Pays de Saint-Omer Archives

Ariën-aan-de-Leie (Pas-de-Calais, northern France)

Oct. 29, 20253208 Views Pas-de-Calais, Pays de Saint-Omer 4 min read

The most notable buildings in this ancient city are St. Peter's Church (more than 500 years old!) and its Belfry (typically Flemish,...

Historical sites

Mill Lebriez (Mentque-Nortbécourt, France)

Oct. 25, 20251740 Views Pas-de-Calais, Pays de Saint-Omer 3 min read

Mill Lebriez is a beautifully situated tower mill dating from 1714. Built in soft limestone (hence the many carvings by tourists)....

Historic Sites Park

Chapel of Our Lady of the Forest (Tournehem-sur-la-Hem, France)

Oct. 25, 20252064 Views Pas-de-Calais, Pays de Saint-Omer 2 min read

The Chapel of Our Lady of the Forest is a remarkable little chapel located in the middle of the forest of Tournehem-sur-la-Hem. It was built in...

"La Station" project (Saint-Omer, France).

Oct. 24, 20252255 Views Pas-de-Calais, Pays de Saint-Omer 3 min read

The downtown area of Saint-Omer (Saint-Omer in French) is not exactly the most attractive. Possibly this is an understatement. The...

Notre-Dame Cathedral of Saint-Omer (Saint-Omer, France).

Oct. 24, 20252835 Views Pas-de-Calais, Pays de Saint-Omer 6 min read

Surely Notre-Dame Cathedral of Saint-Omer is a particularly lavish cathedral. The pictures speak for themselves. There is...

Fontinettes boat elevator (Arques, France)

July 22, 20251029 Views Pas-de-Calais, Pays de Saint-Omer 5 min read

This unique industrial heritage from 1887 was restored to its former glory and has been opened fairly recently (sometime in 2023 only)...

The ponds of Romelaëre (Klaarmares, France)

June 15, 20253492 Views Le Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Pays de Saint-Omer 3 min read

Officially called the ponds of Romelaëre, a particularly beautiful natural preserve, "Réserve naturelle nationale des étangs du Romelaëre" (in Clairmarais). For...

St. Louis Chapel (Guémy, Pas-de-Calais)

June 13, 20253996 Views Pas-de-Calais, Pays de Saint-Omer 3 min read

The site Chapel Saint-Louis at Guémy includes the remains of an ancient chapel (15th century) located on a high hill....

The bunker of Eperlecques (France)

June 13, 20255485 Views Pas-de-Calais, Pays de Saint-Omer 2 min read

In the bunker of Eperlecques (from World War II), V1 and V2 bomb missiles were prepared. Fortunately, the bunker was recovered in time...

La Coupole - Centre d'histoire et Planétarium (Helfaut, France)

June 13, 20252801 Views Pas-de-Calais, Pays de Saint-Omer 2 min read

"La Coupole" is an impressive V2 rocket base from World War II. Concrete walls of no less than 6 meters thick! Beautiful and...