Pocket Wallonia
Liège, Spa and the High Fens, the Herve Plateau, the Ourthe, Amblève and Vesdre valleys, and Huy, the Meuse and Hesbaye in your phone: 358 places, getting around, the weather, prices and traps to avoid, taken from Mr Schaka’s guidebooks.
One app for all of Wallonia: choose your language, then your region (the Province of Liège, the Ardennes, with Durbuy, La Roche-en-Ardenne, Bouillon, the Semois, Arlon and the Gaume, or Walloon Brabant, with Waterloo), then your destination.
Available in English, French and Dutch.
Apps linked to the app
One tap is enough: the app opens the right service with the right destination.
Google Maps
Directions to every place, on foot, by car or by bus.
Uber
Book a car in Liège, destination already filled in.
SNCB
Trains to Spa, Visé, Esneux, Aywaille or Pepinster.
TEC
Liège’s buses and tram.
Booking.com
Hotels in the areas recommended by the guidebooks.
TripAdvisor
Travellers’ reviews of every place.
Weather
Today’s forecast and the next 5 days, with tips.
What you can do with the app
Everything you need on the spot, without hours of searching.
The best places
358 places: museums, viewpoints, caves, abbeys, rivers, villages and good addresses, with opening hours and prices.
Getting around
The Liège tram, trains, TEC buses, car parks and the RAVeL cycle paths, area by area.
The weather
Today and the next 5 days, with indoor ideas when it rains and fog warnings for the High Fens.
Where to stay
The right areas for your trip, with Booking.
In 3 days
A 3-day itinerary for each destination.
Emergencies
112, out-of-hours doctors and pharmacies, local hospitals, one tap away.
Quiz: trap or not?
10 real situations per destination: parking, floods, closed zones in the Fens…
Phrases and translator
Useful French phrases with pronunciation, and a built-in translator.
Your favourites
Keep the places you like and find them again in one tap.
The big game and 11 travel tools
Everything also works offline, and nothing leaves your phone.
The big game
A stamp for each of the 358 places, 123 badges and a book to win: 10 visits checked on site unlock an ebook by Mr Schaka.
Offline map and “Near me”
All the places on a map of the province that works without signal, and the places closest to you.
Travel journal
Tick off the places you visit, add a note and a photo, keep your diary.
The fair price
What a bus ticket, a museum, a car park, a beer or a waffle should cost.
Meal card
Your allergies and diet in French, to show the waiter.
Audio phrases
Useful French phrases read aloud.
Packing and paperwork
The checklist before you leave, by season.
Alerts and calendar
Festivals, carnivals, the October Fair, Francofolies, the Spa Grand Prix, public holidays and closures, until the end of 2027.
Itineraries and guidebook extracts
Routes linking the 9 destinations, and the start of each guidebook to read for free.
Nine destinations, the same sections
Choose your region, then your destination at start-up, and switch whenever you like.
Liège
The Fiery City: the Perron, the Montagne de Bueren, Outremeuse, La Boverie, the tram and La Batte market.
Spa and the High Fens
The spa town, its springs, the Fens, Stavelot, Malmedy, Coo and the Francorchamps circuit.
The Herve Plateau and Lower Meuse
Hedgerows, cheeses, Val-Dieu, Blegny-Mine, the forts, Visé and the Three-Country Point.
The Ourthe, Amblève and Vesdre
Esneux, Remouchamps, the Ninglinspo, kayaking, Chaudfontaine and Pepinster.
Huy, the Meuse and Hesbaye
Huy’s collegiate church, fort and cable car, Jehay castle, Modave, the Préhistomuseum and Hesbaye.
Durbuy and La Roche-en-Ardenne
Durbuy’s old town, the Wéris dolmens, the Hotton caves, La Roche and its castle, kayaking on the Ourthe.
Bouillon, the Semois and Redu
Bouillon castle, the meanders of the Semois at Rochehaut, Herbeumont, Chiny, Orval Abbey and Redu, the book village.
Arlon and the Gaume
Arlon’s Roman towers and hill, the Gaume Museum in Virton, the Torgny vineyards, Montquintin, Montauban and the Anlier forest.
Waterloo and Walloon Brabant
The Lion’s Mound, the Memorial 1815 and Hougoumont, the collegiate church of Nivelles, Villers-la-Ville abbey, Louvain-la-Neuve and the Hergé Museum, the Lake of Genval.
Install the app on your phone
- Open mrschaka.com/appli-liege on your phone, or scan the QR code.
- On Android (Chrome): tap “Install” in the app, or the ⋮ menu then “Add to Home screen”.
- On iPhone (Safari): tap the Share button, then “Add to Home Screen”.
- Done: the app opens like a real app and then works without a connection.
Scan to open the appTo go further, Mr Schaka’s full guidebooks are in the Guides section. Going to Thailand? Try Pocket Thailand too.
