It couldn’t be easier to come and visit us! Nord-Pas de Calais is the closest French region to the UK, just across the Channel! So immediate boarding, destination: change of scenery!

5 reasons to visit Nord / Pas-de-Calais :

- City living :
Lille, the region’s capital, is only 80 minutes from London, boasting extensive shopping, restaurants, museums and monuments ; other major towns include Calais, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Valenciennes, Arras, Dunkerque, Douai and Cambrai.

- Action and adventure seekers :
from horse-riding to cycling, donkey trekking and sand-yachting on long sandy beaches, the region is a popular spot for families and boasts many child-friendly seaside resorts.

- For visitors interested in History:
long after the battle of Agincourt and the Field of the Cloth of Gold, Nord-Pas de Calais was at the heart of the conflicts of the First and Second World Wars and many places of interest are dedicated to those who lost their lives.

- Rest and relaxation :
Nord-Pas de Calais is home to many leading spas and water therapy centres. Large parks, large gardens, long lines of greenery running alongside canals, from the country to the town and right to the centre of the metropolis, large areas for relaxation and invigorating leisure pursuits fulfil our primary need to feel the earth and the grass beneath our feet.

- For food lovers :
improbable names for spicy sweet dishes, beers to eat, barley to drink…paradox is the norm in this region where people speak backwards. Gourmet stops with cheeses, beers and juniper brandy, salt meats, confectionary, seafood, waffles, sweets...