Honfleur

"A small port on the west bank at the mouth of the Seine, facing Havre. Population, 10,000. Seen from a distance the town is picturesque, but it does not improve on acquaintance, the streets being narrow and crooked. It contains, however, curious ancient houses. Honfleur was several times held by England, but finally abandoned in 1449, and was a prosperous port up to the time of Louis XVI., when the development of Havre reduced it to a fifth-rate port.

[Attractions include] St. Catherine, built of wood; badly restored in 1830. St. Leonard, 17th and 18th centuries; fine modern glass. St. Etienne (nave of 15th century, choir of 16th century), used as a storehouse....The Hotel de Ville [city hall] contains a small museum....An agreeable promenade may be taken to the Cote de Grace, to the west of the harbour; a pilgrimage chapel, much restored to by sailors, from which one of the finest views in Normandy is obtained....The sea baths are only patronised by the townspeople. "

Cook's Handbook for Normandy and Brittany (London, 1898) page 156