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Hitching away from Liège is said to be difficult, because of the so-called ''Spaghetti Motorway system''. On the other hand it is not impossible to get lifts along the former transit-route of the E25 straight through the city of Liege alongside the Maas-river. Provided you are familiar which used to be the pre-motorway era transit route you can quite successfully hitch out of Liege along that transit route using a sign Lux (embourg) or Arlon heading towards the Ardennes, or a sign Vise, Maastr (icht) or NL heading north. The transit route, not marked anymore any more by signs "transit" these days, remains the fastest way to get through Liege by car during most of the time.      

=== Heading North or East, towards [[Maastricht]](A25) {{E|25}}, [[Aachen]], [[Cologne(A3) {{E|Koln]] 42}} ===[[File:Highway to Liege traffic sign at gas petrol station on highway coming from Brussels.jpg|thumb|Add caption here|right|300px|Highway to Liège]] Get bus 66 (direction ''Herstal'') from the main train station. Get off in an industrial estate beside the motorway. Near here there is a motorway exit for traffic going towards Maastricht, etc. This access lane next to the bridge ''Pont de l'Atlas'', about 700 meter from ''Liege-Bressoux'' train station. Best to use a sign ''Maastr.'' or ''NL'' or simply a lot of self confidence ;) You can also take bus 1 direction "Coronmeuse", get off at the terminus and cross the bridge. Best spot is on your right, the access lane that pass under the bridge.

If Bus 17 from the bus station at Liege-Guillemins, or bus 18 from Leopold, until busstop Nancy. Then walk north through Avenue de Nancy and you go towards Aachen will arrive at the A25-access lane on the corner Avenue de Nancy / Avenue Georges Truffaut. Or bus 76 from Leopold until busstop Intermosane, then cross the bridge (Pont de l'Atlas) and Loln, best is walk west along Avenue Georges Truffaut to use a sign with "Barchon" where is the first gas stationmotorway access lane.

=== Heading South for [[Luxembourg]]Best to use a sign ''Maastricht'' or ''NL''. If you go towards Aachen and Köln, etc ===Go the best is to use a sign with "LuxembourgBarchon" sign after the roundabout near , where is the Angleur train first petrol station in the very south of Liege city. There appears to be a (which you could also reach by bus service to and from this area. Here you will find an area for a car to pull over before the motorway rush begins, see below).

Alternatively you can take === Heading East towards [[Aachen]] (A3) {{E|42}} ===Bus 67 from Gare Leopold direction Vise until busstop Carrefour in Barchon; this is the bus 65 and go down at busstop just after crossing the bus stop ChênéeA3-motorway. There you will have to The ride is about 34 minutes. From the busstop walk 500 m until back over the traffic lightmotorway (bridge), just before the entrance of then go southeast on the N604 Champs de Tignee. After about 2 km you will find motorwaypetrol station Aire de Barchon on your left hand side.

=== Heading West for [[Leuven]], [[Brussels]] (A3) {{E|40}}or [[Namur]], [[Charleroi]] (A15) {{E|42}} ===

