Tourist attractions Wimereux

An introduction to the deep seas - the Centre National de la Mer is a blue wonderland with aquatic background music, showing 10,000 marine animals and fish from all the world's seas. Les Mondes de la mer show us the little-known worlds of plankton an..

Surrounded by ramparts, the upper town stands on the site of the ol Roman castrum. This part of the own is very busy during the summer, as people stroll along the ramparts or through its streets dotted with monuments.

The view from the summit of the cliffs of Cap Gris-Nez (Grey-Nose Cape) extends to the English coast. Cap Blanc-Nez is also visible to the right and the port of Boulogne to the left. Flocks of migrating birds can be observed in the autumn and spring...

The "white-nose cape" is a vertical mass of cliffs rising 134m above the waves overlooking the Channel and the incessant shipping traffic. It commands a sweeping view of the English cliffs and the French coast from Calais to Cap Gris-Nez. T..

This 54 m high column, by architect Eloi Labarre (1764-1833), was built to commemorate the camp of Boulogne, where Napoleon gathered his army in 1803 hoping to invade England. On the pedestal, statue of Marshal Soult. A staircase of 263 steps takes y..

The Opal Coast extending between Boulogne and Calais forms a succession of dunes, dry valleys and craggy cliffs overlooking the Strait of Dover. The most spectacular part of the coastline, between the sea and the sky, is the Opal Coast bluff, where t..

This folk museum is housed in one of the last period buildings (1870) still standing in the former seamen's district, once known as "la Beurière", which was almost completely destroyed by allied bombing during the Second World War. It conta..

This polygonal building protects the most vulnerable part of the ramparts. Spread over four floors, the tour shows a diversity of collections while displaying the castle interior: there are Greek and Egyptian collections including a lovely selection ..

General José de San Martin (1778-1850) played an important role in the liberation of Argentina before freeing Chile and Peru. Everyone thought he would declare himself Emperor of these countries until, after meeting Simon Bolivar in 1822, he gave up ..

In 1804, Napoleon distributed a second round of medals to the Légion d'Honneur on this spot. 2,000 men received their crosses, dressed in shields and helmets by Du Guesclin and Bayard, in the presence of the Emperor, who sat on a throne in the spot n..

The Sailors' Cross stands in the place of a Roman lighthouse that was destroyed in the 17th C. The calvary and chapel both suffered the same fate, with the retreat of the cliff. It was rbuilt near a new chapel in 1996 in the shape of a boat. From the..

The external port is protected by two sea walls (one 3,250 metres long). There is a travel and leisure port with a tidal basin and the Napoléon and Loubet basins are used by the larger fishing boats. The Gare Maritime and Quai Gambetta are very busy ..

Statues of Charlemagne and Napoleon I stand on the neoclassical façade of these law courts, built in 1852.

Even the dullest readers can dreamily contemplate the lovely ceiling of caisssons in the 18th C chapel where the library's main reading is housed, part of the former Convent of the Annonciades.

The oldest house in the town, dating back to the 12th C, stands at n° 58. To the left, the basilica of Notre-Dame.

The 13th C Gothic belfry with its 12th C foundations is the old keep of the castle of the counts of Boulogne. It houses some antique furniture from the area and a beautiful stained-glass window showing Godefroy de Bouillon , a member of the house of..

Inside the basilica, a major Corinthian colonnade supports the building. Behind the choir stall, there is a superb cupola with its large statues. Under the basilica, there is a maze of underground passages linking 14 rooms, including the treasury ..

The delicate pink brick façade of the town hall with its 18th C stone facing contrasts with the Gothic belfry.

The «Libertador» José de San Martin lived here from 1848 until his death in 1850. The museum has several souvenirs of the illustrious general.

This street has old bare stone façades. You will see the old merchants' guildhall and the back of the Convent of the Annonciades.