Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Stand near the water facing Honfleur's square harbor, with the merry-go-round across the
lock to your left, and survey the town. The word “Honfleur” is Scandinavian, meaning the
shelter
(fleur)
of Hon (a Norse settler). This town has been sheltering residents for about a
thousandyears.DuringtheHundredYears'War(14thcentury),theharborwasfortifiedby
a big wall with twin gatehouses (the one surviving gatehouse, La Lieutenance, is on your
right) and a narrow boat passage protected by a chain.
