DK'BUS, the public transport network of the urban community of Dunkirk, offers a free transport service that extends to the Bouteille à la Mer gîte, allowing visitors to easily travel to Gravelines and Dunkirk at no cost. This urban transport network, completely free and without any particular formality, serves the entire
The Nautical base is a place of relaxation, leisure, or training located by the sea. The Kitesurfing spot is called “La Petite Mer”. The particularity is that at high tide, a sandbank of a “small sea” up to a square kilometer depending on the tide, constitutes the
A stone's throw from the banks of the Aa River, in the municipalities of Saint Georges sur l'Aa and Gravelines, lies the PAarc des Rives de l'Aa. This multifunctional space consists of a leisure and outdoor sports center. Olympic-sized (length 2,337 m, width 138 m, depth 3 m), the
Maritime life and daily life in the past have given way to today's professions. Several exhibition spaces and reconstructions allow visitors to appreciate the challenges of each era. The Sea House at Grand Fort Philippe is a museum that traces the maritime history and the memory of fishing in Iceland. The Rescue House, as for
The Tourville Association is leading the largest project to reconstruct France's historic maritime heritage with the construction, on a life-size scale, of a 17th-century first-rate ship, the "Jean-Bart", within a historical and leisure park dedicated to privateers and the navy of Louis XIV in Gravelines (Nord). The approach
The canoe crossing is a free service provided until Sunday, November 1st, depending on the tide times. Since the 19th century, this small flat-bottomed boat has crossed the channel from one bank to the other, to connect Petit-Fort-Philippe and Grand-Fort-Philippe: The embarkation on the bank of Petit-Fort-Philippe is located at the cove of
Set sail aboard the 50-foot-long Port de Gravelines sailboat and discover sailing on the high seas! You will be welcomed by a professional skipper. Set sail for England, the Netherlands or Belgium… Thrills and a change of scenery guaranteed! Information: http://www.portvaubangravelines.com/Plaisance/alentours-et-tourisme/sorties-en-mer-croisiere/ From 5 people All year round only
In Gravelines, for many years, the town has been committed to promoting its communal heritage. The many buildings and objects classified as Historic Monuments constitute a heritage that is constantly being renovated: the citadel castle, the small powder magazines scattered throughout the town, the barracks, the cistern, the guardhouses. To these buildings
A place of relaxation and leisure, Galamé Park is the region's unmissable green setting, for hiking, strolling, swimming, enjoying nature and its program of summer events. With family or friends, you can stroll there, discover the farm animals, fish by the pond, and
The sea attracts you, come and discover the charm of the North Sea in a different way aboard one of the last two old sailing ships of Nord-Pas de Calais: The Christ Roi is a gaff-rigged dundee with a sail area of 95 m². It was built in 1942 in Fécamp. It is the last dundee
