The town centre is dominated by its distinctive hotel de ville (town hall), built in the Flemish Renaissance style (and visible well out to sea). Directly in front of the town hall is a cast of the statue The Burghers of Calais (French Les Bourgeois de Calais), by Auguste Rodin.

The German wartime military headquarters, situated near the train station in a small park, is today open to the public as a war museum.

Immediately to the west is the Côte d'Opale, an extremely scenic cliff-lined section of coast that parallels the White Cliffs on the English coast and is part of the same geological formation.

On clear days, the buildings of Calais can quite readily be seen with the naked eye from the English shore, 21 miles (33 km) away.

Getting to Calais Ferry port:

Hoverspeed, SeaFrance, P&O Ferries Terminals

By Car

The quays of the Port of Calais are directly connected (via the new autoroute bypass) to the European motorway network by the A26 (Calais-Dijon) - which serves the centre of France and provides access to Southern Europe avoiding Paris. The A16 links to the Benelux and Northern Europe motorway systems.

By Bus

A free bus service operates daily, taking you to and from the ferry port to Place D'Armes and the central Calais-Ville railway station in Calais-Sud.

By Rail

Trains run daily between Calais and Amiens, Boulogne, Etaples, Le Touquet, Lille and Paris. A free bus service connects the train station in Calais with the ferry port.

Eurotunnel Terminal

By Car

From the North of Paris, take the A1 motorway towards Lille, or from the West of Paris take the A16 motorway towards Calais. Follow the signs for 'Tunnel sous la manche' and leave the motorway at exit number 13.

Source: www.AFerry.to