Discover the Côte d'Opale

from our hotel in Wimereux

The Hôtel Saint Jean is ideally situated for you to set off and explore the Côte d'Opale. In just a few minutes you can reach the most beautiful attractions of this fine coastal region. Begin with a walk around Cap Blanc-Nez, the wonder of the Côte d'Opale. This chalk and marl cliff is 134 metres tall and from the top, in fine weather, you can see the English coast. Its chalk grasslands give the cape great floral diversity: sea kale, autumn gentian, eyebright…

A marked trail leads to Cap Gris-Nez, which together with Blanc-Nez constitutes the "site des deux caps" (site of the two capes), ranked as one of the "Grands Sites de France" (Great French Sites), along with the Verdon Gorges and the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel. This itinerary is a true coastal wonderland of cliffs, dunes and beaches. On the way you pass through Wissant, a pretty fishing village that has been able to develop while retaining the charm of a small coastal settlement. At Cap Gris-Nez you can watch many migratory birds, because the channel it overlooks is an important point of passage for many species. But also take advantage of your stay at our hotel to visit Ambleteuse and its famous Vauban fort, or Audresselles, with its fisherman's cottages and white "longères" houses, decorated with bands of colour.