Located on the North Sea, Dunkerque offers an alternative to Calais as an entry port when crossing the Channel to France. Norfolkline (www.norfolkline.com) offers daily ferry service to Dover, England. The ferry terminal is 15 km. west of the town center and gare SNCF. It is E of Calais and 11 miles west of the Belgium border, on the east-west A16 at the juncture of Routes Nationaux N1 and N225. It is located 49 miles NW of Lille, 102 miles NW of Brussels, 173 miles northwest of Reims, 141 miles NNE of Rouen, 182 miles N of Paris and 372 miles NW of Strasbourg. Place du Minck, with its fresh fish stalls, is a good place to start an exploration of the port area.
Tourist Office Phone: 00 333 28 66 79 21 Fax: 00 333 28 63 38 34 E-mail: tourisme.dunkerque@wanadoo.fr