Normandy & D-Day Beaches Trips by Lonely Planet

Author:Lonely Planet
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781743607190
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Published: 2015-04-10T16:00:00+00:00

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Église Ste-Catherine Church

(place Ste-Catherine; 9am-5.15pm or later) Initially intended as a temporary structure, this extraordinary wooden church was built by local shipwrights during the late 15th and early 16th centuries after its stone predecessor was destroyed during the Hundred Years War. Wood was used so money would be left over to strengthen the city’s fortifications. From the inside, the remarkable twin naves and double-vaulted roof resemble two overturned ships’ hulls. Situated a block southwest (up the hill) from the northern end of the Vieux Bassin.

Clocher Ste-Catherine, the church’s free-standing wooden bell tower, stands across the square from the facade. It is said to have been built away from the church to limit the damage from lightning strikes.

Les Maisons Satie Museum

(02 31 89 11 11; www.musees-honfleur.fr; 67 bd Charles V & 90 rue Haute; adult/child €6.10/4.60; 10am-6pm Wed-Mon, last entry 1hr before closing) Like no other museum you’ve ever seen, this complex captures the whimsical spirit of the eccentric avant-garde composer Erik Satie (1866–1925), who lived and worked in Honfleur and was born in one of the two half-timbered maisons Satie (Satie houses). Visitors wander through the utterly original rooms, each hiding a surreal surprise, with a headset playing Satie’s strangely familiar music. Situated 350m northwest of the northern end of the Vieux Bassin.

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