Le Tréport Cliffs & Funicular
Le Tréport et son funiculaire
A Normandy fishing town with a free funicular that climbs to one of Europe's highest chalk cliffs, overlooking the harbour and Mers-les-Bains.
Le Tréport and Mers-les-Bains sit on either side of the Bresle estuary. Le Tréport is an active fishing port, with a fish market and many seafood restaurants along the quay. The funicular, built in 1908, runs through a tunnel in the cliff and climbs in a few minutes to the top of the chalk cliffs, about 110 m high. It is now free to ride. From the clifftop viewing platform and paths you can look down on the harbour, the pebble beach and the Belle Époque villas of Mers-les-Bains across the river. You can also climb the 365 steps up and down. It is about 30 km from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, and a half-day trip combined with Mers-les-Bains works well.
Opening hours
Cable car about 7:00 am–8:00 pm (extended into late night in summer; free)
Nearby sights
- Mers-les-Bains
- Château d'Eu
- Ault & Onival Cliffs
- Cayeux-sur-Mer
- Le Hourdel Seal Colony
- Parc du Marquenterre
- Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
- Baie de Somme