2017 2018 2017 - 2018 English edition best of FREE Digital version côte d’opale Dos best of Côte d’opale CV1 www.petitfute.com (IN) 28, 29, 30, 31 JULY 4, 5, 6, 7 AUGUST 2017 10 : 30 P.M CITADEL +33 (0)3 21 06 72 45 www.lesmiserables-montreuil.com PHOTOGRAPHIES, CONCEPTION ET CRÉATION GRAPHIQUE : © BENOIT BREMER - WWW.BENOITBREMER.COM - N° LICENCE 3-1049801 - N° LICENCE - WWW.BENOITBREMER.COM BREMER : © BENOIT GRAPHIQUE ET CRÉATION CONCEPTION PHOTOGRAPHIES, Untitled-2 1 07/05/2017 09:49:16 PUBLISHING Collection Directors and authors : Dominique AUZIAS and Jean-Paul LABOURDETTE Welcome to Publishing manager : Yan EVEN Authors : Juliette COURTOIS, Marie TETART, Odile BUIRETTE, Caroline BEHAGUE, Aurélie BOLDRON, Nathalie the OPAL COAST SERIN, Guillaume ROSE, Jean-Paul LABOURDETTE, Dominique AUZIAS et alter and the bay Publishing director : Stéphan SZEREMETA Publishing team (France) : Elisabeth COL, Maurane CHEVALIER, Silvia FOLIGNO and Tony DE SOUSA OF THE somme! Publishing team (World) : Patrick MARINGE, Caroline MICHELOT, Morgane VESLIN, Pierre Yves SOUCHET and Talatah FAVREAU STUDIO The Opal Coast is like an old crazy friend. Both soft and short- Studio Manager : tempered, calm and violent, melancholic and festive, you never Sophie LECHERTIER assisted by Romain AUDREN know how it will accommodate you but one thing is certain, you Layout : Julie BORDES, Sandrine MECKING, Delphine PAGANO, will keep coming back. Its coastline with multiple facets continues Laurie PILLOIS, Sara DOLLE et Noémie FERRON to charm visitors. Dune landscapes on the side of the Belgian border, Pictures management : Anne DIOT the sandy beaches of Bray-Dunes in Berck-sur-Meras, stretching Mapping management : Jordan EL OUARDI as far as the eye can see, valleys, green hills, marshes, streams, WEB forests and meadows, the nature is varied on the territory. The Web Director : Louis GENEAU de LAMARLIERE landscape is characterized by its two emblematic cliffs, the cape Web management and Development : Cédric MAILLOUX, Nicolas GUENIN, Florian FAZER, Caroline LAFFAITEUR, Gris-Nez and Cape blanc Nez, creating a perfect contrast with the Andrei UNGUREANU and Nicolas VAPPEREAU flat surrounding country. Land of sailing par excellence, along the Community Manager : Cyprien de CANSON dikes you will see kitesurfers leave at the crossroads of winds and NATIONAL PUBLICITY waves. Paddling, sand yachting and running along-side are also Publicity director : Caroline CHOLLET popular activities. Local publicity management : Michel GRANSEIGNE Those who prefer to keep their feet dry will have a large choice of Customer relations management : activities to practise. Mountain biking, horseback riding activities, Vimla MEETTOO and Sandra RUFFIEUX Heads of National Publicity : Caroline AUBRY, hiking, the beautiful Opale deploys countless trails as well as bucolic François BRIANCON-MARJOLLET, Perrine DE CARNE MARCEIN, and fantastic paths. Finally, land with a rich past, the history of Caroline GENTELET and Caroline PREAU the Côte d’Opale is primarily that of the Belle Epoque and its INTERNATIONAL PUBLICITY high-class seaside resorts, the most famous of which are those of Heads of Publicity : Jean-Marc FARAGUET, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, Hardelot and Wimereux. A few kilometers Guillaume LABOUREUR assisted by Michelle MAYER away, you will also find reminders of the harsh and austere history CIRCULATION AND PROMOTION of the fishermen from Iceland, originally from Grand-Fort-Philippe Sales promotion Director : Bénédicte MOULET and Petit-Fort-Philippe, or that of the sailors-fishermen from the assisted by Aissatou DIOP and Vianney LAVERNE villages of Audresselles, Ambleteuse or Etaples. Today, the port of Sales Manager : Jean-Pierre GHEZ assisted by Nathalie GONCALVES Boulogne-sur-Mer remains the largest fishing port in France. The Press and sponsor partnership management : coastline of Nord-Pas-de-Calais still bears the scars of the several Jean Mary MARCHAL conflicts that have passed through with its fortified cities, its ADMINISTRATION blockhouses hidden in the hollows of dunes or its many relics Chairman : Jean-Paul LABOURDETTE and war memorials. The Nord-Pas-de-Calais, destroyed several Administrative and financial Director : times and always rebuilt, with new or identical features, has an Valérie DECOTTIGNIES invigorating energy like the wind that rises over a beach of the Human Resources Director : Dina BOURDEAU assisted by Sandra MORAIS and Vianney LAVERNE North. No one can resist the Côte d’Opale. And if it is true that wax Information and Technology Manager : Pascal LE GOFF and rubber boots are less glamorous than bikinis, the warmth and Accounting : Jeannine DEMIRDJIAN, Christelle MANEBARD conviviality you will find inside an estaminet or an inn