Visits

It was the heart of medieval Calais, damaged during the last war, and still houses a twiceweekly market. A statue of Charles and Yvonne De Gaulle-Vend...

Place d'Armes
62100

Annexing the City Hall is the Calais Belfry, which is accessible in a lift and offers a panoramic view over the entire city and its surroundings from...

03 21 46 20 53

Place du Soldat inconnu
62100

Located in the Saint-Pierre disctrict, the historic centre of the lace industry in Calais, the City of Lace and Fashion is set in an authentic collect...

03 21 00 42 30

135 Quai du Commerce
62100

The museum is located alongside Richelieu Park in the city’s historic centre. It houses collections focusing on five areas of interest: local history,...

03 21 46 48 40

Rue Richelieu
62100

The Monument des Sauveteurs. The original monument was built in 1791 to commemorate the sacrifice made by Calais citizens Gavet and Mareschal, who per...

Quai Delpierre
62100

Matthew Webb was born in 1848. At the age of 12, he joined a Merchant Navy training ship in Liverpool. 24 August 1872: J.B. Johnson abandoned his at...

Digue Gaston Berthe
62100

It is believed that the “Fort de lapins” was built in 1690 by the military engineer Vauban. It served as a redoubt*, an outwork on the shoreline north...

Route Départementale 940
62231

The World War II Museum (Musée de Mémoire 39-45), located in the heart of the city in an authentic blockhouse of the Kriegsmarine (German War Navy), w...

03 21 34 21 57

Parc St-Pierre
62100

Pont Henri Hénon
62100

A rivulet called the Hames, fordable at low tide, used to flow here after passing through a gap in a pebble bank. The site was called “Neuna Cove”. A...

Avenue Roger Salengro
62100

After some lingering, themonks of the Abbey of St Bertin gave permission for the construction of the church of Notre Dame, which started in 1223. The...

rue de Croy
62100

Built in the 13th century, this tower is the oldest monument in Calais. The tower’s original purpose still remains unclear. Some believe it was one of...

Place d'Armes
62100