Montagne de Bueren
This stairway of 374 steps ascends from Hors-Château toward Liège’s Citadelle. It honors the memory of Vincent van Bueren, a leader of the resistance against Charles the Bold. In 1468 he climbed the hill with 600 men, intending to ambush the duke and kill him. Betrayed by their Liègeois accents, they lost their lives and the city was pillaged and burned. Charles the Bold, a superstitious man, made sure the churches remained untouched while the city was in flames so he wouldn’t be sent to hell. At the base of the stairs is a former nunnery, now a compound for antiques dealers.
