Boulogne sur Mer is ideally located at the central point of Côte d’Opale and the surrounding nature reserves. A living city with the largest fishing distribution port in France, it boasts the largest aquarium and sealife research centre, Nausicaá, in Europe and the imposing Basilica de Notre Dame as a key pilgrimage stop en-route to Santa Maria de Compostela.

On the nature front, the long stretches of soft and sandy beaches between Boulogne and Wimereux, the sand-dunes and forests of Hardelot and Condette to the south, the capes and cliffs Cap Gris Nez and Cap Blanc Nez to the north, and the countryside and marshland around River Liane and River Slack, the opportunities for serenity and sporting are endless — all within 1/2hr. drive away.

Commanding a strategic position sought-after by the English, French, Belge, Flemish and Germans, this region is rich of its significant war history and subtle fusion culture, dating back from the Roman times through the Norman and Mediaeval periods to Napoleonic era and C20th World Wars.