Le Vieux Bassin et la Lieutenance. Old harbor and port authority buildings. Charming but monopolized by restaurant terraces.
Sainte-Catherine church. This church was built in wood by ships' carpenters around 1500. The two parallel vaults take the shape of an upturned hull. �
The wooden bell tower
Clocher Sainte-Catherine (bell tower). Open in summer (and winter week-ends) 10am-12am and 2pm-6pm, in winter weekdays 2.30pm-17pm, closed on Tuesday. This wooden bell tower is separated from the main church. �
Musée Eugène Boudin (Eugène Boudin Museum), rue de l’Homme de Bois, ☎ +33 2 31 89 54 00. Open in summer (and winter week-ends) 10am-12am and 2pm-6pm, in winter weekdays 2.30pm-17pm, closed on Tuesday. Eugene Boudin is one of the forerunners of the Impressionist movement. The museum houses some 92 of the painter's works. �
Maisons Satie (Satie museum), 67 boulevard Charles V (by foot from Sainte-Catherine church take the rue de l’Homme de Bois and turn right at the sign), ☎ +33 2 31 89 11 11 (, fax: +33 2 31 89 09 99). Summer 10am-7pm, winter 11am-6pm; closed on Tuesday. A surrealist walk into Satie’s music and wit. The composer Erik Satie was born in this house in Honfleur in 1866. His life is told (over free audio phones - in French by Michel Lonsdale, English version also available) from room to room, with many anecdotes and music samples. You’ll even see his ghost playing his music on a white piano. Allow one hour to make the tour.€4.00. �
Le Jardin des Personnalités (the Garden of Personalities). A nice well-kept garden down by the mouth of the Seine filled with busts of some of the famous inhabitants of Honfleur. At the rear of the garden, a small path leads to the center of a marsh, where you can enjoy the quiet and look for birds. �
Le Jardin Retrouvé (public garden). 8am till sunset. Along the bank of the Seine, a nice garden with swings for the children. �
Naturospace (live butterflies garden), ☎ +33 2 31 81 77 00 (fax: +33 2 31 81 77 01). An indoor tropical garden with hundreds of butterflies; charming, ideal on a rainy day.€7.40. �
Musée de la Marine (Marine Museum), quai Saint-Etienne (on the Vieux Bassin), ☎ +33 2 31 89 14 12. Closed on Monday. In the unconsecrated Saint-Etienne church (14th century), an exhibit of model boats and other souvenirs of the sailor's life. �
Normandy Culture & Ethnography Museum (installed in the former prison), rue de la Prison (behind Saint-Etienne church), ☎ +33 2 31 89 14 12. The museum recreates life in old Normandy. �
Pont de Normandie, (out of town, direction Le Havre). Impressive bridge over the Seine (toll €5.10). �
Notre Dame de Grâce chapel, (on the hill Côte de Grâce, south-west of Honfleur). An old chapel built by Richard II and rebuilt in 1615 on the hill with beautiful views over the town and the Seine. �
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