Visiting Calais and Exploring Cape Blanc-Nez

You have arrived at Calais city center. You can park your car here before walking around.

Located in front of Calais' city hall, the Burghers of Calais is a famous sculpture by Auguste Rodin. It portrays six leading citizens in 1347 as they surrender to the besieging English forces during the Hundred Years' War. The city of Calais charged Rodin to create this sculpture in 1884. He then made eleven others original castings, scattering all around the world.

Inaugurated in 1925, Calais' city hall is a very remarkable building, mixing Flemish and Renaissance styles. Listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site, its 78 m-high belfry offers a wonderful 360-degree view on Calais. Don't miss the magnificent stained-glass windows commemorating the liberation of Calais from English domination in 1558.

Open Hours: daily 10:00 - 12:00, 13:30 - 17:30

Located in a former lace factory, the Museum of Lace and Fashion is worth a visit. Lace making used to be a flourishing industry in Calais during the 19th century. The collections are spread over 2,500 m2, divided into five galleries. You can also admire some haute couture pieces.
Open Hours: Closed on Tuesday From April to October: 10:00 - 18:00 From November to March: 10:00 - 17:00

After the visit of Calais city center, go back to your car for driving towards Calais sea side.

You can park your car here, nearby the beach.

Enjoy a lunch break right in front of the sea. The restaurant offers a great selection of fish and seafood. You can book a table on the website.
Open Hours: Closed on Monday and Tuesday Wednesday - Saturday: 12:00 - 14:00, 18:30 - 21:30 Sunday: 12:00 - 14:00

Get ready for the new feature of the Calais sea front: the Calais Dragon! Created in 2019, it's a huge moving creature of 12 meters high and 25 meters long. You can just watch it wandering around on the beach promenade, or, if you are brave enough, you can book for a ride on its back... All the informations are on the website.

After visiting Calais, it's time to drive along the coast to enjoy beautiful sea sceneries.

Get ready for some good iodine-rich marine air into your lungs! The 134-meter high Cap Blanc Nez is France's most northerly cliff. The place can be very windy! If the weather is clear enough, it affords breathtaking views on the port of Calais, the Bay of Wissant and the cliffs of Kent in England. The grey stone obelisk honours the WWI Dover Patrol, which protected the Channel from German assault. You will find also a large number of massive WWII bunkers.
You can walk down to the beach and come back. If you don't want to walk too much, you can also drive down there. There is another car park by the beach.

You have arrived at Wissant, a very nice seaside village on the Opal Coast, with a lot of resting and eating facilities.

Before dinner, take some relaxing time to walk on this lovely sandy beach. Depending on the weather, you can have an amazing sunset view.

You can have dinner in this lovely restaurant, which offers friendly service and delicious food. You can book a table on the website.
Open Hours: Closed on Monday and Tuesday Wednesday - Sunday: 12:00 - 13:30, 19:00 - 21:30

After this long and refreshing day, it is time to rest in this nice hotel in Wissant.