Attractions and Places To See around Ardres - Top 20

Nice place to relax, enjoy the view and of course visit a ruin.

The artist was inspired by the famous phrase of the supreme and truly Cornelian call: "Arise, the dead!" ". This call is proclaimed by a grenadier with a greatcoat half torn by the explosions; he steps over a gabion and prepares to launch the deadly projectile towards the enemy: the poilu is alive and the stone seems alive. Despite the difficulties in the execution, the artist fortunately managed to avoid any heaviness, he was able to give the stone all the desired and possible flexibility. Ardres was kind enough, in keeping with the erection of this magnificent monument, to honour the memory of the 82 heroes and their children who died gloriously during the Great War.

Built in the late 15th century on Mount Saint-Louis, the Saint-Louis Chapel of Guémy is listed as a historic monument. It was restored in 1930. It is a unique place.

The Église Saint-Pierre aux Liens is a church in Guînes, France. It is one of five parish churches that Guînes once owned. The church has been rebuilt and restored several times, and the current structure was built in 1822. The church has a remarkable pulpit dating from 1706, which contains an image of an abbess holding a book while a dove flies above her head.

The Église Notre-Dame de Graces is a church in Ardres, France. It was founded in the 11th century and is dedicated to Saint-Omer and Notre-Dame de Grâce. The building is in flamboyant style and is made of limestone on a cruciform plan. The tower rising from the crossing of the transept is topped with a slate spire. The interior of the church contains an exceptional series of stained glass windows from the 19th century, as well as a statue of Notre-Dame des Grâces from the 13th century and a statue of Sainte Apolline from the 17th century. The address of the church is 56 Rue de l'Arsenal, 62610 Ardres, France.

Le Grand Hebdomadaire, n°44, Sunday October 30, 1921, p. 370.: Ardres has also just erected a war memorial, the work of the sculptor Greber. The artist was inspired by the famous phrase of the supreme and truly Cornelian call: “Arise, the dead!” ". This call is proclaimed by a grenadier with a greatcoat half torn by the explosions; he steps over a gabion and prepares to launch the deadly projectile facing the enemy: the poilu is alive and the stone seems animated. Despite the difficulties of execution, the artist fortunately managed to avoid any heaviness, he was able to give the stone all the desired and possible flexibility. Ardres was kind enough to honor, as appropriate by the erection of this beautiful monument, the memory of the 82 heroes, its children, who fell gloriously during the great war.

A beautiful church that also looks good inside

The Euroroute R1 passes here! The French section of the Euroroute R1 is about 97 km long and leads from the channel coast, either from Boulogne-sur-Mer or Calais, through Nord-Pas-de-Calais to the Belgian border. The route from Boulogne-sur-Mer to Watten is 64 km long and is surprisingly hilly, while the route from Calais to Watten is 36 km long and nearly flat. The Euroroute R1 between Watten and the Belgian border at Oost-Cappel is 35 km long and crosses the plane of Yser in French Flanders. The route in France is rather rural and passes through contemplative villages and small towns with worth seeing churches along the way.