The region of the Nord-Pas de Calais offers difference and diversity - from green farmland to long beaches as you pass through through towns and villages.
The belfries and their chimes proudly mark the country, reminding us that here traditions have meaning, the coastal wind is much appreciated by sliding sports enthusiasts, beaches and dunes shelter children's laughter, main towns combine international shopping with local markets and the waterways provide numerous occasions to approach a nature with a surprising diversity.
The Flemish-influenced architecture invites you to "enter into the decor", hundreds of kilometres of nature welcome walkers, cyclists and horse riders; flea markets, carnivals, ducasses (fairs) and parades draw you into a breathtaking whirl of festivities; the golf courses appeal to the enthusiasts of this sport.
Nord-Pas de Calais is all of this… and much more besides! So, what are you waiting for? Come and discover it!
Labels to help you find your way around!
To help you organize your holiday in Nord-Pas de Calais, the region
and the Regional Tourist Board have instigated different labels:
The Nord-Pas de Calais Tourist Board welcomes you to Nord-Pas de Calais and will be happy to provide you with any further information you may need:
Nord-Pas de Calais Tourist Board
6, place Mendès France, BP 99, 59028 Lille Cedex France
Be sure that you make the right choice! This tourist quality label rewards over 200 establishments all over the region, amongst hotels, camping sites, restaurants and tourist facilities.
It guarantees a personalized welcome and high quality services, whilst valorising regional tourist and gastronomic heritage.
'Tourisme pour tous': everyone deserves tourism!
Initiated by the 'Paralysés de France' Association, this label distinguishes establishments that have adopted specific equipment to welcome people with disability.
This applies to car parks, toilets, lifts, rooms and also signs for the blind.quality services, whilst valorising regional tourist and gastronomic heritage.
'Stations Kid' (kid resorts): children are kings here!
Created in 1992 by the initiative of the Nord-Pas de Calais Regional Tourist Board, the Kid Label enables you to identify tourist resorts where children and families have been particularly taken into consideration.
There are now 10 resorts in the region - representing 21 seaside towns - that respect a national charter for quality and that have adapted their offer so that each member of the family can benefit from all activities under total security!
