City break in Liege. Active leisure ideas for Liege - attractions, recreation and nightlife

The city of Liege is still attracting the shopping addicts. The quiet city impresses its visitors with plenty of great market places, bright fairs and modern shopping centers. The largest market in the city is the Marché de la Batte place which is among the largest market places of Europe. There one will find different goods including fresh vegetables, clothing, unusual souvenirs and handmade crafts. The most popular junket markets are placed in the city districts of Saint Pholien and Saint Gilles. The main issues of interests offered there are the ancient relics, paintings and souvenirs. Experienced collectors say these markets are full of unique antiques.

The Galerie Liege-Opera shopping center is the best place to find some brand clothes and accessories. Apart from numerous boutiques and departments with clothing and footwear the shopping center offers souvenir shops as well. One of the most popular souvenirs among city guests is undoubtedly cheese, to find some sorts of local treat one should set off to the St-Remy shop. Visitors will have a chance to try desired sorts of cheese before purchasing. The shop offers different sorts of cheese fitting every taste and budget.

The most comfortable places for shopping is still the Galerie Cathedrale shopping center of Liege. Its visitors can enjoyably walk through elite jewelry boutiques and have a chance at any desired moment to dislocate to one of the comfortable, cozy restaurants. Liege has many places for family recreation. Tourists traveling with kids are recommended to visit the local Aquarium. It borders on Zoological Garden. Thus after the visiting and exploring of the underwater world a family can continue the cultural entertainment with exploration of the enclosures with exotic animals. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

The film art fans will love the modern cinemas of Le Churchill and Le Parc. The modern shopping and entertaining center Media city, apart from the cinemas, presents game rooms for kids as well as boutiques and cafés. The nightlife fans should surely visit the La Zone club as this place constantly holds concerts engaging popular music bands and presentations meanwhile the club bar will treat the guests with speciality drinks and the best sorts of beer.

Liege provides great opportunities for active pastime. When it comes to water activities, cruises and boat trips are especially popular. Bicycle is considered to be the most popular transport in the city. You can take a nice bike ride through wonderful picturesque parks, having previously rented the vehicle. Great places to do this include Parc de la Boverie and Parc d'Avroy where, among other things, you can have a picnic and admire the magnificent views. However, one shouldn't ignore other corners of nature - for example, Serres du Jardin Botanique attracting tourists with its wonderful aroma of tropical plants or Observatoire du Monde des Plantes where you can learn a lot of new and interesting facts about various plants.

Have a good time at the Comédie Centrale de Liège that holds great theatrical performances, during which the audience can not help laughing. A strong charge of positive energy for a long time is guaranteed. Those wishing to have a pleasant time enjoying spa treatments should head to the best facility of this kind in Liege - Louvrex les Bains. A pleasant relaxing atmosphere and original design are just a few plus points in addition to massage sessions and wonderful time spent in saunas and relaxation rooms. While in Liege, it's worth visiting Patinoire where you can enjoy ice skating to the fullest. It is important to note that such leisure is available all year round.

For those traveling in Liege as a big family, it'd be a good idea to visit Popy Aventures, a great place to play mini-golf. The center is beautifully decorated and features a wonderful gastronomic component. However, Goolfy Club is equally good for mini-golf players. This one is decorated under the theme of the animal world - both underwater and terrestrial. Beautiful luminous animal figures will forever impress visitors - and not only small ones. Another great place for the whole family is Paintball.be, although you can go here with your friends too. Those wishing to hit pins will enjoy time spent in Carré d'As Bowling, and if you'd rather prefer a virtual reality station, it's worth mentioning Virtual Room Liege.

Among escape room clubs, the most popular ones are Evasion Room and Get Out Liege. Evasion Room invites visitors to plunge into the atmosphere of Chicago in the 30s, unravel the mystery of the disappearance of hikikomori teenagers or immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the 70s when hippies were in fashion. Visitors have standard 60 minutes to escape the room. In Get Out Liege, players can choose from solving the puzzles of the mysterious Tesla machine, the assassination of Kennedy or secrets enveloping the Knights Templar. And all this happens in authentically decorated rooms. We cannot fail to mention the gambling paradise - Circus Casino originally stylized under the circus theme (as is clear from the name). Slot machines and roulette tables are available for all comers.

Liege has many great bars and clubs for a night out. Every tourist will have the opportunity to enjoy themselves leaving the most pleasant memories of their local leisure. Le Pot au Lait is considered the most popular bar - and not least due to its authentic and unique design. Most of its guests prefer beer, the bar offers a wide selection of beers for every taste. Those who love great cocktails are recommended to check out Café Brasil, and connoisseurs of stronger drinks should visit L'atelier du Gin. Among noisy clubs for dancing all night long, it is worth mentioning Le Cuba'r where, among other things, excellent cocktails are served.