White Rocks of Dover

Dover is an English city and one of the largest ports in the south-east of England. Chalk cliffs on both sides of Kent county is the symbol of incredible power. They defense the English shore from invaders and at the same time meet seamen who come back home. These white giants reach more than 100m in height. They are the last thing passengers see when leave the continent and the first one they see when they return. During the WWII British pilots might feel safe only when they saw the white line of the Dover rocks on the horizon. It's exactly them who called England "Albion" - "The White Island".

The first thing you see when you come to Dover by land is the Dover castle. Its strategical location on the top of the hill makes it visible from everywhere.

Embankment

So clean and white with its Victorian facades


Unusual lanterns

Stylish indeed

General view of the Dover beach. In the center of the picture - the castle and St. Maria church may be seen, white rocks and the post to the right.

14 millions of passengers travel between France and England annually. Though many travellers prefer trains.

The Dover castle is often called " a key to England"

Fortifications we can observe today are dated the XII century though the fort on this place already existed in the Iron Age. 

During the war the castle was an important military base and a command center. Tunnels made in rocks back in the wars of Napoleon turned to a bomb shelter and an underground hospital.

Langdon cliffs






France is 32 km away
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