Hoge Fronten

A couple of days before our mini-trip to Liege, we took a walk to see what we had been calling "the North walls" but what's actually called the Hoge Fronten (which literally translates to "High Fronts"). It's what's left of the old battlements that were renovated between 1816-1822.

Located just North-West of the city center, it's now a public park (although there are parts that aren't accessible) which is popular for people to walk their dogs in. Only in Europe would a historic site be a dog park - it's fantastic. We simply walked up some steps from the street and we were on top of the walls, free to walk around and enjoy this bit of nature in the middle of the city. 

There are several entrances; we took the one off of Cabergerweg which only took about 10 minutes to walk to from the Markt Square. And this was our view: 

It really is a great place to go if you're feeling like you want to get away from the city. Being in the park felt like we were in the middle of nowhere, except for the high parts around the edge of the park, where you can see the not-so-pretty part of town that now surrounds it. But even those not-so-pretty views don't put a damper on how beautiful it is. 

There are many more pictures than there are words, so take a look here (unless we're friends on Facebook and you've seen them there) to see the rest of our walk through the Hoge Fronten:

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