Avroy Park

On your left stretches Parc d’Avroy, one of the loveliest green spaces in the heart of Liège. It’s hard to picture now, but a branch of the Meuse once flowed here—the pond in the middle of the park is all that remains of it. Today, this five-hectare haven is a favorite spot for leisure, remembrance, and culture. As you stroll inside, you’ll soon come across the Trinkhall Museum, set in a former Moorish-style pavilion. Dedicated to outsider art created by artists with disabilities, it gives the park a truly distinctive cultural touch. Not far away, the old bandstand recalls evenings when brass bands filled the air with music and residents would pay a few coins to rent a chair and enjoy open-air concerts. Parc d’Avroy is also an open-air museum in its own right. Alongside the equestrian statue of Charlemagne, you’ll find the monument to Charles Rogier, a key political figure of the nineteenth century, and the National Monument to the Resistance, inaugurated after the Second World War. Scattered through the park is a curious collection of replicas of antique statues, like the Laocoön or the Borghese Gladiator, reflecting the city’s cultural and educational ambitions at the end of the nineteenth century. With its shaded paths, sculptural heritage, and cultural institutions, Parc d’Avroy is an emblematic place where relaxation, memory, and art come together in the very heart of the city.