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.
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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 …

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

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3. Rescue Museum – Town Hall and its belfry loop from Gravelines

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Elevation 50 m

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

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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

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