Honfleur



Honfleur is a town surrounding a beautiful little 17th-century harbour in Calvados, Lower Normandy. It is still active as a fishing port and marina. The town has preserved many historic and traditional buildings and houses some interesting museums, churches and monuments.

Orientation
From east to west, here are the areas of Honfleur: The local tourist office provides helpful advice and a free town plan which indicates three self-guided walking tours lasting 1.5-2 hours. Bureau d'Accueil de Honfleur, Quai Lepaulmier,, contact@ot-honfleur.fr.
 * Saint-Léonard with the eponymous church behind the tourist office and the open-air wash house.
 * L’Enclos with the old port (Vieux Bassin), the Lieutenance, the church of Saint-Etienne (now a marine museum) and the salt halls (Greniers à Sel).
 * Sainte-Catherine: around the largest wooden church with a separate belltower in France are narrow streets with the best restaurants and art galleries.
 * The sea wall, bordered with well-kept parks, makes a pleasant walk along the mouth of the Seine.
 * Côte de Grâce is a hill at about from the town that offers beautiful views on Honfleur, the Seine, the Pont de Normandie and Le Havre

Get in

 * 23 km south of Le Havre via the Pont de Normandie
 * 64 km north-east of Caen
 * 184 km north of Le Mans
 * 194 km west of Paris via the A13

Airport

 * Deauville-Saint-Gatien

Do

 * Geocaching: there are a few easy caches in town.

Buy

 * Post Office: 7 cours Albert-Manuel (500 m south-west from the quai Sainte-Catherine), weekdays 08:30–12:00 & 13:30–18:00, Sa 08:30-12:00
 * Open markets
 * Bio Market, place Sainte-Catherine, each Wednesday 08:30 to 13:00
 * Traditional Market, Sainte-Catherine area, each Saturday 08:30 to 13:00
 * Fish Market, harbour, each Saturday 08:30 to 13:00
 * Art galleries: Looking for an expensive work of art? Honfleur is the place to be, with dozens of art galleries. Some of the most interesting ones are in the rue du Dauphin.
 * Art galleries: Looking for an expensive work of art? Honfleur is the place to be, with dozens of art galleries. Some of the most interesting ones are in the rue du Dauphin.
 * Art galleries: Looking for an expensive work of art? Honfleur is the place to be, with dozens of art galleries. Some of the most interesting ones are in the rue du Dauphin.

Eat
There are more than 100 restaurants in Honfleur, many of them clustered around the Vieux Bassin or near Sainte-Catherine church.

Further afield

Connect

 * Tourism Office: quai Lepaulmier (on the D580 passing through Honfleur from west to east) +33 2 31 89 23 30, open every day from 10:00 to 17:00 (closed for lunch 12:30 to 14:00 on weekdays)

Go next

 * Le Havre (5 km north)
 * Trouville-sur-Mer and Deauville, beach resorts (10 km south)
 * Regional Natural Park of the Boucles de la Seine Normande (40 km east)