at the palace 37:38 La Batte open market We shall be walking along many of its wonderful pedestrian lanes and visiting a few museums we will go down to the waterfront street market, which is really quite a lot of fun. They say it's the longest street market in all of Belgium. Try their waffles hot from the griddle. And we'll bring you into the great Palace of Justice, where they're having a party, traditional music, dance, food and drinks. Belgium's divided in two socio-linguistic group: Flanders speaks Dutch. Wallonia speaks French. Liège is one of the most prominent cities of Wallonia. A good place to begin our walking tour is at the Market square in the center of the city. Throughout history, it's been the place people gathered to do business. Now it's an active plaza filled with outdoor restaurants. Market Square is one of the oldest in the city with origins dating to the eighth century. By the 18th century 200 merchants crowded into this one square. It also had political and social importance as the main gathering place of the city.