PER PEDES is the new virtual city walk that takes tourists along a section of the most important roman road that connected the North Sea and the Rhine. This road, which also ran through Tongeren, facilitated both trade and the transport of troops and supplies to the Rhine frontier. Nowadays, the road is known as the Via Belgica.
The PER PEDES walking app interactively guides hikers to about fifteen locations in historic Tongeren, starting at the tourist office. Through 2D and/or 3D images and audio fragments (in four languages), this distant history no longer only has to appeal to one's imagination. Accompanied by archaeological and historical information, tourists can once more admire the spectacular Roman heritage of Tongeren in a digital guise.
The walk of about 2.5 kilometres long takes tourists along beautiful historical locations such as the no longer visible fourth-century city gate (Maastrichterstraat), Roman town houses (Vermeulenstraat), the temple site, Beukenberg, the itinerarium and hypocaustum (Sint-Truiderstraat) and the Main Market Square with the story of the basilica.
Practical Information
- Departure Visit Tongeren
- Distance: 2,5 km
- 1 Hour
How to follow the route
1. Download the Kompai app
2. Open the app and choose Tours
3. Choose the Per Pedes? walk
4. Walk in the sandal tracks of the Romans using the app
5. Scan the QR codes you find along the way