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Tickets purchased after 1pm can be used to re-enter until 1pm the next day. All signs
are in French, English and German.

Honfleur
POP 8350
Long a favourite with painters but now more popular with the Parisian jet set, Hon-
fleur is arguably Normandy's most charming seaside town. Even though it can be
overrun with tourists in the summer months, it's hard not to love this graceful
beauty.
Its heart is the Vieux Bassin (Old Harbour), from where explorers once set sail for
the New World. Now filled with pleasure vessels, this part of the port is surrounded
by a jumble of brightly coloured buildings that evoke maritime Normandy of centur-
ies past.

Sights

ÉGLISE STE-CATHERINE
(place Ste-Catherine; 9am-6pm) Initially intended as a temporary structure, this
extraordinary church has been standing in the square for over 500 years.
Across the square is the church's free-standing wooden bell tower, Clocher Ste-
Catherine , supposedly built away from the church in order to avoid damage to the
church from lightning strikes and the clock's clanging bells.

Church

MUSEUM EUGÈNE BOUDIN
( 02 31 89 54 00; opposite 50 rue de l'Homme de Bois; adult/child Oct-Jun €5/
3.20, Jul-Sep €6.50/5; 10am-noon & 2-6pm Wed-Mon) Named in honour of an
early Impressionist painter born here in 1824, this museum is three blocks northw-
est of the Lieutenance. It features a collection of Impressionist paintings from Nor-
mandy, including works by Dubourg, Dufy and Monet.

Art Museum

LES MAISONS SATIE
( 02 31 89 11 11; 67 bd Charles V; adult/child under 10yr €5.50/free; 10am-7pm
Wed-Mon) The quirky Maisons Satie captures the spirit of the eccentric, avant-garde
composer Erik Satie (1866-1925), who lived and worked in Honfleur and was born

Museum