The basin
Tall narrow houses.
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The Vieux Bassin is the historic harbour of Honfleur, on the southern bank of the Seine estuary in Normandy, northern France, facing Le Havre, about 12 km southeast of Le Havre and 166 km west of Paris in a straight line. Honfleur is known for its old port and houses faced with slate, painted by many artists, including Gustave Courbet, Eugène Boudin, Claude Monet and Johan Jongkind. They met at the Saint-Siméon farm, and their gatherings helped give rise to Impressionism. The town also has the Church of Saint Catherine, the largest wooden church in France, with a bell tower standing apart from it. Tall, narrow houses packed side by side surround the rectangular basin, with grey, white and pink fronts, some up to seven storeys high, mirrored in the still water with the masts of sailing boats. At one end stands the old stone Lieutenance, a remnant of the town's fortifications. Visitors stroll around the basin and sit in its cafés, look into the many art galleries and visit the Eugène Boudin museum. The area is known for apples and apple juice, and the long Pont de Normandie bridge is close by.
Tall narrow houses.
Old fortification.
Art in town.
Honfleur, Calvados, Normandy, France
The Étretat cliffs and the Pont de Normandie.
Half a day.