Côte d'Opale
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The French Opal Coast covers the seaside holiday area of the Pas de Calais, from Bray Dunes in the north to Berck in the south, but also extends to Le Crotoy. It is known for its beautiful cliffs such as Cape Blanc Nez and Cape Gris Nez and for its wide area of dunes. Main towns well known in the area are :
- Bray-Dunes (Côte des Dunes de Flandres)
- Zuydcoote (Côte des Dunes de Flandres)
- Leffrinckoucke(Côte des Dunes de Flandres)
- Dunkerque (Malo-les-Bains;(Côte des Dunes de Flandres))
- Gravelines (Petit-Fort-Philippe)
- Grand-Fort-Philippe
- Oye-Plage
- Marck-en-Calaisis
- Calais
- Blériot-Plage (commune de Sangatte)
- Sangatte
- Escalles
- Wissant
- Ambleuteuse
- Audresselles
- Wimereux
- Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Le Portel
- Équihen-Plage
- Écault (commune de Saint-Étienne-au-Mont)
- Hardelot-Plage (commune de Neufchâtel-Hardelot)
- Sainte-Cécile-Plage (commune de Camiers)
- Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
- Stella-Plage (commune de Cucq)
- Merlimont
- Berck
Many artists have been inspired by its landscapes, among them the composer Henri Dutilleux, the writers Victor Hugo and Charles Dickens, and the painters J. M. W. Turner, Carolus-Duran, Maurice Boitel and Eugène Boudin. It was the painter Édouard Lévêque who coined the name for this area in 1911 to describe the distinctive quality of its light.[1]
Cape Blanc Nez seen from the beach
Sunset at Cape Gris Nez
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Eugène Boudin's painting of the Dunes at Berck, 1890
References
- ↑ Le Touquet-Paris-Plage à l’aube de son nouveau siècle, éditions Flandres-Artois-Côte d’Opale, 1982, p.22
See also
- Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais
External links
- Côte d'Opale through photos : You will love it !
- Côte d'Opale : Tourism, shopping, B&B
- Le Cap Blanc Nez
- Le Cap Gris Nez
- Le Grand Site des 2 Caps
- Slipping on Côte d'Opale : B&b, Gîtes, Hôtels ...
- Tourism in Boulogne sur Mer and the Boulonnais area (in English)
Coordinates: 50°30′N 1°35′E / 50.500°N 1.583°E
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