Boulogne is situated on the French coast close to, the mouth of the Liane, it has a marina with a capacity of 545 places.
Boulogne entered into history at the time of the Romans, it was the closet point on the continent to England, that Julius Caesar, and his successors wanted to invade.
Boulogne is the premier fishing port in France and the premier European Centre for merchandising produce from the sea.
Boulogne market is is in the district of Dalton, on Wednesday and Saturday morning.
NAUSICAÄ is a unique place where visitors can discover the marine
environment. At once entertaining, educational and scientific, the Centre derives its originality from its focus on the relationship between Man and the Sea.
Since 1991, NAUSICAÄ has been determined to raise public
awareness about the importance of managing the oceans.
The first "Grande Armée" was created at the Camp of Boulogne on August 29, 1805. This Napoleonic powder store, very simple in appearance, along with the Column of "la Grande Armée", offers memories of the Napoleonic era in Boulogne.
Like the Roman conquerors, Bonaparte, with his expansionist military politics, decided in Boulogne to achieve one of his great ambitions: to invade England. On August 16, 1804, the emperor came in person to preside at the first placing of medals for his new order of the "Légion d'honneurs".
Under the impulse of marshal Soult, and according to the "wishes of the soldiers" it was decided to raise a commemorative monument, on land acquired by the township of Boulogne. This was the origin of the "Colonne de la Grande Armée".
The project of invasion was abandoned in August 1805 after the disaster of Trafalgar, and because of the the new coalition of Austria and Russia.
Contrary to legend, the statue doesn't turn its back on England, the statue simply faces the avenue that leads to the entrance, that joins the road to Calais again.
Napoleon's column is outside Boulogne, Nelson's version erected after the disaster at Trafalgar is in Trafalgar square not far from Waterloo railway station. Napoleon's column was built by his troops as a mark of respect for a great leader, the statue does not have its back to England, as part of the mythology that surrounds this great man, it simply looks along the path to the entrance of the memorial. He saw England as just another tin-pot monarchy to remove from Europe, but he failed.
War graves, for two world wars.
