Liège is a French-speaking city in eastern Belgium. It is the capital of the of the Province of Liège, it is also the economic capital of Wallonia. Formerly principality of Liège and residence of the prince-bishops, it was the seat of the bishopric of Liège. The city of Liège has a total of 205,000 inhabitants, and 700,000 with the agglomeration. Liège is therefore the municipality with the largest largest agglomeration in terms of number of inhabitants. Formerly a large industrial city, the city of Liège has an autonomous port in the city port in the city as well as a nearby airport located in Bierset, which Bierset, which makes it an important economic centre. Liège is often called the "Cité Ardente", from the title of a of a chivalrous novel written by Henry Carton de Wiart in 1904, and popularized by Prince Albert at the 1905 World's Fair in his inaugural speech. Among the remarkable things to see in Liege are the of the citadel of Liege as well as the famous Burenne stairs, to be climbed at least once in your life. Let's not forget the Festival des Ardentes, famous throughout Belgium and which welcomes every year many international artists.