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Grand-Fort-Philippe

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Location: Grand-Fort-Philippe, Dunkirk, Northern France, France

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1. Leaning Tower – Rescue Museum loop from Beau Marais

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2. Leaning Tower – Town Hall and its belfry loop from Grand-Fort-Philippe

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02:41

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3. Rescue Museum – Town Hall and its belfry loop from Grand-Fort-Philippe

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06:03

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Willem VS

September 3, 2021

The main activities have always been linked to fishing (ropemaking, smokehouse, shipbuilding). Two museums keep that memory alive. Maison du Sauvetage and Maison de la Mer.
Of the dozens of smokehouses, only one remains, which brine, dry and smoke the fish on beech wood in the traditional way.
(Michelin)

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Willem VS

September 3, 2021

Grand-Fort-Philippe (Dutch: Groot-Fort-Filips) is a commune in the French Northern Department, arrondissement of Dunkirk, on the Opal Coast at the mouth of the River Aa. The municipality is located on the border of French Flanders and Artesia. It has about 5400 inhabitants.
Grand-Fort-Philippe is located on the west bank of the canalized Aa, where it flows into the North Sea. On the left bank is the village of Petit-Fort-Philippe, which is part of the municipality of Grevelingen. In 1582, Philip II, Count of Flanders, established a fortress here which, together with the fort in Petit-Fort-Philippe, provides access to the Aa had to defend against France. In 1657 the fortresses were destroyed by the troops of Turenne. In 1659 the place came into the hands of France. In 1811 it became an official base for the smoogleurs or smugglers where, despite the continental system imposed by Napoleon, English and American ships came to sell their merchandise.
In 1883 Grand-Fort-Philippe became an independent municipality, which separated from the municipality of Grevelingen. In the past it was mainly an important fishing port.
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Mapf

September 8, 2019

Grand-Fort-Philippe is the westernmost municipality of the Département Nord. Here, the river Aa flows into the North Sea or into the English Channel. This section is part of the Opal Coast. Grand-Fort-Philippe is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Gravelines in the east and Oye-Plage in the west.

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Grand-Fort-Philippe

1. Leaning Tower – Rescue Museum loop from Beau Marais

2. Leaning Tower – Town Hall and its belfry loop from Grand-Fort-Philippe

3. Rescue Museum – Town Hall and its belfry loop from Grand-Fort-Philippe

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