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Liège · Belgium
In the destination Liège and Spa.
In the photo: Pouhon Pierre-le-Grand de Spa
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Spa is a small town of about 10,000 inhabitants in the hills of the Ardennes, in the province of Liège, where French is spoken. Its naturally sparkling, iron-rich springs attracted nobles and kings and gave their name to spa resorts around the world. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing of the Great Spa Towns of Europe. Visitors taste the water at the Pouhon Pierre-le-Grand, stroll through the Parc de Sept Heures, visit the Musée de la Ville d'eaux, go up to the Thermes de Spa and walk to the Lac de Warfaaz. Nearby is the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.
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The local experience
An 1880 pavilion that houses Spa’s most abundant spring, with naturally sparkling, iron-rich water. It bears the name of Tsar Peter the Great, who took the waters there in 1717, and serves as the town's tourist information centre.
Thermal centre atop the Annette et Lubin hill, reached by funicular from the centre. It has indoor and outdoor pools fed with mineral water from the Clémentine spring, heated, with views over the town.
Tree-lined park in the center of Spa, the former promenade of 19th-century spa-goers. It features the Galerie Léopold II, a covered gallery dating from 1878 that hosts an antiques fair, events and summer concerts.
Museum of Spa's thermal history, housed in the Villa Royale, the former residence of Queen Maria Henriqueta. Known for its collection of jolités, painted wooden trinket boxes that visitors took as souvenirs.
Lake formed by a dam built in 1892 on the Wayai stream, northeast of Spa's center. It has a waterside path, pedal boats in season and a trail of about 4 kilometers from the thermes.
Autodrome for the Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix, with just over 7 kilometres of track through the forests of the Ardennes. It is in Francorchamps, near Spa, and offers behind-the-scenes guided tours from March to November.
Historic building in the centre of Spa, successor to the Redoute opened in the 18th century for the aristocrats who came to take the waters. The façade and the halls date from the early 20th century, the work of architect Alban Chambon, and the complex is listed as a monument.
Ruins of a medieval castle on a spur above the Hoëgne valley, in Theux, about 5 kilometres from Spa. It has a keep, a 16th‑century five‑sided curtain wall and underground casemates that can be explored.
