One day in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
A day through Boulogne-sur-Mer’s best-known sights that lie close together: Nausicaà Centre National de la Mer, Gesoriacum, Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne, Château de Boulogne-sur-Mer, château-musée de Boulogne-sur-Mer and Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. 6 stops, about 2.7 km between them in straight lines; the streets make it longer.
The route
- Nausicaà Centre National de la MerZoo or aquarium · On the map
- GesoriacumArchaeological site · 1.6 km on from Nausicaà Centre National de la Mer · On the map
- Basilica of Notre-Dame de BoulogneTemple or shrine · 0.7 km on from Gesoriacum · On the map
- Château de Boulogne-sur-MerCastle · 0.1 km on from Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne · On the map
- château-musée de Boulogne-sur-MerMuseum · Next to Château de Boulogne-sur-Mer · On the map
- Boulogne Eastern CemeteryMonument · 0.4 km on from château-musée de Boulogne-sur-Mer · On the map
6 stops, about 2.7 km between them in straight lines.
More for Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Things to do in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France · 16 places to see, led by Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne and Étaples Military Cemetery
Day trips from Boulogne-sur-Mer
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- Amiens104 km awayNotre-Dame d'Amiens6 stops in a day, starting at Église Saint-Leu, Amiens
- Rouen147 km awayMaritime, Fluvial and Harbor Museum of Rouen6 stops in a day, starting at Basilique du Sacré-Coeur de Rouen
- Hastings74 km awayBodiam Castle12 places to see, led by Bodiam Castle and Battle Abbey
Photo credits
- Nausicaà Centre National de la Mer: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne: Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0
- Château de Boulogne-sur-Mer: MJJR, CC BY 3.0
- château-musée de Boulogne-sur-Mer: Patrick, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Boulogne Eastern Cemetery: Carcharoth (Commons), CC BY-SA 3.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.
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