CFTVA Train © P.Hudelle, Balades en AudomaroisCFTVA Train © P.Hudelle, Balades en Audomarois
©Steam locomotive of the Chemin de Fer Touristique de la Vallée de l'Aa|P.Hudelle, Balades en Audomarois
Fontinettes Boat Lift 2021 Arques (1)Boat elevator at Les Fontinettes in Arques
©Boat elevator at Les Fontinettes in Arques|Tourisme en Pays de Saint-Omer
Exterior view Helfaut cupola (1)La Coupole d'Helfaut is a history center and 3D planetarium in a former World War II bunker, which had a project to launch V2 rockets on London. Today, its galleries and concrete dome house a museum to pass on to future generations.
©Exterior view of the dome of the Helfaut dome|La Coupole
Arc International Cristallerie Four Verre Usine (24)Arc is a French multinational company specialized in the design and manufacture of glassware for the table.
©Worker checking a glass at Arc International|Arc International
Planetarium Helfaut (4)The Planetarium of Helfaut-Wizernes is located in the Center of Memory and Science at La Coupole of Helfaut-Wizernes
©Spectators at the Planetarium of Helfaut|La Coupole
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Once upon a time … A paper-making valley shaped by water, where know-how unique in the world developed. Along the railway line, on which a train from another era can sometimes be seen, the traces of this rich industrial past remain visible: mills, hydraulic works…

This beautiful history continues to be written today with the activity of the Arc glassworks-crystalworks, world leader in tableware, the development of the Goudale brewery or the second life of the Fontinettes boat elevator.

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Ascenseur à bateaux des Fontinettes
Ascenseur à bateaux des Fontinettes
The lift was built in the 1880s to enable barges to overcome the 13-metre difference in height on the Neuffossé canal. The manoeuvre, controlled...
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Brewery Goudale Arques (3)Brewery Goudale Arques (3)
©Goudale d'Arques Brewery|Philippe Hudelle
Visit the Goudale Brewery
Discovering Goudale Brewery’s IPA, Grand Cru or even rum beers is an astonishing experience. This latest-generation brewery, designed with visitors in mind, is a vibrant,...
Outdoor Dome 2018 Helfaut (5)Aerial view of the Cupola of Helfaut-Wizernes
©Aerial view of the Cupola of Helfaut-Wizernes|Ecodrone - Tourisme en Pays de Saint-Omer
Visit the Dome
It’s the only site in France that takes you underground and into space. The only tour in France that tells you about history while projecting you into the future. La...
A CFTVA volunteer in the middle of a restorationA CFTVA volunteer in the middle of a restoration
©A CFTVA volunteer in the middle of a restoration|Tourisme en Pays de Saint-Omer
Behind the scenes of the CFTVA, Chemin de Fer Touristique de la Vallée de l’Aa
Because behind every enchanted escapade, every marvelous ride and every unique experience lie passionate men and women, unsuspected tricks of the trade and titanic work, we...
Arques boat elevator under a sunsetArques boat elevator under a sunset
©Arques boat elevator under a sunset|Tourisme en Pays de Saint-Omer
The Fontinettes boat elevator
“There is a place where trains pass under barges…” (Re)discover, l’Ascenseur à bateaux à Arques, this landmark of the Pays de Saint-Omer’s...
Arc International Cristallerie Four Verre Usine (53)Arc is a French multinational company specialized in the design and manufacture of glassware for the table.
©Glass manufacturing in the furnaces at Arc International|Arc International
Arc International and Outlet
To discover the Arc company is to plunge into the heart of a glassmaking know-how perpetuated since 1825. Based in Arques from the outset, France’s largest glass and...
View City Arques Industry Heritage Arc (1)Vue Ville Arques© Photo Carl Office De Tourisme De La Région De Saint Omer (1)
©Aerial view of the city of Arques|Photo Carl - Tourisme en Pays de Saint-Omer
Arques, industrial capital
It has more than one savoir-faire to its Arques. Arques, Saint-Omer’s neighboring town, is home to some remarkable factories and industries. The world’s largest...
La Coupole - Planetarium Helfaut (8)La Coupole - Planetarium Helfaut (8)
©Planetarium de la Coupole in Helfaut|La Coupole
The Planetarium 3D Top 5 movies
Located in Helfaut, near Saint-Omer, in the Pas-de-Calais, La Coupole, History Center is equipped with a 3D digital Planetarium at the cutting edge of technology since 2012. An...

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Group boat ride at La Maison du Marais (18)Maison Du Marais Groupe Bacôve 2020 Saint Martin Lez Tatinghem © Tourisme En Pays De Saint Omer (18)
©Group boat ride at La Maison du Marais|P.Hudelle - Tourisme en Pays de Saint-Omer
The Audomarois marsh, the marsh of Marie Groët
Once upon a time …A vast marshland shaped by Man since the Middle Ages, made up of fields and market gardens surrounded by canals, small islands on which emerge charming...
Mill of Moringhem (5)Mill of Moringhem (5)
©Mill of Moringhem|PETEROLFF.CARL
Tournehem and Éperlecques, the Guémilde forest
Once upon a time … A wooded valley, with white stone churches, medieval villages and charming windmills. A place where you could stop time, breathe, find the simplicity...
House of Archaeology Museum Thérouanne (1)The House of Archaeology of Thérouanne: 2000 years of history, a century of archaeology.
©Guided tour of the House of Archaeology of Thérouanne|AUD Saint-Omer
Thérouanne and Fauquembergues, Monsigny interlude
Once upon a time… an authentic countryside, with hidden treasures and a rich history…A place appreciated centuries ago by the bishops who settled here to evangelize...
Rando-Rail Group 2019 Nielles-les-Bléquin (6)Rando-Rail in Nielles-les-Bléquin
©Rando-Rail in Nielles-les-Bléquin|P.Hudelle - Tourisme en Pays de Saint-Omer
Lumbres, the path of Sigeric
Once upon a time… an undulating land, criss-crossed by woods and waterways propitious for nature sports and adventure. Mountains with rich flora and fauna, vast nature...
Notre-Dame Des Miracles Cathedral - Saint-Omer (16)Notre-Dame Des Miracles Cathedral - Saint-Omer (16)
©Cathedral of Our Lady of Miracles in Saint-Omer|Philippe Hudelle - Tourisme en Pays de Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer, the legend of Omer
Once upon a time… A medieval city with a rich heritage, cobbled streets and lively squares. Atown of remarkable monuments, opulent mansions and extraordinary gardens....
Belfry of Aire-sur-la-Lys (7)The belfry of Aire-sur-la-Lys is a monument that is part of the heritage of Aire-sur-la-Lys. Built for the first time in 1355, rebuilt between 1716 and 1724, it was classified as a historical monument in 1947 along with the adjoining town hall.
©Belfry of Aire-sur-la-Lys|P.Hudelle - Tourisme en Pays de Saint-Omer
Aire-sur-la-Lys, the world of Lyderic
Once upon a time… A verdant landscape crossed by charming waterways and dominated by impressive monuments. In the heart of Aire-sur-la-Lys, surnamed “the Belle of...
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