Amongst the fishermen’s cottages, just 20 minutes from Calais, you’ll be glad you ditched the supermarket for authentic Wissant market on the French coast
On Wissant beach, looking seaward, you can see two of Northern France’s most iconic sights in one hit: the cliffs of Cap Blanc Nez to your right and Cap Gris Nez to your left. Less than 5-minutes-walk away, experience Wissant market bringing Place de la Mairie square to life on Wednesday mornings. There’s an atmospheric market here on summer weekend evenings too.
With locals emerging from their colourfully-shuttered fishermen’s cottages – the identity of those who once fished given away by marine caps and neckerchiefs – here’s your manifestation of the importance of local food culture. Direct from the producers themselves, buy your fresh and organic picnic produce here for a coastal walk on the Opal Coast (try the farmhouse Pavé aux Algues cheese ─ flecked with healthy seaweed no less) and fill your basket with authentic foodie take-homes: with pyramids of jams, jars of fish soup, local leeks, savoury tarts and goats cheese to choose from, you’ll be asking the friendly stall-holders if you can pinch a veg crate too.
Before heading to the iconic coastpath, take a look at the Breton-striped clothes boutiques, try marketside Chez Nicole for a cool beer or nip into Brasserie Charlemagne where villagers convene for post-market chat and moules-frites.
Useful information
Tourist Board Information of Wissant
Place de la Mairie
F- 62179 Wissant
Tel: + 33 3 21 82 48 00
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