Ferries to Boulogne
Boulogne Boulogne-sur-Mer (Bonen in Dutch) is a city in northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département. Boulogne is a starting place for those coming from England to France & the rest of Europe. History Originally named Gesoriacum, by the 4th century Boulogne was known to the Romans as Bononia and served as the major port connecting the rest of the empire to Britain. The emperor Claudius used this town as his base for the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43. In the Middle Ages the whole area was fought over between the French and English during the Hundred Years War. In 1550, The Peace of Boulogne ended the war that England had been waging against Scotland and France, and France bought Boulogne back from the English. During the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon amassed La Grande Armée in Boulogne to invade Britain in 1805, but had to change his plans due to other more pressing engagements. What to See & Do in Boulogne
