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The city has two distinct areas: the modern town on the mainland and the medieval Ville Close, a walled town on a long island in the centre of the harbour. Historically, the old town was a centre of shipbuilding; its ramparts date from the 14th century. [3] The Ville Close is now devoted to tourism with many restaurants and shops aimed at tourists.
Important sites include the Gothic cathedral (with the belfry already listed as a World Heritage Site as a part of the Belfries of Belgium and France.) and the Grote Markt (guild houses pictured). [26] University buildings of KU Leuven, the legacy of six centuries within the historic centre Flemish Brabant: 2002 ii, iii, iv, vi (cultural)
The Belfries of Belgium and France are a group of 56 historical buildings designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites, in recognition of the civic (rather than church) belfries serving as an architectural manifestation of emerging civic independence from feudal and religious influences in the former County of Flanders (present-day French Flanders area of France and Flanders region of Belgium ...
Cayeux-sur-Mer is a large seaside resort with its beach lined with characteristic cabins. The boardwalk, lined with around 400 colorful cabins and 2 km long, offers a pleasant setting for walking and relaxation. It is considered the longest in Europe. Further north is Le Hourdel, a small fishing port in the Bay of Somme.
Villefranche-sur-Mer (US: / ˌ v iː l (ə) ˈ f r ɒ̃ ʃ s ʊər ˈ m ɛər /, [3] French: [vilfʁɑ̃ʃ syʁ mɛʁ]; Occitan: Vilafranca de Mar [ˌvilɔˈfʀaŋkɔ de ˈmaʀ]; Italian: Villafranca Marittima [ˌvillaˈfraŋka maˈrittima]) is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera and is located south-west of the ...
Cagnes-sur-Mer is a town in southeastern France on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea between Saint-Laurent-du-Var and Villeneuve-Loubet.The largest suburb of Nice, it stretches along a cove offering nearly 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) of beach and is surrounded by hills, including the one of the castle, which rises to 91 metres (299 ft) above sea level.
Lion-sur-Mer is located on the edge of the English Channel, more precisely on the Côte de Nacre (Mother of Pearl Coast), about 15 km (9.3 mi) North of Caen. The beach is made of fine sand and is bordered, to the west, by middle-sized cliffs.