The venue for the conference will be the University of Liège, Liège,
Belgium. The conference sessions will take place in the
Amphithéâtres de l'Europe,
in the Sart Tilman
University Campus.
Thanks to its location in central Europe and its proximity to Brussels,
Liège can be easily reached from main European cities by car, airplane
(flying to Brussels, Charleroi or Köln) or by train.
Click on the following links for more information on how to:
For a few snapshots of the historical centre of Liège we suggest you to visit
Vues de Liège.
Here you also find useful links if you wish to have detailed information on
the tourist and cultural attractions of the
city of Liège
and of the Wallonia
region.
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by car
Liège sits at the junction of 4 major motorways (E25, E313, E40, and E42)
linking it to the rest of Belgium as well as France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Germany.
- The E40 links it to Köln and Aachen to the east, and Leuven, Brussels, Gent and Brugge to the north-west.
- The E42 runs all the way to Lille, via Namur, Charleroi, Mons and Tournai. Eastward, the E42 forks off from the E40 in Verviers (E421) and goes south to Spa, Trier and Saarbrücken.
- The E25 goes northward to Maastricht, then all the way up to Amsterdam, and southward to Luxembourg and Metz.
- The E313 goes to Antwerp via Hasselt.
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by airplane
Participants arriving in Belgium by air can fly to
Brussels airport,
which is about one hour away from Liege by train
(see the SNCB website
for further information on train timetables).
Other airports within 1h30 hours by train from Liège are those of
Köln and
Charleroi,
which are also served by low-cost airlines, such as Rynair and Germanwings.
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by train
There are two high-speed train lines passing through Liège: the
Thalys running between
Paris and Köln, and the ICE
to Köln and Frankfurt.
There are frequent regular trains to most Belgian cities. Here is a summary of the main lines :
- Toward Oostende (2h15min) : Leuven (35min), Brussels (55min), Gent (1h35min), Brugge (2h),
- Toward Lille (2h40min) : Huy (20min), Namur (40min), Charleroi (1h10min), Mons (1h45), Tournai (2h10min)
- Toward Antwerp (2h) : Tongeren (30min), Hasselt (55min)
Regular direct trains to neighbouring countries include : Maastricht (30min),
Aachen (50min) and Luxembourg (2h30min).
For further information please visit the SNCB website.
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