Dunkirk Off-Season Journey: Grit, Memory, and Quiet Beauty

Robert Polli
Sep 4
2 min read

A gray canvas of history and resilience. My journey’s first stop unveiled a layered port city, where poignant memories meet a quiet, off-season charm beneath an overcast February sky.

Wide view of the Dunkirk beach promenade with sand dunes in the foreground and modern buildings lining the curved walkway under a cloudy winter sky. — The windswept promenade of Dunkirk, where history, architecture, and the dunes of Malo-les-Bains meet the North Sea.

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