Côte d'Opale
Opal Coast is a coast in northern France, on the English Channel, popular with tourists.Geography
The Côte d'Opale is a French coastal region bordering Belgium, situated opposite the cliffs of the south-east of England, facing the English Channel and the North Sea.
The Côte d'Opale extends over of coast between the Belgian border and the border with Picardy.
The Côte d'Opale contains varied landscapes like beaches, dunes, swamps, estuaries or cliffs.
The Côte d'Opale is marked by the presence of two big cliffs situated between Calais and Boulogne: the Cap Gris Nez reaching and the Cap Blanc Nez reaching. They are the closest points on the French coast to England.From south to north :
From south to north :
Many artists have been inspired by its landscapes, among them the composer Henri Dutilleux, the writers Victor Hugo and Charles Dickens, and the painters J. M. W. Turner, Carolus-Duran, Maurice Boitel and Eugène Boudin. It was the painter :fr:Édouard Lévêque|Édouard Lévêque who coined the name for this area in 1911 to describe the distinctive quality of its light.
