Only thirty-four kilometres of the English Channel separate Calais from Dover, making this Pas-de-Calais port city the closest point in continental Europe to Britain. About 74,000 people live here. The Channel Tunnel terminal at Coquelles, just outside the city, handles Eurotunnel shuttle services and Eurostar trains.
Auguste Rodin's sculpture "Les Bourgeois de Calais" stands in front of the town hall, commemorating the six citizens who offered themselves as hostages during the English siege of 1347. The Cite Internationale de la Dentelle et de la Mode, housed in a former lace factory, documents the lace industry that thrived here from the 19th century.
Ferry services to Dover operate from the port terminal. Hotels in Calais are used for companion meetings. Providers serving Pas-de-Calais are listed in our directory. Escortservice.com does not arrange or provide services. Visitors must be at least 18.
Only thirty-four kilometres of the English Channel separate Calais from Dover, making this Pas-de-Calais port city the closest point in continental Europe to Britain. About 74,000 people live here. The Channel Tunnel terminal at Coquelles, just outside the city, handles Eurotunnel shuttle services and Eurostar trains.
Auguste Rodin's sculpture "Les Bourgeois de Calais" stands in front of the town hall, commemorating the six citizens who offered themselves as hostages during the English siege of 1347. The Cite Internationale de la Dentelle et de la Mode, housed in a former lace factory, documents the lace industry that thrived here from the 19th century.
Ferry services to Dover operate from the port terminal. Hotels in Calais are used for companion meetings. Providers serving Pas-de-Calais are listed in our directory. Escortservice.com does not arrange or provide services. Visitors must be at least 18.
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