WIN a Romantic weekend for two in... Liège

'Get a Sweet Taste of the Good Life in the city of Light'

Famous for its sugary waffles, savoury delights and non-stop partying after dark.

Wander through the streets at the heart of the oldest quarters of the city illuminated with over 22,000 candles. The fluttering lights covering every corner of the old city create a special atmosphere ideal for a couple looking for the perfect weekend.

The majestic Citadel of Liège has guarded over the city since the 13th century, sitting 100 metres high above the meandering Meuse river. But every year, on the first Saturday of October, as the sun slowly sets, the waves of ‘coteaux’ hillsides descending down from the Citadel to Liège’s historic centre, refuse to fall into darkness.

Instead a magical, fairytale illumination of some 22,000 candles and flaming torches light up the never-ending Montagne de Bueren staircase of 374 steep steps that plunge down from the Citadel, as well as a labyrinth of courtyards and alleyways, historic monuments, and ancient convents and cloisters, medieval terraces, hanging gardens and orchards, with narrow paths weaving through fields and meadows.

This is La Nocturne des Coteaux, a unique event inaugurated twenty four years ago that for a single night turns Liège into a romantic City of Light. What began as a tranquil festival essentially for the local Liègeois now attracts some 50,000 visitors, with English, Italian, German and Spanish mixing in with the gentle Walloon dialect. The illuminations are still burning brightly after midnight, with spectators entranced by musicians, street theatre, art displays that are performed right up to the St Leonard quay of the Meuse, with a dazzling firework display lighting up the sky at 10.30pm. For one enchanting evening Liège reveals itself as you have never seen it before.

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