Calais is the main French ferry port, with a non-stop ballet of passing boats. But it is also the capital of the lace world!

Calais has preserved three constructions by Vauban which bear witness to its history as a stronghold: Fort Risban, the Citadel and Fort Nieulay.

Visitors also come here to admire Rodin’s work, the famous “Bourgeois de Calais », and of course the magnificent panorama looking out towards England from the top of the lighthouse.