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Top 10 Things to do in Grace-Hollogne, Belgium
Grâce-Hollogne (Walloon: Gråce-Hologne) is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liege. The municipality is effectively a part of the greater Liège conurbation, separated from Liège city centre by the municipality of Saint-Nicolas. Included within its boundaries is Liège Airport.
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1. Fly-in
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By Pat042 - Geneva, Switzerland
What a fantastic experience for kids or adults ... In a safe, but impressive, environment, you get the feeling of flying. Instructors are real professonals. An experience to live, really. The only very negative points is the "management" : trying to call several times without any success, getting a smile from the lady at the reception is a huge challenge, and the picture package is a way to get a bit more money but you will do better with your phone ... They probably think that because of their success, they don't need those basics things ... Anyway, congrats again to the instructors. Great Job combined with passion (we had the letton guy by the way).
2. Opera Royal de Wallonie-Liege
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 149 reviews
Founded in 1967, the association Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège is largely subsidized by the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, the City and Province of Liege. It is one of three major opera houses in Belgium. From the beginning, the institution occupies the Théâtre Royal de Liège, beautiful building loaned by the City of Liège (opened November 4, 1820). Its location in the heart of Liège and the Euregio, at the crossroads between Germany, the Netherlands, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and France, attracts a wide audience both Belgian and international.
Reviewed By DSC-NOVA - Fairfax, Virginia
We attended several Performances at the newly refurbished Opera royal de Wallonie and enjoyed every minute of it! The performance was first rate (the Italian sisters of Cav and Pag, set in production by tenor Jose Cura -- who also performed the lead in both of these short works.) It was magical!
The opera staff is friendly and goes out of its way to assist visitors; it was a delight working with them.
The opera house itself is not imposing in the foyer area; I'm not sure if the reconstruction is complete but it is very shallow and when we were there still covered with rough construction detailing. Inside the auditorium, it seems each seat must have good sightlines and the acoustics seemed wonderful.
Women's bathrooms, as is true in far too many places, were small and with too few stalls.
If opera is your thing and you are in Belgium when the Opera Royal has a production, it may well be worthwhile to visit and enjoy a wonderful evening of music.
3. Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial
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4.5 based on 63 reviews
Reviewed By Tupelo010835 - Denton, TX
A young soldier from my wife's hometown in Texas is buried here so we've been trying to get here for quite a number of years. Finally made it and found his grave. She put a small American flag on his grave.
The entrance to this cemetery is particularly moving. After leaving the parking lot and walking past the entry building you suddenly walk up on the thousands of perfectly aligned markers. If this doesn't bring a tear to your eye, nothing will.
We were particularly impressed with the quality and the thoroughness of the battle maps that are on display inside the entry building. Someone (several someone's) surely spent a tremendous amount of time researching, planning and executing this spectacular display. The attached photos don't do it justice but it will give you the general idea until you are able to visit.
Rest in Peace young soldiers.
Highly recommended
4. Fort de Loncin
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4.5 based on 35 reviews
Reviewed By marcopretelli
Leaded by a voluntary that helped us to understand the fort, we visited the place. History is all around you and you can appreciate what it means. The place was really important during the WW I; but, in general terms, the story shows how useless is the war and all the instruments built to fight it. I live in Venice and all around the city there is a system of forts known as "campo trincerato di Mestre" to protect the city that didn't work in all its life: in both cases (Loncin, that worked but didn't save the life of its soldiers) and Mestre (that wasn't used at all and now is totally unfit to protect whatever you want) the result is that military expenses are useless...
5. Maison des Terrils
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3.5 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By 153Bee - Belgium
Liege has a big industrial history and used to have a lot of coal mines. All that remain of them are the coal tips ("les terrils"). Here in Saint-Nicolas, the nature organization Natagora made 2 of those tips a natural reserve, where you can observe all the trees, flowers, and plants that have taken over and are covering the soil that used to be covered by chimneys and machines. You can observe lots of butterflies, a kind of cricket with blue wings, birds. They built a beautiful pond in the shape of a giant dragonfly, to allow insects and toads to have access to water (tips are typically very dry in the summer, as the soil doesn't retain water). On top of a tip there are even sheep grazing. The view on Terril du Gosson 2 is stunning, well at least if you are interested in history and industry. You can see the river la Meuse, Seraing and its furnace, different tips, Flemalle, St Nicolas...
There is also a discovery center, but at the time of our visit it was closed (during summer, it opens 7am-2pm).
I will definitely go back. The walk is easy (my daughter was running around) and wonderful.
6. Fort de Flemalle
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4 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By jltesta - flémalle
N'étant pas fan d'armée j'avais un peu peur. Mais le guide Grégory est très passionnant et passionné. La visite vaut le détour pour un prix dérisoire, très belle ambiance. Des gens et un concept intéressants. On découvre les entrailles de ce fort ainsi que son évolution. Une collection d'armes et de costumes la complète. Après un pot de l'amitié à la caféteria.
