If you pay attention to the photos of Honfleur sights, a huge number of them are taken on the quay of St. Catherine by the old port and the bay. The old port appeared in 1684 by order of the royal minister Colbert. The bay where it is located is almost a regular rectangular shape. The colorful half-timbered houses on the quay seem to look into the waters of the bay like a mirror, creating a wonderfully romantic atmosphere and attracting many artists.
It is impossible to describe the historical sights of the city without mentioning the Church of St. Catherine. This is the largest wooden church in France. The man-made miracle in the form of an inverted ship is built without a single nail. No tourist route in Honfleur can do without a visit to this church.
Numerous schemes of Honfleur attractions recommend visiting the famous salt warehouses and the House of the Lieutenant, the oldest church in the city of St. Stephen and the Chapel de Grasse. One of the pearls of Honfleur is the church of St. Leonard with magnificent frescoes of the XVII century.
Interesting stories are associated with the names of landmarks in Honfleur. For example, there are several original fountains in the city - a monument to Turgenev's heroine Mumu and one dedicated to women oyster gatherers.
Honfleur is known as the birthplace of Impressionism. Wonderful landscapes of the city are immortalized on the canvases of Gustave Courbet, Eugène Boudin, Claude Monet and Johan Jonkind. One of the famous natives of Honfleur was Eugène Boudin, who revealed his talented pupil Claude Monet to the world. The town is home to the artist's museum, where his paintings and those of his famous pupil are on display. The tradition of the Onfleur school of art is continued by the modern Impressionists, whose works you can buy on the streets of the city or in art galleries.
A detailed description of all the attractions of Honfleur can be found in the tourist office's booklets, which are published in English, Russian and German.
