Calais has two main train stations: Calais-Ville, his station is located in the centre of Calais and is the mainline train service serving Calais for regional services. Calais-Frethun, this station is located south west of the town near the channel tunnel entrance and is a TVG station. This is the first international railway station in France for the Eurostar route before travelling to Lille; passengers can depart here to use the Paris services, the 2 stations are linked by the free Navette TER. Daily TGV and Eurostar connections between Paris Gare du Nord, Lille Europe, Brussels Midi and London Waterloo railway stations are available from Calais Frethun.
There are around 2 to 3 trains running to Calais from Ebbsfleet daily and takes just 44 minutes by train to Calais Frethun. There are a number of trains that operate between the stations Calais Frethun and Calais Ville. Passengers that travel from the UK to Calais will go through passport checks in the UK before boarding the train, or if you are travelling from Calais to the UK, passengers will have an exit check as well as a passport check before boarding the train. The most recent prices are from just £69 return to Calais.
Calais is situated in northern France and has the closest port to England at just 32km away. Calais is a well known French city for tourism and is separated into two parts: the old town, known as Calais-Nord and the modern town, known as St-Pierre that lies to the south of Calais.
Points of Interest:
The Six Burghers Monument: This is the most famous monument in Calais that depicts the heart rendering story of six men who surrendered themselves to King Edward the third, in hope for their city to have freedom. It is a beautiful monument showing courage and bravery.
Calais Town Hall: The town hall situated in Calais is an important landmark because of the significant architecture and historical importance. The spire of the belfry tower stands at 75 metres tall and the distinguishing structure can be seen for miles.
Calais lighthouse: The light house has a towering height of 51 metres and has over 250 steps to climb. You can see the breathtaking view of stunning Calais at the top of the lighthouse.
Attractions
Church of Notre-Dame: This construction has been ongoing for more than 100 years and has many different style of architecture, a mixture of Flemish and English.
Calais Beaches: The stunning beaches of Calais run along the Opal Coast and offer an amazing view of the English Channel, there is also many sports and activities such as water sports, sailing, jet ski, wind surfing and many other recreational activities.
The Citadel: This is a fortification that was built in order to protect their city from attacks.
Nieulay fort: The Nieulay Bridge connected Calais with the west, was protected with this fort that was designed so it could flood the land in front of the town, in case of an enemy attack.
Shopping
Calais has a lot of retail outlets and warehouses that offer amazing bargains, with markets such as ‘Place Crevecoeur’(open on Thursdays and Sundays) and ‘Place d’Arme’ (open on Saturdays) and a large shopping centre called ‘Cite Europe’ that has restaurants, shops and cinemas.
Eat out
You can eat at some divine restaurants, lush cafes and tasteful bars in Calais such as the places stated below:
Au Cadre Vert
L’Ambrosia
The Chocolat
Friterie des Nations
Le Melting Potes
La Suite
Le Baba O Rum
La Suite
These are just some of the fantastic places available for you to wine and dine you and your family in Calais.
Alpes Vaudoises
Alpes Vaudoises is a beautiful tourist attraction with 74 lifts and 220km of downhill pistes, it has a 6 seater chair lift and takes 2000 people each hour.... Alpes Vaudoises, Switzerland
Andermatt
Andermatt has two mountains the highest being 2344m with a 4 seater chair lift and the other with a height of 1842m with a 2 seater chair lift. Andermatt has an excellent selection of accommodation with a total of 19 hotels, many of the hotels have fitness facility''s, with ice skating, curling and hiking.... Andermatt, Switzerland
Arosa
Arosa has skiing covering 70km of marked pistes served by 16 lifts. There is a Swiss Snow Walking Event in January designed as a keep fit regime.... Arosa, Switzerland
Crans-Montana
Crans-Montana is a sophisticated resort, located above the Rhone Valley. There are 160km of pistes and 50 runs covering the mountain slopes.... Crans-Montana, Switzerland
Davos
Davos has 307km of skiing with 62 lifts including 2 mountain railways, 10 cable cars, 8 chair lifts and 31 drag lifts.... Davos, Switzerland
Engelberg
Engelberg has a 12km long run, it is dominated by Mount Titlis at 3200m yet has been largely un-discovered by British enthusiasts.... Engelberg, Switzerland
Fiesch (Aletsch)
Fiesch has a cable car and chair lifts up towards Eisenlucke at 2722m. The Aletsch ski region with 100km of downhill slopes and served by 33 lifts.... Fiesch, Switzerland
Flims-Laax
Flims-Laax Flaera ski resort has 220km of well kept slopes to suit every skier, 70 percent of the slopes are freshly prepared each day. There are 91 restaurants and 3 clubs.... Flims-Laax, Switzerland
Grindelwald
Grindelwald has 44 lifts with links to Oberjoch and Mannlichen and ample snow throughout the season.... Grindelwald, Switzerland
Gstaad
Gstaad has 250km of ski runs in the region, the longest being 17km and snowboarders are catered for with big quarter-pipe, big table jump, freeriding... Gstaad, Switzerland
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