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Beach community in northeast France
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Le Touquet is a fashionable seaside resort in Hauts-de-France. The town is also known as Le Touquet-Paris-Plage indicating its popularity with affluent visitors from Paris.
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Built in 1912 and famous for its Pipe organ.
Le Touquet's imposing town hall was built in 1931 out of grey stone, and registered as a 20th century historic monument in 2014. Like many municipal buildings in the region, it has a clock tower.
covered market
This semi-circular market hall was built in 1929 in a style that imitates a much older local architecture. It was registered as an historic monument in 1996; don't just stop to admire the look - stay to sample the fresh produce!
Phare du Touquet
Built in 1949, and registered as an historic monument in 2010. The Canche is the river which meets the sea at Le Touquet, and this 57.6 m brick lighthouse guards the Canche estuary.
Built in 1927, and registered as an historic monument in 1997, this is an attractive post office with pleasing 'villa' architecture typical of the interwar period.
Le Touquet's famous racecourse. Most meetings take place in the summer, but at other times of the year, you can admire the stands which are yet another registered historic landmark.
A wide sandy beach with beach huts, cafes and toilets available. Sand yachting when the tide is out.
Three courses: La Mer (in the dunes; 18 holes; location of the French Open several times in the 1970s), La Forêt (in the pine forest; 18 holes), Le Manoir (in the dune; 9 holes; good for beginners)
Propose to rent catamarans Edel CAT 28 to discover sailing, up to 10 persons.
Casino des 4 saisons
Casino du Palais or Casino de la Forêt
115 rooms.
Perfect for golfers. 3.5 km south from town centre. 41 rooms.
149 rooms.
71 rooms. Free Wi-Fi.
Free Wi-Fi.
The main shops are on the Rue St.Jean and the streets leading off it, 2 or 3 blocks inland from the beach.
There is a large market every Saturday and Thursday in a purpose-built market building in Rue de Metz.
By train
Le Touquet is easily reachable by train: 2 hr 33 from Paris Gare du Nord, for €30–40; 2 hr 05 from Lille, for €30–€40; And 50 min from Calais, for €11.90. SNCF website
By car
Le Touquet is 240 km from Paris (2½ hr drive), 160 km from Lille (2 hr drive), and 70 km from Calais (1 hr drive).
The town centre and seafront are easily walkable. You may prefer to use a car for travelling to some outlining attractions.
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