Cross-Channel France

Introduction Part One: General Information Background Information Geography, Climate, National Parks, History, Language, Culture Practical Information When to visit, Itineraries, Tour operators, Tourist offices, Getting there and away, Getting around, Health, Money, banking and budgeting, Disabled travel, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Festivals and events, Shopping, Sports and activities, Parks and gardens, Travelling positively Part Two: The Guide Gateway Calais History, Getting there from the UK, Getting to other parts of France, Getting around, Tourist information, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, What to see and do, Shopping Coastal country Dunkirk, Around Dunkirk, Les Deux Caps, Day trip country, Boulogne, Hardelot-Plage, Desvres and the inland villages, Etaples, Le Touquet Paris-Plage Berck-sur-Mer St Omer and the Flemish hinterland St Omer, From St Omer to Cassel, Cassel, Flemish Heartland Montreuil-sur-Mer and the Seven Valleys Montreuil-sur-Mer, Seven Valleys Arras and the Artois battlefields Arras, Bethune and Lens, The World War I, Battlefields Cultural cities of Le Nord Le Cambresis, Douai, Valenciennes, St Amand-les-Eaux Rural Avesnois Valenciennes to Le Quesnoy, Le Quesnoy, Around Le Quesnoy, Around Maroilles, ValJoly, Around ValJoly Metropolitan Lille Lille, Outside the city limits Appendices Language Glossary Selective list of fauna Further information Index

John Ruler writes on the Nord-Pas de Calais region for newspapers and magazines and has an extensive photo library.

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