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Honfleur tourist guide

The Normandy coast has some interesting towns to visit during your holiday, among which Honfleur should be among your priorities. It is located just south of Le Havre, which is now easily accessible by the new bridge the 'Pont de Normandie'.

Honfleur is found on the estuary of the Seine, close to the modern new bridge, the Pont de Normandie. The pretty port and houses around Le Vieux Bassin are the main attraction now, as they were 120 years ago - you can also pick up your fresh fish in the market here.

The port inspired painters such as Monet, Corot and Courbet, and above all Boudin. They have also inspired the variety of art galleries that now scatter the town...

Exploring the town, the tall, slate-fronted, houses and cobbled streets built in the 16th and 17th centuries give the appearance of being little changed in the intervening centuries.

The town also contains several other fascinating manor houses, but perhaps the most remarkable building is the Church of Saint Catherine, the largest church in France to be built from wood - apparently the cheapest material available after the Hundred Years War.

The two unidentifiable large buildings with pointed rooves in the centre of the town are 16th century salt-storage buildings, once used for preserving cod.

Be sure to try one of the many seafood restaurants in Honfleur during your stay.

Further west along the coast, the popular beach resorts at Trouville and Deauville are also worth a visit.

Honfleur: tourist information, map, travel plans and gites

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Places to visit - Honfleur

• Beuvron Most beautiful village
• Etretat Normandy cliffs
• Honfleur Place
• Lisieux Pilgrimage town
• Normandy cider route Place
• Deauville Coastal town
• Trouville Coastal town

Any places listed above are within about 20-25 km (as the crow flies)

 

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