Like them, many Belgians pass the border to enjoy the North Sea, on the French side. Back from Wimereux, Laurence, of Visé, notably points out the landscaping advantages. “”In France, you can do superb hikes. Cape Blanc Nose, Cap Gris Nose … The Opal Coast is great for that “smiles the Visetoise, which will still spend two days in Ostend this summer. “”I have been going there since I was little. A real Madeleine de Proust. “
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Amélie, on the other hand, would have liked to go to the Belgian coast. “”But we got there late. ” Result: “C‘was automatically more than 1,000 euros for a rental. Here we found for 600 euros“, Says the Brusselsise, finally delighted to be in Bray-Dunes.
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“There are free parking spaces“
And it is hardly the only compatriot to speak budget. At the Bray-Dunois restaurant tables, the Belgians evoke their painful. Mussels for less than 20 euros. “”It’s really cheaper“, smile in chorus the Belgians met.
Coming from Saint-Ghislain, Laurence and Philippe feel at home in France. “”We have just met a neighbor. ” For the Hennuyère, “The reception is also different “. “People are welcoming and there is not the problem of Flemish.” Adding: “In addition, they start, in the north of France, to serve respectable beers.“
Cheaper restaurant, as is the parking lot, Pointes Isabelle. “”There are free places … and there is room “smiles the Tournaisienne, which benefits from a table “cheaper“and a dike”Without the shadow of large buildings “. “That of the sun here. It is only a hundred kilometers from our home … and we enjoy twice as much.“
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In Belgium, “More things to do“
A dune further, welcome to Belgium. La Panne, the first seaside resort after the French border. A wider dike, higher buildings, cooked, more businesses … and French. If Belgians prefer the Opal Coast, there are also French people who, conversely, like our “Belgian coast“.
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Among them, Fabienne. “”I stay two weeks“, Says the Dijonnaise.”I like the atmosphere, really. I had my grandchildren for a week. For them, it’s very good. There are facilities that there are not in France in Bray-Dunes. For example, here, you can do everything on foot or with the tram, for shopping etc. There, you have to do everything in a car.” “There are more things to do. There are bars, restaurants … It’s not the same “abounds a Lille.
Another argument: “Our dog “tell Lionel and Patricia. This couple of Hénin-Beaumont has “discovered“The breakdown and has been there for 13 years now, and always comes back with it.”Here, there are beaches for dogs. In France, it is different and it is more difficult to take the dog in the restaurant and in stores. Here, they are welcomed without problem “points La Française.
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On the dike, original Wavrian and adopted French, Stéphane shows the breakdown to Johanna, his partner, and their newborn. “”I really wanted to see the North Sea in Belgium. I just tasted a babelutte, apparently it’s really a classic here “smiles this resident of Drôme. “”Admittedly, it is different from France. The buildings are larger, but the beach is also larger, just like the dike. It’s good, it’s space.“
If the border the breakdown of the French, there are blue and white plates everywhere on the Belgian coast. Until Knokke. Recently, an agreement has also been made between police from neighboring countries. The Knokkoise area, which has been receiving reinforcements for years from its Dutch counterparts, is now helped, punctually, by the French police to respond to the nuisance of tourists in France.
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