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TheZOUAVE fort with its Porte aux GODY Boules has been classified as a Historic Monument. You can walk along the 1.6 km wall, overlooking the pits that soldiers used to cross. Pass the Belvedere, where you can admire the river Aa as it reaches the North Sea. The walk ends at the home of the famous Zouave Gody, immortalised as a statue on the Pont de l’Alma in Paris! Vauban-Gravelines 5 5 SEAWARD: CHANNEL, Marina BEACH, JETTY, NOTRE DAME

StartingDES at FLOTSthe Belvedere, walk CHAPEL along the channel for over a kilometre until you reach the beach, where you can then walk the jetty and enjoy the spray. On your way back you can spot the chapel of Petit Fort Philippe atop the dune, which features an 18th-century statuette of the Virgin. Schooners leaving for Iceland would hail it from their pavilion.

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ThisCROSSING flat-bottomed boat provides IN THE a free ferry WORLD service linking the Grand Fort Philippe to the hamlet of Petit Fort Philippe from May to September. This is a jolly, original way to go to the market; on Mondays at Grand Fort Philippe and and discovery nature ashore Explore on Sundays in Petit Fort Philippe. Make the most of it! Come alongside and visit Around the port HOW TO GO THERE ? On foot: since it’s inside the fortifications On bike: Bikes for hire on the Marina

Campaign lead by the Plaisance Côte d’Opale network and the Tourist Information Offices of Etaples-sur-mer, Boulogne-sur-mer, Calais, Vauban-Gravelines and Dunkerque. OT Gravelines Office de Tourisme des Rives de l’Aa*** www.tourisme-gravelines.fr www.plaisance-opale.com Tél : 03 28 51 94 00 Vauban-Gravelines

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1 MARINA The Marina is your point of reference for the itinerary. The trip from the port to point 2 is 1Km 100 - 16 minutes on foot.

2 3 THE ESPACE VAUBAN NATURE AND EnjoyTHE a peaceful STAR stroll through GARDENSthe alleys lined with boxwood and rose bushes, and check out the Liberty gardens, which safeguards horticultural traditions from the past. Then the Poudrière garden, like a TheITS star-shaped FISHING fort of Gravelines hasSPOTS* managed to preserve intact its 4-km long bastioned outer medieval vegetable garden, including a herbal garden for medicinal purposes. They are both part of the wall. You can get good views while strolling along the city walls. The nursery you go through used national «Parks and Gardens» network. Which one features a 150-year-old red beech? Next we move on to be a forward slope or battle field. While parts of the park are completely natural, there is also a to the Arsenal, where you can admire the bronze statues dotted around this typically French garden. The part planted with regional species of trees. Let’s see if you can spot the black poplar, which boasts prized, rare Judas tree welcomes you at the entrance. Enjoy your stroll! a remarkable diameter! And then we can go fishing in the moat: we’re in the only town in France completely surrounded by water! *Fishing permits can be purchased at the Tourist Information Office.