There are some fairly average on-ramps to the [[A602_(Belgium)|E25/A602]] within walking distance of the city centre. [[User:Tmoon|Tom]] tried the on-ramp on Rue St. Laurent, which worked fine for him. The on-ramp on Jardin Jean-Bernard Lejeune looks like another good option. Ask the driver to take you to the first service station on the road you are taking.*On the [[A3_(Belgium)|E40/A3]] to Brussels, the first service station is "[[Bettincourt Noord]]", north west of [[Waremme]], about 25km from Liège.*On the [[A15_(Belgium)|E42/A15]] to Charleroitunnel, ignore the first service station is "[[Verlaine Nord]]no pedestrian", northeast of [[Huy]], about 20km from Liège.  == Resources == === Occupied Social Centers === The [http://csoa.blablaxpress.org/ CSOA Passe-partout], an "occupied social center" (or squatsign) in the city center, proposes several activites such as :* A vegetarian/vegan dinner every friday* A bicycle workshop* A second-hand clothes shopThe [http://pigeoncommunal.collectifs.net/ Pigeon communal] proposes :* A bar and vegan dinner every Wednesday* And some nice cultural events. You pay what you want, but please pay anyway. === Other second-hand shops === The Oxfam Solidarity program provides several shops in the city center. Have a look at [http://www.oxfamsol.be/fr/mag_ack.php the web site] for more informations. === Sleeping === There is an hostel in the Outremeuse district, [http://www.lesaubergesdejeunesse.be/presentation,304?lang=en l'Auberge Georges Simenon].You can easily fine some Couchsurfer hosts. Just have a look on the website, there is plenty of them. === Stuff to do === http://liege.demosphere.eu/ is an alternative cultural agenda that gives info about all kind of stuff happening in all the different alternative places in Liege and around === Reading === You can find cheap second-hand books in the local Oxfam Bookstore, and provides books in English, Dutch, German and Spanish.The public library, [http://maps.google.be/maps?q=biblioth%C3%A8que+chiroux&hl=fr&ie=UTF8&client=firefox-a&fb=1&gl=be&hq=biblioth%C3%A8que+chiroux&hnear=0x47c0f74b8eacfcfb:0x40099ab2f4d6b40,Li%C3%A8ge&cid=0,0,15128999855076483495&sqi=2&t=m&z=16&vpsrc=0&iwloc=A les Chiroux], is available for free as long as you don't borrow any book. This librairy contains books in English, Dutch, German, Italian, and Spanish. === Eating === A cheap supermarket, [http://maps.google.be/maps?q=Colruyt+discounts,+Boulevard+de+la+Constitution,+Li%C3%A8ge&hl=fr&ie=UTF8&ll=50.643202,5.584552&spn=0.010518,0.024805&sll=50.638602,5.571957&sspn=0.010519,0.024805&vpsrc=0&gl=be&hq=Colruyt+discounts,&hnear=Boulevard+de+la+Constitution,+4020+Li%C3%A8ge&t=m&z=16 Colruyt], can be found on the Boulevard de la Constitution. Although most shops are closed on sunday, the local market takes place on the Quai de la Batte, all along the river. There you can find everything you may need. A good place for dumpster diving as well. Some supermarkets are still open, but they might not be the cheapest ones... === Internet access === While the station Liège-Guillemins has use a free Wi-Fi access, the pub fairly big and well prepared [[http://maps.google.be/maps?q=le+pot+au+lait&ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&fb=1&gl=be&hq=le+pot+au+lait&hnear=0x47c0f74b8eacfcfb:0x40099ab2f4d6b40,Li%C3%A8ge&cid=0,0,5594897470700353557&t=m&z=16&vpsrc=0&iwloc=A Le Pot au LaitSigns|sign]] provides a free access to a computer for the customers (but nobody will ask you to order something before using it). It might also be a good place to remember whenever you're looking for free toilets. === Partying === In the district called "Le Carré", there is plenty of pubs open until the late morning. The entrance is usually free. But if you're looking for something more alternative, you should have a look at the entrance of because the association called "Aquilone", Boulevard de Saucy. There cars are a lot of flyers and posters to advertise the upcoming events of the underground scene of the citypassing rather fast. === Public transports ===

You can go If needed, ask the driver to take you to the first service station on the road you are taking:* On the [[http:A3_(Belgium)|E40//wwwA3]] to Brussels, the first service station is "aire de [[Bettincourt Noord]]", north of [[Waremme]], about 25km from Liège.infotec.be* On the [[A15_(Belgium)|E42/index.aspx?PageId=631734023237830544&Language=english A15]] to Charleroi, the regional bus company websitefirst service station is "[[Verlaine Nord]]", which provides you the schedule for each bus all around the countrynorth-east of [[Huy]], about 20km from Liège.

The main train station is [[nomad:Liège-Guillemins (busses #1, #4, and many others). The province is well desserved by the ]] [[httptrash://www.b-rail.be/main/E/ SNCB/NMBSLiège]], but recent budget cuts may change this situation. Ticket controls are not systematics on regional lines, but keep in mind that the fine may be up to 150 €.