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Bookmark or Share- A first-timer's guide to Calais, France - Lonely PlanetThe English ruled Calais for almost 200 years, from 1347 until 1558, and rich, turbulent histories seep out of every caramel-yellow brick, UNESCO-listed belfry and dot of sand. Calais beach – a seemingly endless swathe of powder-soft gold ribboned with several hundred ancestral beach huts from the 1940s – is breathtaking. Kids love it!
- Calais | History, Geography, Map, & Population | BritannicaCalais is France’s leading passenger port and one of the largest in terms of the weight of cargo handled. The Channel Tunnel, situated to the west of Calais, has less traffic but is the centre of a large commercial and transport complex. Eurotunnel, the tunnel’s operator, is now the region’s leading employer.
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