{"id":2148,"count":2,"description":"Calais (French pronunciation:\u00a0[ka\u02c8l\u025b]; in English usually \/k\u00e6\u02c8le\u026a\/ (\"cal-AY\"), traditionally \/\u02c8k\u00e6l\u0268s\/; Dutch: Kales) is a town in Northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras.\nThe population of the metropolitan area at the 1999 census was 125,584.\nCalais overlooks the Strait of Dover, the narrowest point in the English Channel, which is only 34\u00a0km (21\u00a0mi) wide here, and is the closest French town to England, of which Calais was a territorial possession for several centuries. The White Cliffs of Dover can easily be seen on a clear day.\nThe old part of the town, Calais proper (known as Calais-Nord), is situated on an artificial island surrounded by canals and harbours. The modern part of the town, St-Pierre, lies to the south and southeast.\nPeople have lived in Calais since ancient times. The Romans called the settlement Caletum...","link":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/tag\/calais\/","name":"Calais","slug":"calais","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/2148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/post_tag"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?tags=2148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}