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The Watchtower

The Watchtower

0.24km from Église catholique Notre-Dame de Calais

A beautiful and majestic 13th-century watchtower which was located at Place d'Armes behind the Hotel de Ville in Calais, Northern France. It was been used as a lighthouse till 1848, then it becomes a watchtower. it also served as a military post in the first world war. One of the good locations to visit in this place which gives an idea about the history of France and its architectural intelligence.

Calais Lighthouse

Calais Lighthouse

0.36km from Église catholique Notre-Dame de Calais

A huge majestic lighthouse which was located in the residential streets near the Port of Calais and is a significant landmark as well as a navigational aid to ships and ferries using the Straits of Dover. It was around 523 metres high and it has octagonal shape outside and round inside. This beautiful lighthouse has been started in the year of 1848 and was electrified in 1883. It has faced several wars and after the second world war, it has been fully automated. It was now classified as a histo

City of Lace and Fashion

City of Lace and Fashion

0.98km from Église catholique Notre-Dame de Calais

The City of Lace and Fashion is a beautiful museum which was located at Pas de Calais in northern France which was a museum for lace. It is one of the two museums in France which celebrates machine lace making. It is also an anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.

Cap Blanc-Nez

Cap Blanc-Nez

10.84km from Église catholique Notre-Dame de Calais

The Cap Blanc-Nez is a cape located Escalles in the Pas-de-Calais, 10 km from the town of Calais, and about 25 km from Boulogne-sur-Mer. It is the northernmost cliff in France, which consists of steep cliffs, made of chalk and marl. As well as enjoying the sea air and appreciating the flora and fauna, you can also feast your eyes on the Straits of Dover, with Great Britain so close on the other side and it is also one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.

National Nature Reserve Platier Oye

National Nature Reserve Platier Oye

14.89km from Église catholique Notre-Dame de Calais

The Platier d'Oye National Nature Reserve is a national nature reserve located by the sea in Pas-de-Calais. Classified in 1987, it extends over 391 ha and protects a set of coastal environments favorable to migratory avifauna. One of the outstanding location with rich biodiversity and Protected dune with lakes and tidal flats, which should give the necessary rest to many birds and other living beings.

Cap Gris-Nez

Cap Gris-Nez

21.25km from Église catholique Notre-Dame de Calais

Cap Gris-Nez is a cape on the Côte d'Opale in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France. A view of the English coast from the viewing platform at Cap Gris-Nez It is between Wissant and Audresselles, in the commune of Audinghen. the cliffs are a perfect vantage point from which to see hundreds of ships, from oil tankers to small fishing boats, playing the waters below. On a clear day, the characteristic white cliffs of Dover on the English coast can be seen.

Museum of the Atlantic Wall

Museum of the Atlantic Wall

21.77km from Église catholique Notre-Dame de Calais

The Atlantic Wall Museum is located in a 52-foot tall concrete tower in Ouistreham which served as a flak tower to protect the harbour and fire control for the batteries protecting the Orne estuary. The fortifications survive because they were built on land belonging to Prince Charles, Count of Flanders who decided that they should not be destroyed after the war but be kept as a national monument.

Blockhaus d'Éperlecques

Blockhaus d'Éperlecques

27.33km from Église catholique Notre-Dame de Calais

A huge bunker which was built during the time of the second world war by the Nazi army. The bunker was never completed as a result of the repeated bombing by the British and United States air forces. It is now part of a museum, near Saint-Omer in the northern Pas-de-Calais département of France. Today, the bunker is preserved as part of a privately owned museum that presents the history of the site and the German V-weapons program. It has been protected as a historical monument.

Column of the Grande Armée

Column of the Grande Armée

29.23km from Église catholique Notre-Dame de Calais

The Column of the Grande Armée is a symbolic reminder of the Camp of Boulogne. It looks out over Boulogne-sur-Mer and its surrounding valley. It is a 53-metre high Corinthian order triumphal column on the Rue Napoleon on the Wimille. A museum presents the history of the site, including the old bronze statue of Napoleon at the top of the column and archive documents tracing the history of the monument and the Legion of Honour. The top of the column can be reached by an internal staircase.

Château de Boulogne-sur-Mer

Château de Boulogne-sur-Mer

30.67km from Église catholique Notre-Dame de Calais

A well preserved castle ruin which was located in the commune of Saint-Michel-de-Boulogne. The castle was built in the eastern corner of the medieval city and thus became an integral part of its defenses. At present the castle houses a museum. The museum however is just a regular world history museum and not related to the castle's history. This is a beautiful castle in a very nice old town.

Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception at Boulogne-sur-Mer

A majestic Basilica which was located in the Boulogne-sur-Mer in the Pas-de-Calais département of northern France. it was one of the prominent landmarks of this area and this basilica also presents one of the largest crypts in France, built during the construction of the building around the old Romanesque crypt rediscovered during the construction site. There are so many sculptures, statues, paintings and so more to see in this church and this basilica is today a Mecca of tourism in Boulogne.

