Calais
Strait of Dover
Calais is a port city in northern France, the closest French point to England across the English Channel.
The city has long been a transit hub for cross-Channel travel and trade: We took the ferry from Dover to Calais.
In historical contexts, Calais was an English possession for over two centuries until 1558.
French bronze sculptor
- Edward IIIFourteenth-century English sovereign
- Hundred Years' WarMedieval English-French succession struggle
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- Mary IFirst English queen regnant
Lancastrian · Burgundian · WWII · Nazi occupation · liberation · fortifications · ramparts · citadel
Delaware's capital city
- FolkestoneKent coastal resort town
- ChunnelUndersea rail crossing
- EurostarCross-channel passenger rail
- borderOuter edge or limit
checkpoint · passport control · customs · migrants · asylum · refugees · lorries · smuggling
Safe anchorage for ships
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- ferry terminalEmbarkation point for waterborne transit
- EurotunnelChannel crossing rail operator
- Channel TunnelUndersea rail link connecting nations
freight · cargo · shipping · berth · quay · embarkation · disembarkation · hoverport
French for north
- départementFrench administrative subdivision
- communeShared-living community
- arrondissementFrench administrative subdivision
- cantonSmall territorial division
francophone · Boulogne · Dunkerque · Lille · Flemish · Picard · tricolore
Rodin
French bronze sculptor
- Edward IIIFourteenth-century English sovereign
- Hundred Years' WarMedieval English-French succession struggle
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
Mary I · Lancastrian · Burgundian · WWII · Nazi occupation · liberation · fortifications · ramparts · citadel · Vauban
Dover
Delaware's capital city
- FolkestoneKent coastal resort town
- ChunnelUndersea rail crossing
- EurostarCross-channel passenger rail
border · checkpoint · passport control · customs · migrants · asylum · refugees · lorries · smuggling · Schengen
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- ferry terminalEmbarkation point for waterborne transit
- EurotunnelChannel crossing rail operator
Channel Tunnel · freight · cargo · shipping · berth · quay · embarkation · disembarkation · hoverport · maritime
Nord
French for north
- départementFrench administrative subdivision
- communeShared-living community
- arrondissementFrench administrative subdivision
canton · francophone · Boulogne · Dunkerque · Lille · Flemish · Picard · tricolore
tulle
Fine net fabric
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
- bobbinSmall cylindrical thread holder
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
fashion · lingerie · artisan · industry · muslin · atelier · couture
- Channel CoastDover, Folkestone, Boulogne, Dunkirk, Dieppe
- Opal Coastwhite cliffs, chalk cliffs, beach cabins, beach resorts, coastal path
- FranceParis, Notre-Dame, Lyon, croissant, Toulouse
- coastal placesbeach, Big Sur, island, Monterey Bay, resort
- East CoastAtlantic coast, mid-Atlantic, Eastern Seaboard, New York City, NYC
- European PortsAmsterdam, Antwerp, Barcelona, Bergen, Bordeaux