Berck-sur-Mer.
Has a long beach with Sand Yachting and a Kite School. The market is well worth a visit on everyday of the week except Mondays and Thursdays.

Every year in April,  Berck-sur-Mer is host to the "rencontresinternationales de cerfs-volants" (international kite meeting) which takes place  for 10 days Hundreds of kites fly in the sky.

Kite information.

Berck has a large amusement park, "Bagatelle" open in the summer months only.

Berck-sur-Mer is a great family  resort south of Boulogne, with a good clean beach and excellent children's facilities - The fantastic  Agora, all-weather water leisure centre on the seafront at Berck is a great day out. You can swim in a 25-metre 8 lane pool, with a wave machine and a 30-metre slide.

Facilities at the centre include.
•swimming pool, sauna, Jacuzzi and body-building for looking after yourself,
•adventure playground, video games to unwind you,
•sand yachts, kites, horse riding to make the most of the fresh air,
•brasserie, bar, crêperie and ice-cream parlour to recharge your batteries,
•bowling to sort out the tough ones...
•two reception rooms for your business and family meetings.

"Berck Success" is well worth a visit where you can see sweets and lollies being hand-made using traditional recipes - and of course buy as many as you like in the factory shop!

Berck-sur-Mer Tourist Office
5 Avenue Francis Tattegran
Tel: (0)3 21 09 50 00
web: www.opale-sud.com

Other Local Towns.
Montreuil-sur-mer
Etaples
Boulogne