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Sangatte tourism and travel guide

Visit Sangatte: highlights and tourist information

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Sangatte is situated in the Pas-de-Calais department and Nord-Pas-de-Calais region (now part of the Hauts-de-France region), in the north of France at 103 kilometres from Arras, the department capital (general information: Sangatte is 236 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Gris-Nez at 4 km and Wissant at 9 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

You can also Book Wissant hotels

Sangatte, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Sangatte in Hauts-de-France.

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Pas-de-Calais

Map of places to visit near Sangatte

Markets in and near Sangatte

• Calais: market Wednesday & Thursday & Saturday (7km)
• Coulogne: market Monday (10km)
• Ambleteuse: market Wednesday (18km)
• Ardres: market Thursday (19km)
• Audruicq: market Wednesday (25km)
• Grand-Fort-Philippe: market Monday (26km)
• Boulogne-sur-Mer: market Wednesday (27km)
• Gravelines: market Sunday & Friday (27km)
• Bourbourg: market Tuesday (31km)
• Desvres: market Tuesday (31km)

More information about Sangatte, Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Tourist attractions near Sangatte, France

Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Sangatte.

Aquarium

• Nausicaa - Centre national de la mer (26km)

Grand sites of France

• Cap Blanc-Nez / Cap Gris-Nez (4km)

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Calais (Belfries of Belgium and France) (7km)
• Beffroi de Boulogne-sur-Mer (Belfries of Belgium and France) (26km)
• Beffroi de Gravelines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (27km)
• Beffroi de l'église St-Éloi de Dunkerque (Belfries of Belgium and France) (45km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville de Dunkerque (Belfries of Belgium and France) (45km)

National Monuments

• Column of the Grand Army (25km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Gravelines (27km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Caps et Marais d'Opale (25km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Cap Blanc-Nez (4km)
• Cap Gris-Nez (15km)
• Réserve naturelle du Platier d'Oye (23km)
• Dunes d'Écault (34km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des grottes et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (40km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des étangs du Romelaëre (42km)
• Réserve naturelle de la Baie de Canche (45km)

Towns of Art and history

• Boulogne-sur-Mer (26km)
• Saint-Omer (42km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Loon-Plage (33km)
• Grande-Synthe (40km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

For driving distances to Sangatte from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Coquelles, Escalles, Frethun, Nielles-les-Calais, Peuplingues and Saint-Tricat.

This page in French: Visiter Sangatte