AT#985 - Travel to Northern France

About this episode

The episode discusses travel to Northern France, focusing on historic towns and sites in the Pas-de-Calais region.

Hear about travel to Northern France (and a day in Flanders) as the Amateur Traveler talks to Craig Anderson about his trip into the historic towns and sites of the Pas-de-Calais region. Why should you go to Northern France? Craig describes an itinerary that includes the Hundred Years' War, the Napoleonic Wars, WWI, and WWII history, historic monasteries, gothic cathedrals, chalk cliffs, and wonderful old walled towns. Craig’s Recommended Northern France / Flanders Itinerary Overview: Base yourself in northern France (Craig used Boulogne-sur-Mer) with a rental car, explore outward in loops, and start by pairing the trip with nearby Belgian WWI sites. Day 1 — Ypres & Flanders Fields (Belgium) ... https://amateurtraveler.com/travel-to-northern-france/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Chris Christensen

Guest: Craig Anderson

Topics covered

• travel
• history
• Northern France
• Flanders
• itinerary
• historic sites

Keywords

• Northern France
• Pas-de-Calais
• travel itinerary
• historic towns
• WWI
• WWII
• Flanders

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Northern France, Pas-de-Calais, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Ypres, Flanders

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