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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in Pas-de-Calais

Pas-de-Calais’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments in Pas-de-Calais. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 14, 2025

Cape Blanc-Nez

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The rocks, with their cracks and small caves in the calcareous wall, provide an important nesting site for numerous bird species such as jackdaws, house martins, fulmars, kestrels, gulls, terns …

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Cran d'Escalles

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The Petit Blanc-Nez is a cliff in the Pas-de-Calais region and is part of the Deux-Caps (Two Capes) area, which also includes Cap Gris-Nez. Both are part of the protected …

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Dunes of the Slack

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Dunes de la Slack is a beautiful nature reserve on the Opal Coast, between Wimereux and Ambleteuse. The area is named after La Slack, a river that flows through the …

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Dover Patrol Monument, Cap Blanc-Nez

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The Cap Blanc-Nez War Memorial (Dover Patrol Monument) is a major war memorial erected on the cliffs of Cap Blanc-Nez, near Sangatte. It honours the British naval forces and the …

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Cap Gris-Nez Lighthouse and Viewpoint

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Nice viewing platform with various display boards, great views of the canal and, in good weather, as far as the limestone cliffs on the Dover coast.

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Condette Marsh Nature Reserve

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Smooth natural lakes in a protected nature area with excellent trails to pass by bike without car traffic

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Seal Colony of the Authie Bay

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Here gathers a whole colony of seals from the Bay of Authie who come to rest on the sandbank in front of the nautical base. An incredible and magical spectacle, …

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Vimy Ridge Shell Craters

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The Battle of Vimy Ridge (April 9-12, 1917)

This is one of the most famous battles for Canadians during the First World War.
Vimy Ridge was a strategic position fortified …

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Vimy Foundation Centennial Park

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Vimy Foundation Centennial Park

Vimy Foundation Centennial Park offers visitors a unique and reflective space to reflect on the horrors that occurred on these lands during the Great War, contrasting …

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Leforest slag heap

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Small heap around which we will quickly go around. To climb it, favor the climb from the right, because the final descent is very steep and impossible to do in …

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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in Pas-de-Calais

Cape Blanc-Nez

Cran d'Escalles

Dunes of the Slack

Dover Patrol Monument, Cap Blanc-Nez

Cap Gris-Nez Lighthouse and Viewpoint

Condette Marsh Nature Reserve

Seal Colony of the Authie Bay

Vimy Ridge Shell Craters

Vimy Foundation Centennial Park

Leforest slag heap

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