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Calais Attractions If you have enough time before you have to check in for your Hoverspeed or SeaFrance crossing to Dover you may want to pick up some last minute provisions for your trip or explore the town of Calais. Here are some handy places to know about in Calais.Calais Museum of Fine Arts and Lace, rue Richelieu - Tel: 03 21 46 48 40 While in Calais waiting for for your ferry crossing to Dover, take time to visit museum famous for the quality of its art collections. Concentrating on 19th and 20th century sculpture, the museum's main focus is on the artist Rodin and the evolution of his studies. On top of this there is a fine exhibition of lace-making history that brought prosperity to Calais after the Napoleonic wars. Calais Second World War Museum, Parc Saint-Pierre - Tel: 03 21 34 21 57 This fascinating museum, situated in a converted bunker that once served as HQ to local Nazi forces, gives an insight into military life and organisation during the Nazi German occupation. During it's time, the operations carried out from the bunker constantly troubled Allied shipping in the English Channel and the Straits of Dover. Le Bloquehaus, Forest of Eperlecque, Watten - Tel: 03 21 88 44 22 For those with a penchant for World War II history this infamous Nazi base is a perfect compliment to the War Museum in Calais. From here the Nazi forces assembled, fueled, and launched the devastating V2 rockets that wreaked Havok in England. If it were not for Allied bombing raids aided by intelligence from the French Resistance, the lethal arsenal produced by this factory-bunker could have turned the tide of the war. Top car rental destinations France
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