Ref: HON002
Activity Level: Moderate
Duration: 2 hours
Up to 15 people
 
From fishermen to famous painters.
Located at Seine mouth, gate to Rouen and Paris, this quite village of fishermen became a strategic point, fortified, during the Hundred Years War.
Honfleur was also a departure port for important maritime expeditions, and became a very famous town at the XIXth century, when it became the cradle of Impressionism movement.
Discover the surprising history of the famous Honfleur, by walking in the Enclos area, the Vieux Bassin and Faubourg Sainte-Catherine with its wooden church from XVth century. more details