Honfleur a town well known for its houses

Port de HonfleurHonfleur is a town in Normandy, is well known for its houses with tile facades that many artists have shown their paintings. Boudin find inspiration Buzzer representing heaven Estuary. They met often with other painters such as Claude Monet and Gustave Courbet.

Maritime activities have always been an important place in the life of the town of Honfleur. It was a hotbed of trade between the eighteenth and nineteenth century. Its sailors were known to be among the best in France. It should be noted that they had contact with the explorer Marco Polo ...

In the sixteenth century, the great discoveries have contributed to the good reputation of this port. Binot Paulmier Gonneville went in before discovering Brazil and Jean Denis went to Newfoundland. In the literature, the port appears in the works of Rabelais which chronicles the journey of his giant Pantagruel.

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