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St Omer French town Pas de Calais



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St Omer



St-Omer is a town in the Pas de Calais area of France.

The town was built on marshlands in the 7th century.

It has been awarded town of art and history for the 800 year old cathedral.

The cathedral took 300 years to build.

The Town hall at Arques

St Omer France town hall
Just on the edge of the car park there are two fuel pumps.

You buy your petrol and pay for it in the local bar where they are serving drinks.

St Omer street in the centre

St Omer

On the outskirts of St Omer is La Coupole museum well worth a visit.

You can see Hitler`s secret weapons the V1 and V2 and what life was like during the occupation of France.

You can see the underground tunnels where the V2 rockets were stored

Chateau Tilques

Chateau Tilques

Built on the remains of a 17th century manor. This neo-Flemish chateau is set in ten acres of lush parkland.Five kilometres from the historic town of Saint Omer.

Hotel Chateau Tilques


Places to see the ruins of Saint Bertin`s abbey and bordering the abbey the canalised river Aa leads to Haut-Pont. Which has rows of market gardeners houses.

The public gardens were created at the end of the 19th century. When the old town walls were demolished a section was landscaped to form the gardens.

Sandelin a fine mansion house fully refurbished museum with 21 exhibition rooms






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