Introducing Calais
As Churchill might have put it, ‘never in the field of human tourism have so many travellers passed through a place and so few stopped to visit.’ Indeed, there are few compelling reasons for the 24 million people who travel by way of Calais each year to stop and explore – pity the local tourist office, whose job it is to snag a few of the Britons racing to warmer climes!
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That said, the town – a mere 34km from the English town of Dover (Douvres in French) – has three speciality museums, some decent restaurants and, of course, Rodin’s The Burghers of Calais . In addition Calais, once famed for its lace, makes a convenient base for exploring French Flanders and the Channel coast by train, bus or car.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
