A fort just outside Caffiers: V3
Nothing on our list is in Caffiers; the 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its centre. The mix takes in 2 museums, a fort and an attraction. Cap Gris-Nez, 16 km away, is the best-known day out.
Leading the list near Caffiers
Following V3 are 2 museums and an attraction.
Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
The lie of the land
To the northwest lie most of the 4 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Caffiers; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kinds of place
It comes down to 2 museums, a fort and an attraction.
Dark: in Caffiers. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place by place
All 4 on the list lie within 5 km of its centre.
Forteresse de Mimoyecques
Second World War underground military complex built by Nazi Germany between 1943 and 1944 to house a battery of V-3 cannons aimed at London, 165 kilometres (103 mi) away..
Nothing is mapped in Caffiers itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Out of town
Day trips number 12; the best known is Cap Gris-Nez, 16 km off.
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer33 km east, in Saint-OmerAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Bertin34 km east, in Saint-Omer
MuseumCité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode de Calais13 km north, in CalaisAttractionAttractionCitadelle de Calais13 km north, in Calais
AquariumNausicaá - Centre national de la mer19 km southwest, in Boulogne-sur-MerChâteauChâteauChâteau de Boulogne-sur-Mer18 km southwest, in Boulogne-sur-Mer
MuseumFort de la Crèche18 km southwest, in WimereuxPlaces within 40 km of Caffiers with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions about attractions in Caffiers
Are there attractions near Caffiers?
Nothing is mapped in Caffiers itself, but within 5 km there are V3, Forteresse de Mimoyecques, Maison du marbre et de la géologie à Rinxent and Min Biow Jardin.
Are there museums in or near Caffiers?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Forteresse de Mimoyecques and Maison du marbre et de la géologie à Rinxent.
What well-known places are within a day out of Caffiers?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cap Gris-Nez (16 km), Cap Blanc-Nez (12 km), Blockhaus d'Éperlecques (26 km), Coupole d'Helfaut (34 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Caffiers, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode de Calais: Serge Ottaviani, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nausicaá - Centre national de la mer: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort de la Crèche: Les Bergers des Pierres - Moselle Association, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.