Opal Coast Archives

Bunker cemetery (Merlimont, France)

Along the North Sea and The Channel, you can see several remains of World War II bunkers. On the beach and...

Also recommended: the school museum in Boulogne-sur-Mer. Nostalgia is everywhere and you can try out calligraphy yourself with a...

Nice (and educational) to visit when you are in Boulogne-sur-Mer: "la Maison de la Beurière". Is a...

In the Ferques / Marquise region there are several large quarries. In Marquise you have rather softer limestone, in Ferques you find...

The Our Lady Basilica of Boulogne-sur-Mer is a majestic church, say cathedral, stands on the hilltop in the old town,...

Beautiful and and very old abbey. The monastery was founded in 1325 by the Order of the Carthusians ("Chartreux"...

Mont de Couple is a beautiful hiking area with an excellent panorama of the Opal Coast: you can see 360° around your...

The largest crypt in all of France is the crypt in the Basilica of Our Lady in Boulogne-sur-Mer: no less than 1,200 m² (1)....

Boulogne-sur-mer is the capital of the beautiful Opal Coast. There is the old town (located on a hill, with a castle,...

It is sometimes quite a tangle to figure out exactly which agency is promoting which area for tourism in what capacity....