Calais Belfry

The Belfry of Calais

The Belfry of Calais crowns the town hall and figures in the UNESCO world heritage. The Calais audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this majestic tower, a symbol of communal liberties and a viewpoint over the town.

The tower listed as world heritage

The Belfry of Calais rises at the top of the town hall, whose silhouette it crowns with its high neo-Flemish tower. Like the numerous belfries of the north of France and Belgium, listed as UNESCO world heritage, it is a symbol of communal liberties and the prosperity of the merchant towns of Flanders. Visible from afar, it once marked the life of the city with its bells and its carillon. From the top of the tower, when access is possible, a panorama opens over Calais, the port and the coast, as far as the English coasts on a clear day. The belfry is one of the proudest emblems of the town.

What to see

You admire the high neo-Flemish tower that crowns the town hall, listed by UNESCO as a symbol of communal liberties, and you enjoy, from its top, a panorama over Calais, the port and the coast, sometimes as far as the English coasts. The belfry is an emblem of the town. It is a stop for lovers of panoramas.

Practical information

The Belfry of Calais crowns the town hall, in the heart of the town, reachable on foot. The climb to the top follows its own conditions and hours, which vary with the season. It is best to check them before coming and to enjoy the panorama on a clear day.

Why is the Belfry of Calais listed by UNESCO?

Like the belfries of the north of France and Belgium, it is listed as UNESCO world heritage as a symbol of communal liberties and the prosperity of the merchant towns of Flanders.

Where is the Belfry of Calais?

At the top of the town hall, in the heart of Calais, in France.