Nausicaá - Centre national de la Mer

Nausicaá - Centre national de la Mer

31.14km from Église catholique Notre-Dame de Calais

Nausicaá, the national center of the sea, is a center for discovering the marine environment, opened in 1991 in Boulogne-sur-Mer in the north of France. With more than 600,000 visitors on average per year, it is the second most visited tourist site north of Paris after Parc Astérix. It includes aquariums of various sizes, terrariums as well as a specialized media library, information spaces, video projection rooms, conference rooms, and fun activities.

Marais Audomarois

Marais Audomarois

32.86km from Église catholique Notre-Dame de Calais

The Audomarois marshes extend over 15 municipalities in Pas-de-Calais and Nord and cover an area of ​​37 km 2, which makes it the largest wetland in the region. it was made up of approximately 13,000 plots belonging to approximately 5,000 owners. At the time, it housed 1,050 ha of wet meadows, 436 ha of market garden land, and 171 ha of reed beds. The gardens are characterized by a system of wateringues crucial for the prevention and management of floods. The reserve is also a highly valued

Hotel Sandelin Museum

Hotel Sandelin Museum

36.54km from Église catholique Notre-Dame de Calais

The museum of the Sandelin hotel is a museum in the city of Saint-Omer. It is both a museum of fine arts and a museum of the history of the city. It is installed since 1904 in a beautiful mansion of the xviii th century. Part of it was classified as a historical monument in 1955 and another part inscribed in 1957. It has a lot of collections and also it gives information about the history of the city and so more.

Ruins of St. Bertin Abbey

Ruins of St. Bertin Abbey

36.96km from Église catholique Notre-Dame de Calais

These are the ruins of the abbey of Saint Bertin which collapsed due to a bombardment in 1943. It was a Benedictine abbey, but today in ruins and open to the public. It was dedicated to its second abbot, Saint Bertin. It has a lot of history to say and it will be a worth visit.

Lieu d’Art et Action Contemporaine de Dunkerque

Lieu d’Art et Action Contemporaine de Dunkerque

38.34km from Église catholique Notre-Dame de Calais

Lieu d’Art et Action Contemporaine de Dunkerque is a contemporary art museum made up of a building and a sculpture garden. it preserves a very rich collection of more than 1,500 works, mirrors of the 1940s and 1980s, including Circus by Karel Appel, Car Crash by Andy Warhol or Valise Expansion by César, works presented alternately depending on the exhibition schedule. The collection is enriched with the aim of covering all contemporary creation from 1945 to the present day.

Hardelot Castle

Hardelot Castle

38.65km from Église catholique Notre-Dame de Calais

A beautiful and majestic castle located in a field next to the village of Condette, and south of the city of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The first castle at this place was built in the 12th century by the Counts of Boulogne. The present castle was built by Count Philippe Hurepel of Clermont in 1222. The castle was captured several times by the French, the English, and the Burgundians.

La Coupole Centre D'histoire

La Coupole Centre D'histoire

39.1km from Église catholique Notre-Dame de Calais

The cupola of Helfaut-Wizernes, or cupola of Helfaut , is a bunker from the Second World War, today a center of history and memory, located in the town of Helfaut , near Saint-Omer. it was built by Nazi Germany between 1943 and 1944 to serve as a launch base for V2 rockets to London and the South of England.

South Foreland Lighthouse

South Foreland Lighthouse

39.29km from Église catholique Notre-Dame de Calais

South Foreland Lighthouse is a Victorian lighthouse on the South Foreland in St. Margaret's Bay, Dover, Kent, England, used to warn ships approaching the nearby Goodwin Sands. Built-in 1843, it went out of service in 1988 and is currently owned by the National Trust. It is notable as having been the first lighthouse to use an electric light, and was the site chosen by Guglielmo Marconi for his pioneering experiments in wireless radio transmissions.

Fan Bay Deep Shelter

Fan Bay Deep Shelter

39.7km from Église catholique Notre-Dame de Calais

Fan Bay Deep Shelter is a unique adventure into the White Cliffs of Dover. Recently opened to the public the tunnels were constructed in 1940/41 as accommodation for the gun battery above. The tour also includes a chance to see the First World War Sound Mirrors up close and find out more about them.

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Église catholique Notre-Dame de Calais

Église catholique Notre-Dame de Calais

17 Rue Notre Dame, 62100 Calais, France

The Church of Our Lady of Calais dated xiv th and xvi th centuries. It has been classified as a historical monument since 1913. A rectangular-shaped church with two front towers for the entrance. During the revolution, the church was transformed into a temple dedicated to the cult of Reason and into a warehouse to then be returned to Catholic worship in 1802. Now it is one of the main pilgrimage centers in this area and also a nice tourist attraction.