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Calais travel guide

Calais photo, taken in Boulogne-sur-Mer France

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Visit Calais: Highlights and Tourist Information

Location: Calais is situated in the Pas-de-Calais department (Nord-Pas-de-Calais region) in the north of France at 98 km from Arras, the department capital. (General information: Calais is 235 km from Paris and 0 km from the port at Calais).

Note: The photo above was taken in Boulogne-sur-Mer at 30 km from Calais

Popular places to visit near Calais: these include Boulogne-sur-Mer at 30 km and Saint-Omer at 36 km. Cap Blanc-Nez / Cap Gris-Nez is a listed 'grand site of france' at 10km and Gravelines is a listed 'recommended detour' at 20km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Tourist classifications for Calais: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*;

Selected places to visit and attractions near Calais, France

Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.

Boulogne-sur-Mer 30km

Saint-Omer 36km

Things to see in Calais and nearby

Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Calais

'Remarkable gardens': La ferme du mont des Récollets (47km) :
National Monuments: Column of the Grand Army (28km) :
Town / village in bloom 4*: Loon-Plage (26km) : Boulogne-sur-Mer (31km) : Grande-Synthe (33km) :
Towns of Art and History: Saint-Omer (36km) :
Recommended Detour Town: Gravelines (20km) : Bergues (41km) :
Grand Site of France: Cap Blanc-Nez / Cap Gris-Nez (10km) :