Welcome to Desvres, the City of Potters, nestled in the heart of the Boulonnais! Today, keep your eyes wide open and set off to uncover the town’s best-kept secrets… Decorated façades, surprising ceramics, forgotten details: each stop on this trail draws you deeper into the history of Desvres! An adventure awaits you, one that weaves together architecture, medieval alleyways, craftsmanship, and quirky anecdotes, where heritage reveals all its secrets!
And if walls could talk… you’d be amazed at what they have to say! Ready to unravel the mysteries of Desvres? Then open your eyes wide… the adventure starts now!
⚠️ Please refer to the “additional informations” to know the specificities of the land.
This treasure hunt has been arranged in collaboration with:
1 Rue du Louvre
62240 Desvres (France)
Tourist Office Desvres-Samer
🅿️ Parking at the starting point / nearby: Place Léon Blum – free parking, limited to 1h30 (with a parking disc). Free and unlimited parking: Place de Verdun or Place du 8 Mai.
🚂 🚌 Accessible by train via Boulogne-sur-Mer station and bus line 429 (Boulogne–Desvres).
⚠️ Some alleyways and the park are closed: 8am–10pm from 1/05 to 30/09 and 8am–8pm from 1/10 to 30/04. Detours are in place outside these hours, but it would be a shame to miss out on these exceptional spots!
🥾 In wet weather, some paths may be muddy and slippery. We recommend wearing suitable footwear.
🍽️ Catering is available at the start and end of the tour (subject to availability).
👶 Accessible for pushchairs.
🍫🥕 Local products: Au Miroir de Faïence Bakery and patisserie. Chocolates featuring local faience designs. Frais’d Primeurs direct-from-the-farm produce: cider, terrine, honey, jam, biscuits, vegetables/fruits.
🧺 weekly market : Tuesday mornings, all year round, Place Léon Blum.
🐶 Dogs allowed but kept on a lead, Natura 2000 area.
📣 Some of the paths used are the same as in the other Desvres treasure hunt, but we’ve made sure to highlight different points of interest/questions for you.
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🎁 Upon simple request, the Totemus badge for the Département Pas-de-Calais is available at at the Desvres Tourist Office (during opening hours).
The hunt is 100% free !
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