Honfleur

Honfleur is a city in the department of Calvados, in northern France's Normandy region, located on the estuary where the Seine river meets the English Channel. The Vieux-Bassin (old harbor), lined with 16th- to 18th-century townhouses, has been a subject for artists including Claude Monet and Honfleur native Eugène Boudin.

Honfleur City Hall

Memorial to foreign forces lost in the liberation of Honfleur


The old harbor

The new harbor

The new harbor

Carousel at City Hall

Old gate to the walled city

City buildings

City buildings

City buildings

City buildings

City buildings

City buildings

City buildings

No shortage of food or places to eat

No shortage of food

...and no shortage of drink

Honfleur is known for its seafood

Stained glass from deconsecrated church, now part of a museum

St. Catherine Church

In the 15th century, the leaders of Honfluer prioritized the building of defenses over a church. Stonemasons were used for this purpose, so the church was built by boatwrights. These naval architects constructed a massive, double-naved structure atop the site of the former stone church in the heart of town. That placeholder has now stood for over five centuries.

The bell tower, separate from the main structure

Main building

One of two altars

Another altar

Pope John Paul II chapel

Pipe organ