7. Val Saint-Lambert Crystal Factory
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4 based on 21 reviews
Reviewed By OlderGuy1956 - Dorchester, United Kingdom
If glassware is your thing - or you're interested in the history of industrial processes and skills - this is the place to be. The home of the famous Belgian crystal glass makers - Val St Lambert - this attraction combines a working factory with tours, museum and factory shop. Definitely do the tour - to see glass being blown - if you haven't seen it before - is amazing. Combine that with a browse round the shop (you'll need a BIG credit card) and the museum and it really is a fine way to spend half a day.
8. Eglise St-Jacques
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4.5 based on 153 reviews
Reviewed By MrFourPoundsWorth - Crawley Down, United Kingdom
I like Church Buildings that have more than a nod to what Christianity is all about.
To that end I was delighted with the exhibition which was on display here, with various Bible passages and scenes providing the artists with their inspiration.
The bright Sunshine and simple high level yellow windows cast fabulous shades across the floor and seats.
9. Eglise Saint-Nicolas
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3.5 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By georges j - Liege, Belgium
Comme la plupart des églises de Wallonie, nous avons trouvé porte close même un dimanche passé 10h00. La façade extérieure est très banale et elle donne directement sur la rue principale. Soyez prudent car les automobilistes du coin roulent à vive allure malgré une visibilité très limitée. Cette église est minuscule, on dirait une chapelle.
10. Coteaux de la Citadelle
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4.5 based on 569 reviews
Reviewed By DSC-NOVA - Fairfax, Virginia
The Citadel in Liege refers to the remnants of the Liege fortification that formed the origins of this Belgium city. Much of the original stone framework has been destroyed; some has been incorporated into the modern city; another key section apparently was destroyed to allow the construction of a very large hospital toward the top of the highest hill. According to the blurb we read before heading off, the slopes are home to more than 60 historic monuments and five listed sites—but the spots are not particularly well-marked so identifying them is difficult. However, for those who need some fresh air and exercise, this place certainly fits the bill, especially since Liege is not known as a top-rated tourist destination and places to see and things to do can be somewhat limited.
So on one particularly fine, late September morning, armed with our trusty hotel city map, we decided to walk from the city center to the Citadel. We found absolutely no signs directing us to the place and were soon meandering around inside a quaint neighborhood featuring a narrow cobblestone road and no sidewalks—apparently some of the walls of the original fortress make up the backdrop. We didn’t pass anyone to ask for directions so we just kept heading upwards, assuming that eventually we would get the highest point of land and at least see the remnants in the vicinity. About 15 minutes in we found ourselves at the bottom of a steep set of steps without any markings. We climbed up and found ourselves at the Citadel park.
At the top is a large stone obelisk overlooking the town. We think the memorial was built to honor those who had been executed during World Wars I and II, but there is nothing explicit to verify. The memorial is simple and effective, the views of the city and river below pleasing. Behind the monument the space opened into a hiking area and so off we went to explore the entire space. Again we found no meaningful signs or directions and we passed only one jogger so we meandered until we reached the top, which is home to a very large, very populated, and very popular hospital.
We found no signs to indicate how to continue on to the other side of the park or, indeed, how to get back onto the Citadel’s hiking paths so we circumnavigated the hospital until we found an opening and trusted it to be the right path—at least it was going down. We also found—at last—an area map which indicated that there were two trails (purple and red) available but no indication which one we were on. We decided to just keep heading down and eventually noticed that every now and then a splotch of red paint would show up on a tree trunk or stone; eventually we were overtaken with school kids climbing of the path on well-worn shortcuts; toward the end was a teacher walking up the trail in high heels. We came out of the Citadel on school grounds (again, no signs) and made toward the general direction of where we thought the river might be—this was pretty much guesswork since it was difficult to find a reference point on the map. We might have given up and hailed a taxi but….this isn’t a tourist town so free-roaming taxis are not easy to spot. After a few missteps, we sighted the river, followed it for a way and then, and only then, saw a sign pointing to the city center.
We enjoy walking, especially in a nature zone, so except for a few moments of panic when we believed ourselves to be completely lost and heading out of country, we had a good time. A few signs would have been greatly appreciated. If you are not used to walking, ascending via the steps as we did might be a problem but there were no other folks around so definitely no need to rush. The downward trail had some steep spots to be aware of. In all, we spent around three hours (city center to city center). The only overview that we found was at the monument itself, where you can see most of the city and the river. We did not find any other identifiable points of interest (but then, we don’t think we did the entire loop so if we ever go back, we’ll try to do a better job of navigating to find all the gems others seemed to have found). Other than that, it is a pleasant walk.
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