Boulogne is located in the Pas-de-Calais département in the region of Hauts-de-France.
It lies on the Côte d’Opale, a touristic stretch of French coast.
The town is famous for being France’s leading fishing port, and for having been an important link port with England until the end of the 20th century.
Nausicaá Centre National de la Mer is a public aquarium.
It is the largest public aquarium of Europe.
From Paris Gare du Nord is 2h20 by train.
The harbor.
Ramparts.
The Belfry.
Basilica Notre-Dame de Boulogne
The basilica with its 101 metres high dome was built between 1827 and 1875.
The organ.
The Crypt.
Fragment of the hand of the statue of the Virgin Mary
Treasures Crypt of the Basilica
Treasures Crypt of the Basilica
Treasures Crypt of the Basilica
Treasures Crypt of the Basilica
Treasures Crypt of the Basilica
Treasures Crypt of the Basilica
Basilica crypt wirh wall paintings.
Cenotaph of Abbé Haffreingue depicted offering the basilica to the Virgin Mary.
Criée de Boulogne sur Mer statue.
Statue de Victor Planchon on the L’esplanade Lumière.
Statue of Marylin Monroe on the L’esplanade Lumière.
The Château-Musée de Boulogne-sur-Mer is a municipal art and archaeology museum.
Founded in 1825, the museum has a wide range of archaeological collections, including the largest collection of Greek ceramics in France (outside Paris) and one of the world’s largest collections of Inuit art.
