Located in the heart of the tranquil chaplains' quarter, formerly known as the “Notre-Dame cloister”, this cathedral is remarkable for the majesty and scale of its construction. It contains numerous works of art : an organ case, cenotaph, mausoleum,..

A symbol of Nazi madness, this former V2 rocket launch pad has been turned into a Centre devoted to the history of war and rockets. The tour starts in a railway tunnel and continues along underground galleries intended to store rockets, leading into ..

In the rooms overlooking the garden, the carved woodwork and the 18C fireplaces are set off by an extremely beautiful grouping of Louis XV furniture and panelling. The corridor from the chapel leads to the Treasure Room, where the famous 12C gilded a..

Although the fosse is laid out as a French style flower border, the glacis accommodates an English garden with winding alleyways. There are beautiful views onto the bastion and the roofs and towers of the cathedral.

In 1726, this college, built in 1593, became a military hospital. There is an attractive facade decorated with pilasters of composite and garlanded capitals.

The proud tower dates from the 13c. The chancel from the 15C is hidden by wood panelling (a rich canopy) from the 18C.

This is all that remains of the abbey dedicated to St Bertin. In its place is the statue of the St Malo man Suger (1081-1151. Adviser to Louis VI the Fat and then abbot of St Denis, he was the Regent from 1147 to 1149 while Louis VII was away on th..

It contains 70,000 volumes, including more than 1600 manuscripts (11C Life of Saint-Omer ) and more than 120 incunabula (the famous Gutenberg Bible). The carvings are from the Saint-Bertin abbey.

This owes its name (a rare one, there are only seven churches in France with this name) to the participation of the men of St Malo on the Crusades. The doorway, a masterpiece of the joiner's art comes from St Bertin. In the chancel there are some att..

This 17C Palace has today become the courthouse

In this square, the fountain was put up for the birth of the Count of Artois, younger brother of Louis XVI. After some setbacks, he became King Charles X.

The town hall was built in the 19C with material coming from the Saint-Bertin Abbatial. At no. 42b the Baillage house, the old royal tribunal, there is an attractive Louis XVI building with pilasters, Doric capitals, wrought ironwork and floral garla..

From Vanquia Square, go along the Salines and Commerce quays; the low Flemish houses are reflected in the surface of the river. Peace reigns.