Pas-de-Calais Archives

Christmas market of Arras (Arras, France)

December 20, 20254229 Views Pas-de-Calais, Pays d'Artois 12 min read

If you love Christmas markets, be sure to visit the Arras Christmas market. This Christmas market attracts more than 1 million visitors every year.

Belfry of Arras (Arras, France)

December 17, 20255069 Views Pas-de-Calais, Pays d'Artois 8 min read

The Belfry of Arras is one of the most beautiful Flemish Belfries. It, like 55 others, was recognized by UNESCO....

Bunker cemetery (Merlimont, France)

December 14, 20252264 Views Opal Coast, Pas-de-Calais 3 min read

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

School museum (Boulogne-sur-Mer, France)

December 14, 20252103 Views Le Boulonnais, Opal Coast, Pas-de-Calais 2 min read

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

The House of the Beurière (Boulogne-sur-Mer, France)

December 14, 20252590 Views Le Boulonnais, Opal Coast, Pas-de-Calais 2 min read

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

The Napoleon quarry (Ferques, France)

December 14, 20254258 Views Le Boulonnais, Opal Coast, Pas-de-Calais 3 min read

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

Our Lady Basilica (Boulogne-sur-Mer, France)

December 14, 20253439 Views Le Boulonnais, Opal Coast, Pas-de-Calais 7 min read

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

Chartreuse Notre-Dame-des-Prés (Neuville-sous-Montreuil, France)

December 14, 20254293 Views Opal Coast, Pas-de-Calais, Pays du Montreuillois 13 min read

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

Our Lady of the Sand Church (Berck, France)

December 14, 20253029 Views Pas-de-Calais 2 min read

Very tuneful church in the French seaside town of Berck. Lots of wood trim, especially many stained glass windows and room for as many as 1,500 churchgoers....

The Donjon of Bours (Bours, France)

December 14, 20252595 Views Pas-de-Calais, Pays du Ternois 2 min read

The Donjon of Bours is a beautiful, medieval fortified castle. Dating from the 14th century, several times in fire...