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The
Channel ports of Dunkerque, Calais and Boulogne, and the refined
resort of Le Touquet, are the focal points along a busy
coastline that stretches from the Somme estuary to the Belgian
frontier.
Lille is the dominant city here, a sprawling modern metropolis with
a lively historic heart and an excellent art museum.
To the Southwest, the grace of Flemish architecture is
handsomely displayed in the central squares of Arras. From here,
the Somme Valley the legacy of World War I, with its memorial
cemeteries and battlefields, makes compelling viewing. |
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