Harfleur tourism and travel guide

Visit Harfleur: highlights and tourist information

Harfleur is situated in the Seine-Maritime department and Normandy region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Harfleur in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Le Havre at 7 km and Honfleur at 10 km.

Harfleur, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Le Havre

Le Havre

at 7 km (direction west)

Le Havre centre is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, for the concrete...

See Le Havre guide
Honfleur

Honfleur

at 10 km (direction south-south-east), in the Calvados department

There are lots of interesting things to see in Honfleur - if you can...

See Honfleur guide
Villerville

Villerville

Seaside resort at 13 km (direction south-west), in the Calvados department

Less popular than neighbours Deauville and Trouville, the resort at Villerville also has a...

See Villerville guide
Trouville

Trouville

Seaside resort at 17 km (direction south-west), in the Calvados department

The long established resort at Trouville has retained lots of its 19th century villas,...

See Trouville guide
 
 
Deauville

Deauville

Seaside resort at 18 km (direction south-west), in the Calvados department

The resort of Deauville, established in the 19th century, is still one of the...

See Deauville guide
Etretat

Etretat

at 23 km (direction south-west)

The town of Etretat is pretty, but it is the dramatic cliffs and coastal...

See Etretat guide
Villers-sur-Mer

Villers-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 25 km (direction south-west), in the Calvados department

Villers-sur-Mer is one of several friendly beach resorts along the Normandy coast...

See Villers-sur-Mer guide
Yport

Yport

Seaside resort at 27 km (direction north-north-east)

A small sea resort, Yport has a pebble beach and is close to attractive...

See Yport guide
 
 
Pont-Audemer

Pont-Audemer

at 28 km (direction east-south-east), in the Eure department

The canals and rivers are the highlight in Pont Audemer, famous for its traditional...

See Pont-Audemer guide
Houlgate

Houlgate

Seaside resort at 30 km (direction south-west), in the Calvados department

The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are also some...

See Houlgate guide
Fecamp

Fecamp

at 31 km (direction north-east)

An important town on the Alabaster Coast, Fecamp includes the Bishop's Palace, the Abbey...

See Fecamp guide
Dives-sur-Mer

Dives-sur-Mer

at 33 km (direction south-west), in the Calvados department

In the 'Village of William the Conqueror' at Dives-sur-Mer artisans and artists are brought...

See Dives-sur-Mer guide
 
 
Cabourg

Cabourg

Seaside resort at 33 km (direction west-south-west), in the Calvados department

One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest and active...

See Cabourg guide
Chateau de Boutemont

Chateau de Boutemont

Castle at 35 km (direction south), in the Calvados department

Beautiful chateau and gardens in the Calvados department of Normandy...

See Chateau de Boutemont guide

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Markets in and near Harfleur

Market days in Harfleur: weekly market: Sunday;

  • Harfleur: market Sunday (0km)
  • Montivilliers: market Thursday (5km)
  • Le Havre: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday all day & Friday (7km)
  • Honfleur: market Saturday (10km)
  • Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc: market Saturday (12km)
  • Gonneville-la-Mallet: market Wednesday (15km)
  • Trouville: market Wednesday & Wednesday & Sunday & Sunday (17km)
  • Deauville: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (19km)
  • Goderville: market Tuesday (20km)
  • Beuzeville: market Tuesday (21km)

More information about Harfleur, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Harfleur, France

What to do at Harfleur? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Harfleur.

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Churches and religious monuments

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardin d'art et d'essais (36km)
  • Boutemont (36km)
  • Parc de Galleville (49km)
  • Arboretum d'Harcourt (56km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Falaises d'Etretat (23km)
  • Cote d'Alabatre (32km)
  • Pegasus Bridge (45km)
  • Jardin des plantes de Caen (54km)
  • Prairie (Caen) (55km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Parc zoologique de Lisieux (37km)
 
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Geography and distances

Harfleur is in the north of France at 66 kilometres from Rouen, the department capital (general information: Harfleur is 172 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Harfleur

Canton: Gonfreville-l'Orcher

Arrondissement: Havre

Department: Seine-Maritime

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 76700

Distance to Harfleur

from Rouen (prefecture): 66 km

from Paris: 172 km

from Calais: 199 km

from Nice: 841 km

from Bordeaux: 522 km

from Strasbourg: 559 km

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car, with Le Havre and Dieppe on the coast here being very convenient. For driving distances to Harfleur from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Fontaine-la-Mallet, Gainneville, Gonfreville-l'Orcher, Montivilliers, Octeville-sur-Mer, Rogerville, Saint-Laurent-de-Brevedent and Saint-Martin-du-Manoir.

This page in French: Visiter Harfleur

 
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