are worthy and Adrien PRIGENT of the tropics! It is therefore with great humility and pleasure that Collection : Fabien BONNAN assisted by Sandra BRIJLALL and Belinda MILLE we present you the travel guidebook Côte d’Opale. We wish you Siwtchboard : Jehanne AOUMEUR a pleasant discovery! PETIT FUTE BEST OF CÔTE D’OPALE Petit Futé was founded by Dominique AUZIAS. It is published by Les Nouvelles Editions de l’Université 18, rue des Volontaires - 75015 Paris. & 01 53 69 70 00 - Fax 01 42 73 15 24 Internet : www.petitfute.com SAS au capital de 1 000 000 E - RC PARIS B 309 769 966 PRINTED IN FRANCE Couverture : Beffroi - Calais © Fred Collier Impression : GROUPE CORLET IMPRIMEUR - 14110 Condé-sur-Noireau Dépôt légal : 31/07/2017 ISBN : 9791033162087 To email us, type the surname (lowercase) followed by @petitfute.com Write to the editor : [email protected] SOMMAIRE Audresselles ............................................97 KNOWING MORE Ambleteuse .............................................97 ABOUT THE OPAL COAST Wimereux ................................................99 Boulogne-sur-Mer .............................102 AND THE BAY Desvres ..................................................108 OF THE SOMME Le Portel – Equihen............................110 Must-Sees ................................................. 8 Hardelot Plage ....................................110 Nature ......................................................12 Camiers ..................................................112 Economy ....................................................17 Le Touquet ............................................114 History .....................................................18 Etaples ...................................................122 Heritage & Traditions ...............................21 Stella beach ..........................................124 Gastronomy ............................................ 22 Merlimont .............................................124 Sports & Leisure ......................................27 Montreuil-sur-Mer ............................127 Festivals and events ................................ 30 Berck ......................................................129 OPAL COAST BAY OF THE SOMME Opal Coast ............................................... 36 Somme Bay ............................................136 Bray-Dunes ..............................................36 Abbeville ..............................................136 Dunkerque ..............................................37 Amiens ..................................................139 Bergues ....................................................55 Argoules ................................................147 Gravelines ................................................60 Crécy-en-Ponthieu .............................148 Calais .........................................................68 Le Crotoy ..............................................149 Saint-Omer .............................................80 Eaucourt-sur-Somme........................152 Guînes .......................................................84 Fort-Mahon ..........................................152 Ardres ........................................................86 Quend ....................................................157 Arch ............................................................88 Rue...........................................................159 Wissant .....................................................89 Saint-Valery-sur-Somme .................160 Audinghen ...............................................95 Index ......................................................166 Olivier LECLERCQ © The Beach of Malo-les-Bains in Dunkerque. © CRT Hauts-de-France Treat yourself, think local, eat Hauts-de France. Known for the diversity and quality of its agricultural production, our region is also known for its outstanding gastronomy. With dozens of types of cheese, desserts, beers and champagne, it’s a wealth of delicacies which we invite you to discover and taste in the region Hauts-de-France. Meet us on : hautsdefrance.fr 4 De Panne Bray-Dunes Zuydeoote Malo- THE ENGLISH CHANNEL les-Bains 01 Ghyvelde D6 A Zone industrielle Fort- 16 D portuaire Mardyck DUNKERQUE 947 Rosendaël Th Petit-Fort- D9 e Channe Mardyck 1 Téteghem Philippe 6 N316 Uxem Grand-Fort- Les Moëres l Tunnel Grande- Coudekerque- Philippe 01 D6 Synthe Branche lme Phare de Loon-Plage Cappelle- l de la Hte-Co la-Grande Cana Walde Coudekerque- Hondschoote Les Hemmes GRAVELINES Village St-Georges- Warhem CALAIS g A2 Oye-Plage sur-l'Aa u Spycker Armbouts- D o 5 D110 Blériot-Plage 11 Craywick b Cappel Hoymille Le Fort-Vert r 3 u D D940 o Bergues Opal Coast B St-Omer- Steene Killem Sangatte St-Folquin e Brouckerque d