Women & Heritage - Villas in Spa

Maison du Tourisme de Spa Hautes-Fagnes Ardennes

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

Length

9.8 km

Max alt

314 m

Uphill gradient

164 m

Km-Effort

12 km

Min alt

238 m

Downhill gradient

165 m

Boucle

Yes

Creation date :

2023-10-19 09:49:21.972

Updated on :

2024-02-23 10:19:19.917

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On foot
2h43
Difficulty : Easy

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About

Trail On foot of 9.8 km to be discovered at Wallonia, Liège, Spa. This trail is proposed by Maison du Tourisme de Spa Hautes-Fagnes Ardennes.

Description

Thanks to the beauty of its site and its mineral springs with curative virtues, Spa very quickly developed important infrastructures
infrastructure directly linked to thermalism: thermal baths, playhouses, covered galleries, hotels, etc. In addition to these facilities, a new type of architecture also appeared in the spa town: the villa. From the end of the 19th century onwards, these were built on the outskirts of the urban core as second homes, offering a worldly image of the spa. This resort phenomenon lasted for several decades.
According to a census carried out in Spa in 1903, there were more than 300 villas with identified signs. In fact, a
name often personifies them: a family name, a wife's first name, a reference to a characteristic of the place. Some
villas bear a woman's first name. Here's an invitation to discover them and identify their characteristics. Many villas have been known by a particular name since they were built.
changed their name, often with the arrival of a new owner. Others simply no longer have a name to identify them visually on their facade. Archives, postcards and old views can help us rediscover the trace of these names.

The term villa, associated with spa towns and seaside resorts
refers to an elegant house located close to the town and surrounded
surrounded by lush greenery. Certain architectural elements are systematically found here. The upper floor or ground floor opens onto a wide terrace, and balconies
balconies stretch along the facades, and there are plenty of bow windows to take advantage of nature and the landscape. Large overhanging roofs protect the façades and rest on wooden
wooden brackets. The general layout is often irregular, and the building materials are traditional. False half-timbering, consisting of painted plaster, is very popular in Spa.

We invite you to discover our spa town, the birthplace of the spa tradition that gave its name "Spa" to spa towns the world over. A founding member of the Association of European Historic Thermal Towns, Spa
has been on UNESCO's World Heritage List since July 2021, alongside ten other exceptional spa towns. It is precisely this heritage, linked to women, that we invite you to discover along this route, whose villas described are arranged in alphabetical order by street name.

Villas in Spa

1. VILLA DE L’AMBLÈVE, Avenue de Barisart, N°162
2. VILLA MADONA, Avenue de Barisart, N° 208
3. VILLA SANTA MARIA, Avenue de Barisart, N°211
4. VILLA ALEXANDRA, Boulevard Chapman, N°1
5. LES QUINTUPLÉES, Avenue Clémentine, N°12 à 20
6. VILLA ORIZABA, Avenue Clémentine, N°26
7. VILLA MARIE-THERESE, Promenade Hanrion, N°2
8. VILLA SOPHIA, Boulevard Lühr, N°24
9. VILLA MARIE-HENRIETTE, Avenue Marie-Henriette, N°5
10. VILLA MARGUERITE, Rue Gilles Ouda, N°7
11. VILLA MADELEINE, Route de Préfayhai, N°1-1a
12. VILLA CECILE, Avenue Professeur Henrijean, N°3
13. VILLA IDA, Avenue Professeur Henrijean, N°18
14. VILLA LILIA, Avenue Professeur Henrijean, N°26
15. VILLA LA BUISSONNIÈRE, Avenue Professeur Henrijean, N°63
16. VILLA FANNY, Avenue Reine Astrid, N°45
17. LE VERT BOIS, Avenue Reine Astrid, N°47
18. VILLA GERMAINE, Avenue Reine Astrid, N°141
19. VILLA EMMA, Avenue Reine Astrid, N°144
20. VILLA LEA, Avenue Reine Astrid, N°182-184.

HOUBRECHTS, David, Home, sweet home … Les villas de Spa, Liège, Les éditions de la Province de Liège, 2020

MARCHAL, Martine, Balmoral, quartier spadois, un patrimoine architectural et naturel, dans, B.I.A.L., t. CXXIV (2020), p.201-230.

JEHIN, Pol (sous la direction de), Connaître Spa, 7, De villas en châteaux par avenues et boulevards, Spa, 2003.

RÉGION WALLONNE – AWaP, Inventaire du Patrimoine Culturel Immobilier, 2017.
http://www.wallonie.be/patrimoine/ipic