Walking rally for children and their parents: discovering the architectural heritage of a district of Spa

Maison du Tourisme de Spa Hautes-Fagnes Ardennes

Randonnées de la Maison du Tourisme de Spa Hautes-Fagnes Ardennes PRO

Length

2.6 km

Max alt

291 m

Uphill gradient

41 m

Km-Effort

3.1 km

Min alt

251 m

Downhill gradient

41 m

Boucle

Yes

Creation date :

2023-10-03 12:18:52.288

Updated on :

2023-10-19 13:07:30.098

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Walking
42m
Difficulty : Easy

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About

Trail Walking of 2.6 km to be discovered at Wallonia, Liège, Spa. This trail is proposed by Maison du Tourisme de Spa Hautes-Fagnes Ardennes.

Description

This free trail allows children accompanied by their parents to have fun discovering some of Spa's characteristic architectural heritage by answering questions about buildings of heritage value that they come across in the southern district and in a district of the city centre. For older children and their parents, additional information is provided as they explore the site. You'll find it in the boxes.
We invite you to discover this part of our spa town, the original spa town that gave its name "SPA" to spa towns all over the world, and which has been on UNESCO's World Heritage List since July 2021 alongside ten other European spa towns.

WARNING

Be careful when crossing the streets. This activity is carried out under your own responsibility. SPA PATRIMOINE ASBL cannot be held responsible for any accidents that may occur during this activity. We hope you enjoy this activity.
Learn to look, in town or in the country. Old facades can tell stories and tell about their lives. You don't need to be an architect or a historian. Just take the time to look at them and read them. To look, in other words, to take the time to go beyond a simple passive vision of the object and the information it contains, to go and meet the monuments. Taking the time to look up, to notice, to discover, to wonder. Learning to look at the colour of materials, the shape of windows and roofs, spotting details and unusual features. Deciphering and noting the use of materials, spotting scars, seams, extensions and heightening. Understand that the building has lived, that it has undergone transformations, that it may have undergone the evolution of styles, that it has been brought up to date.
Understand that one day, one of its inhabitants may have decided to lower the window sills to take better advantage of the natural light or, from his armchair, of the street scenes. Making a building speak, reading its façades. So many elements can say so much about one's life. Learning to look, going beyond a simple vague perception that trivialises the vision of architecture. Take the time to stop, to read a page of architecture
of architecture, to understand it, to listen to it, like a history book.

1. LA FONTAINE MONUMENTALE
2. LES BALCONS
3. L’ÉGLISE ET LA PLACE ACHILLE SALÉE
4. RUE DU WAUX-HALL
5. LE WAUX-HALL
6. AVENUE ANTOINE POTTIER
7. AVENUE MARIE-THÉRÈSE
8. BOULEVARD RENER
9. PLACE DES ÉCOLES
10. PLACE VERTE
11. PLACE DU MONUMENT
12. PLACE ROYALE
13. RUE DELHASSE ET RUE DAGLY
14. POUHON PIERRE-LE-GRAND

The objective of SPA PATRIMOINE is to promote and safeguard the architectural, natural and cultural heritage of Spa, in particular by ensuring its promotion and understanding through the development of discovery activities, events and publications.

www.spapatrimoine.org

To find out more, visit
REGION WALLONNE - AWaP, Inventaire du Patrimoine Culturel Immobilier, 2017.
http://www.wallonie.be/patrimoine/ipic
CURIEN Emeline et NELLES Norbert (sous la direction de), Guide architecture moderne et contemporaine 1868-2022- Verviers, Spa, Ostbelgien, cellule architecture de la fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, 2022
MARCHAL Martine, A la découverte du patrimoine architectural spadois, in MAUGIS- La revue des Amis de l'Ardenne, Spa, Perle de l'Ardenne, n°72, June 2021.