Now, think of the best romantic weekend breaks of your life, and there’s always one particular snapshot memory that sticks out in your mind, right? Well here at the Atlantic, we think you’ll be hard pushed to single out just one: will it be watching the elegant French go by on the chic promenade? Making sandy footprints together right outside the hotel? Looking skyward to admire the iconic coastal architecture of Northern France? All three, for sure ‒ and that’s before you’ve even crossed the threshold of the luxury Wimereux hotel.
With huge sea-facing windows, the bright and contemporary rooms serve to bring the outside inside allowing you to breathe in the Northern France salty sea air and hear gently lapping waves – without so much as leaving your room. Enjoy the sauna and steam-room too with the added option of treating yourself to a massage (solo, or together for the ultimate romantic weekend break treat). Emerge just in time to get ready for dinner, your only dilemma being which of the two hotel’s restaurants to opt for. You can go ‘gastronomique’ at the Michelin-starred restaurant ‘La Liégoise’ to see the former Ritz chef Benjamin Delpierre’s take on sole with wild garlic, langoustines royales, oysters or carpaccio of sea bass ‒ or for something more casual there’s ‘L’Aloze’ brasserie for the likes of scallops, creamed artichokes and heaped seafood platters to make the mouth water. Whichever you choose, you’re in pole position for a pretty magnificent Opal Coast sunset, something Northern France is renowned for.
It stands to reason that no one wants to take their eyes off the sea for a second longer than they have to – and that’s precisely why the attentive hotel staff will bring you breakfast on your balcony (available until midday!) while you plan your day of coastal adventure ahead. There’s Boulogne-sur-Mer just 6 km away (a wonderful place of contrasts with a daily fish market, captivating basilica crypt and internationally renowned street art) or you can go on an e-bike adventure for iconic coastal beauty spots like Site-des-Deux-Caps cliffs, Ambleteuse fort, Wissant beach (voted top ten in France!) and Audresselles ‒ a lovely old fishing village where boats spill with crabs destined for local restaurants. With all of these delightful day-trips on the doorstep of your hotel near Calais, who knew the very best of French coast, cuisine and culture was so close to home?
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