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Côte d'Opale is one of France’s great natural sites — bring good shoes and a camera. Locate it on the map, book a room nearby in a click, or add it to your travel list to build your itinerary.
About Côte d'Opale
Facing England across the narrowest stretch of the Channel, the Côte d'Opale takes its name from the pearly, ever-shifting light that plays over its wide skies and sea. This is a coast of grand horizons: immense sandy beaches swept by the wind and perfect for sand-yachting and kitesurfing, backed by rolling dunes and the two great chalk headlands of Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Gris-Nez, from whose cliffs the white cliffs of Dover can be seen on a clear day. Fishing ports and lively resorts like Boulogne-sur-Mer, Wimereux and Le Touquet line the shore. Bracing, luminous and gloriously open, the Côte d'Opale offers some of the most dramatic seascapes and skies in northern France.