サンニコラのおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

石炭の山について楽しく多くの情報を発見できる、大規模な舞台美術空間が設計されました。 軽食や飲み物を楽しめるカフェテリアとテラスもあります。

Stunning night view of the city lights. A very peaceful and beautiful place for a short break

Built in 1881, it housed the Institute of Astrophysics until its relocation to the Sart-Tilman campus in 2002.

Apparently one of Liège's many 'lost places' ... but quite nice to see!

The Maison des Terrils is an interpretation center dedicated to the history of the Saint-Nicolas mining site. The only building still standing The Maison des Terrils is located in the former wash house of the Gosson II slag heap, which was once used as a shower room and changing room. It is the only building that was not demolished after the closure of the mines in the late 1960s. The start of the Pays des Terrils From this place, the Pays des Terrils was gradually built. Today the slag heap of Gosson I covers 14 hectares and the slag heap of Gosson II 17 hectares. So much space devoted to Mother Nature! Sightseeing in the interpretation center The Maison des Terrils, a didactic, fun and interactive tourist welcome center, immerses you in the history of the mining site and introduces you to the current inhabitants of the slag heaps. Dozens of documents illustrate the difficult work in the mines. Colorful photos highlight the thousands of tiny inhabitants who now live on the snail heaps. Everything is staged with lighting effects, detailed panels and 3D effects. For lovers of nature and industrial heritage!

RAVeL Ligne 212 is part of a network of greenways in Wallonia, Belgium. It is an urban RAVeL route that connects Liers (Herstal) to Saint-Nicolas (Terril du Gosson) and covers a distance of 10.5 km. The route passes through Liers, Rocourt, Ans, and Montegnée, and offers a green and airy environment away from the noise of the city. It is a useful tool for daily commuting, allowing you to reach schools, leisure centers, and shops, or to reach a nature island and then Liège via the Meuse Valley

A sculpture installed on the site nicely reflects the evolution of the era industrial (the coal wagons) to the nature reserve where lives, between others, the blue cricket.

At an entrance to the site, you can admire this sculpture which pays homage to the botress, another female figure from Liège's past. The bot worn by this woman was a kind of hood, a long funnel-shaped basket carried on the back using straps which allowed all kinds of things to be carried. “fé comme les botresses” means taking the path shorter.