travel to le touquet in northern france

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Visit Le Touquet in France


Sections:	Introduction
	Beach
	Aqualud (water activity centre)
	Restaurants
	Fashion shops
	Food shops
	Further information
	Links

INTRODUCTION

An introduction to Le Touquet in the Nord-Pas-De-Calais region of northern France.

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BEACH

Le Touquet is on a part of the coastline of northern France which is known as the "Côte d'Opale" (the "Opal Coast"). It has a long sandy beach.

The beaches have fine, clear sand

One of the tour members paddles on the beach

Beach tents are available for hire

Children enjoy using trampolines and playing on the sand

AQUALUD

Aqualud is a large water activity centre located next to the main beach. Half of the centre is outdoors, and half is under cover. There is an entrance charge (2004: €14 for 3 hours; 10% reduction for students).

The outdoor part of the Aqualud centre

Coming down the water slide

RESTAURANTS

There are many restaurants in the streets near to the beach. Seafood is a speciality of this area.

In fine weather you can enjoy eating outside

Musicians sometimes perform on the streets

Seafood is a local speciality

Mussels (moules), French fries (frites), bread (pain) and white wine (vin blanc)

FASHION SHOPS

Le Touquet is a very fashionable seaside resort. You can enjoy exploring the boutiques - for example, to buy clothes, accessories or perfumes.

Pick up accessories ...

... perfume ...

... or a handbag

FOOD SHOPS

France is famous for its tasty food. If you have a sweet tooth you can try some of the cakes, chocolates or ice creams ...

Gâteaux (cakes)

Glaces (ice creams)

FURTHER INFORMATION

Useful websites:
These websites may help you to plan your visit to Le Touquet :
Le Touquet tourist information: http://www.letouquet.com (information is available in English)
Aqualud water activity centre: http://www.aqualud.com (to translate into English, see: http://babelfish.altavista.com)
Le Touquet airport: http://www.aeroport-letouquet.com

Independent travel to Le Touquet:
By car: use Eurotunnel or ferry services to get to Calais, join the A16 motorway and leave this at exit 26 (Etaples-Le Touquet)
By train: take the Eurostar train service from London (or Ashford) to Lille. Use local train services to reach Etaples sur Mer, then take a bus to Le Touquet. Alternatively, take a train to Dover, take the ferry to Calais, and take a train to Etaples sur Mer, then take a bus to Le Touquet.
By air: there are direct flights to Le Touquet airport from these UK airports:
- Brighton City Airport (Shoreham, West Sussex): http://www.skysouth.co.uk
- Lydd Airport (near Ashford, Kent) http://www.lyddair.com/le-touquet.html

Weather forecast for Le Touquet:
Weather forecast (including tide tables): http://www.letouquet.com/webspe/gb/outils/meteo/meteo.aspx

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LINKS

Travel to France from the UK:
Tours to France: Travel/Tours/France
Ferry services to and from the UK: Travel/Transport/Ferry
Eurostar services to France from London: Shop/Company/Eurostar

Seaside resorts in the UK:
Blackpool: Travel/Tours/England/Blackpool
Brighton: Travel/Tours/England/Brighton
Newquay: Travel/Tours/England/Newquay
Scarborough: Travel/Tours/England/Scarborough

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