Honfleur, Honfleur: How to Visit and What to Do Nearby

Honfleur is a harbor town at the mouth of the Seine estuary on the Normandy coast, its Vieux Bassin lined with narrow slate-fronted houses six and seven stories tall. The town became a center for Impressionist painting in the 1860s when Monet, Boudin, and Jongkind set up easels along the harbor. The Musée Eugène Boudin holds over 90 works by the local-born painter who pioneered plein air painting on this coast. The wooden Sainte-Catherine church, built by shipwrights after the Hundred Years’ War, has a separate bell tower across the street. is just one of many options in Honfleur. Major attractions worth considering include Cherbourg, Greniers à Sel, and St. Catherine’s Church (Eglise Sainte-Catherine).