卡莱尔城堡(CALAIS CITADEL)

Visita muy corta. Muchas pistas deportivas y competiciones. Muchos espectadores. Me he quedado con las ganas de recorrer el perímetro por arriba de los muros

Die Zitadelle ist ein Sportgelände! Nur vorne die Fassade erinnert daran!

Citadel of calais .of wat ervan over blijft binnen bevindt zicht een sportcomplex met meerdere velden van tennis,voetbal,enz.hier en daar info borden en kleine parling aan de ingang over de eerste brug

Depuis quelque temps. C'est très sale. Les gens d'une part mais les services de la ville ne passent pas régulièrement. Dommage c'est un lieu sympa.

The citadel at Calais is free to enter and is open during daylight hours. There is a large sports complex inside now and almost nothing remains of the citadel other than the massive walls and moat, the interior building having all been finally destroyed in the German capture of the citadel in 1940.

I visited on a sunny February afternoon in 2025 and there were several joggers running the circuit of the ramparts and families walking around the interior so it was a safe place to visit. I didn’t notice any information boards, other than on the Neptune Gate and the path to it from Esplanade Jacques Vendroux, where there were several detailing the 1940 and 1944 events. Calais Citadel is a big fortress so I’d allow a good 30 mins to walk the walls.

Built after the capture of Calais from the English the citadel was remodelled several times before the current structure. Almost all the interior buildings were destroyed in 1940 by the German attack.