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WATER SPORTS IN THE OPALE COAST
Holidays and weekends are also times when we want to practice and also learn invigorating sports activities in parallel with discovering unique places that are off the
beaten track, such as the Opale Coast located in the Pas De Calais department in the Hauts De France region, which offers ideal conditions for practicing water sports and local leisure activities in a good balance with a rich and diverse maritime environment.
Located in the North West of France and bordered by the English Channel and the North Sea, it includes a coastline decorated with dunes, fine sandy beaches and cliffs, including the majestic Cap Blanc Nez located between Calais and
Boulogne Sur Mer which peaks at 132 meters above sea level parallel to that of Cap Gris Nez reaching 50 meters and which represents the point on the French coast closest to Great Britain,The Opale Coast,a natural maritime area located in
the Pas De Calais department and extending over 120 kilometers from Bray Dunes near the Belgian coast to Berck Sur Mer at the entrance to the Baie D'Authie, is a radiant territory which enchants with its diversity and variety of its
landscapes which also delight water sports enthusiasts such as windsurfers, kitesurfers and sand yachters, alongside
the initiations and practices offered which are accessible in the corresponding stations and designated spaces such as
those of Bray Dunes, Dunkirk, Gravelines, Wissant , Wimereux, Sangatte , Hardelot , Le Touquet or Berck Sur Mer
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suited for Windsurfing and Kitesurfing in the same way as the Calais Sand Yacht base that can be found on the Hemmes de Marck beach between Calais and Gravelines which is renowned for being one of the most beautiful beaches in Europe in parallel with its well-adapted surface area and configuration complemented by its admirably well-preserved environment that we come across in particular by crisscrossing the natural site of Fort Vert located very close to the beach which makes it a very popular place for sand yachting enthusiasts and its invigorating sensations and whatever the request whether it comes from individuals , groups or families , this quality offer and personalized adaptation according to the preferences and tastes of each is an asset that also takes into account sporting, geographical but also ecological data of this shimmering and invigorating territory located in one of the most beautiful regions of France.
A Vast Maritime Space Completed With Unusual Encounters
Practicing these sports and having the pleasure of surfing on the water or guiding your sail aboard a float is also an opportunity to discover unique places also embellished with fauna and flora that we enjoy admiring in parallel with the ease of access to the sites in optimum safety conditions while specifying that these water sports are not limited only during the summer season and we frequently see on the corresponding beaches fans in particular of kitesurfing and windsurfing indulging in their favorite sports during the so-called off-season periods with well-adapted equipment allowing them to surf and glide on these clear waters in complete safety as Philippe and Catherine GUILLET, originally from LENS and fans of windsurfing and nature stays, tell me.
» The HAUTS DE FRANCE region has very varied natural spaces,whether maritime or terrestrial,and we like to come and recharge our batteries on the Opale Coast all year round, taking into account our passion for windsurfing in addition to hikes that we love to do as a family, whether on marked paths or along the cliffs that border this vast maritime area, also complemented by unusual encounters such as with harbor seals that we enjoy observing and also photographing, particularly in the Bay of Authie near Berck Sur Mer as at Cap Gris.
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Surprising and also shimmering by its tourist potential expressing all that nature has of most noble in parallel with the diversity of its spaces as attractive as wild adapted for local leisure activities as for water sports,
The Opal Coast
, which we never tire of crisscrossing as there are so many things to discover, is the very expression of the variety and environmental richness of our territories and our regions integrating maritime facades made up of natural spaces and unforgettable and attractive landscapes embellished with magical and enchanting colors expressing all the beauty of the earth.
Report: GABRIEL PAGE
Photos credit: Gabriel PAGE / Getty Images
