Mers-les-Bains

Mers-les-Bains is located on the southernmost tip of the Hauts-de-France coastline. It is a small seaside resort that, together with Le Tréport and Eu, forms a larger urban cluster around the estuary of the Bresle River.

Understand

Mers-les-Bains is the product of the Belle epoque éra, when seaside vacatiions saw a major boom among the rich of Paris, Mers-les-Bains was one of the closest seaside resorts to Paris and benefited from a railway connection to the town. It is today mostly popular for its promenade filled with wildly decorated villas and the white cliffs surrounding the city.

Get in

• By train: Regular train services from Paris (Gare du Nord) to Le Tréport-Mers station.

See

• Belle Époque Villas. Take a pleasant walk along the Esplanade du Général Leclerc and see the colorful, well-preserved Belle Époque villas, which line the seafront, but also extend into the adjacent streets. (updated Sep 2024)

• Chalk Cliffs. The towering white cliffs on either side of the beach offer breathtaking views of the coastline. (updated Sep 2024)

• Notre-Dame de la Falaise. Situated on the top of the northern cliff, Notre-Dame de la Falaise is a statue of the Virgin Mary built over a WWII bunker. (updated Sep 2024)

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Wikivoyage: Latitude 5.00681, Longitude 1.3886 (Map, Geohack)
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