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Car Hire Calais-Ferryport Calais Ferry-Port Š France
France officially the French Republic is a country located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. France is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, and Spain. France is also linked to the United Kingdom via the Channel Tunnel, which passes underneath the English Channel. France possesses a wide variety of landscapes, from coastal plains in the north and west to mountain ranges in the south-east (the Alps) and the south-west (the Pyrenees). The French Alps contain the highest point in Western Europe, Mont Blanc at 4810 m. There are several other elevated regions such as the Massif Central, the Jura, the Vosges, and the Ardennes which are quite rocky and forested. France also has extensive river systems such as the Loire, the Rh™ne, the Garonne and the Seine. French cuisine is characterized by its extreme diversity. French cuisine is considered to be one of the world's most refined and elegant styles of cooking, and is renowned for both its classical and provincial styles. Famous French foods include French breads, Blanquette de veau, Boeuf a la mode, Coq au Vin (rooster simmered in wine),Cheeses, Lamb Navarin, Oysters are generally eaten raw; cooking oysters is uncommon. Pot-au-feu, a kind of beef stew. Steak au poivre Soufflˇ, Cuisses de grenouilles (Frog legs), Escargots (edible snails).
Calais and the surrounding coast and country offer a perfect base for a short break. It offers a breathtaking coastline with mile upon mile of huge empty beaches of fine white sand with the tall cliffs of Cap Blanc Nez and Cap Grips Nez. Inland is countryside of rolling hills, small river valleys and forests. High standard modestly priced accommodation and restaurants to suit most pockets and tastes can be found throughout the area to offer a taste of the real France. The English occupied Calais from 1347 to 1558 and it became a valued bridgehead that English kings clung to as a base for trade with the Continent, and from which to send armies into Continental wars. The town was captured again by the Spanish in 1596 but returned to France under the Treaty of Vervins in 1598.
The Port of Calais is situated in Pas de Calais on the North Coast of France facing across the Channel toward Dover. Calais has maintained its position as a premier port in mainland Europe for tourist and freight traffic. Passenger carryings on services are operated from Dover by P&O Ferries, Seafrance and Hoverspeed
Calais ferry port is directly connected to the European motorway network by means of two auto routes. The A26/E15 serves the centre of France and provides access to Paris, and Southern Europe. The A16/E40 feeds into the Benelux and Northern Europe motorway system and the A16/E402 to Boulogne and Rouen.
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