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Le Havre is the most populous commune of Upper Normandy, although the total population of the greater Le Havre conurbation is smaller than that of Rouen. After Reims, it is also the second largest subprefecture in France. The name Le Havre means "the harbour" or "the port".
- St. Joseph’s Church
- Musée D’Art Moderne André Malraux
- Place de l’Hôtel-de-Ville
- The Port
- Maison de L’Armateur
- Appartement Témoin Perret
- Le Havre Beach
- Les Jardins Suspendus
- Parc de Rouelles
- Natural History Museum
Auguste Perret’s incredible church is modern architecture at its most powerful. With a neo-gothic temple he showed what reinforced concrete could achieve by devising a self-supporting tower 107 metres tall. So when you stand in the choir there’s nothing above you but a hollow tube with bare concrete illuminated by sunlight filtered through stained ...
There’s five centuries of art at MuMa, a modern glass and steel building right next to the marina. Since the late-19th century Le Havre has either been the birthplace or home of a raft of superior artists like Braque, Dubuffet, Friesz, Dufy and Monet. So it follows that the city’s art museum should be beaten only by the Musée d’Orsay for its impres...
Inaugurated in 1958, Le Havre’s city hall and square are another cornerstone of Perret’s vision for the city. The clean and bright mixed-use buildings around the square have held up well, and their high-ceilings and tall windows recall neoclassical townhouses. They adhere to Perret’s rule that residents should be able to claim their “right to peace...
It might not appeal to everyone, but if you’ve got a thing for industrial infrastructure you could have the time of your life negotiating the quays and service roads of one of the world’s largest shipping ports. Le Havre can service the largest freight ships in the world and to do this has implemented some vast projects: Take a map and try to get c...
An edifying snapshot of life in Le Havre at the beginning of the 19th century is on quai de l’île in the Quartier Saint-François. The townhouse, planned by Paul-Michel Thibault, who also plotted the city’s fortifications, was untouched by the devastation in 1944 and has been preserved as an historic monument since 1950. Maison de l’Armateur (House ...
These days everyone knows about the landmark buildings that Auguste Perret gave to Le Havre, but not so much is known about the apartment interiors the architect proposed for the citizens of the city who lost their homes in the war. In this airy model apartment you’ll see some of the innovations Perret came up with, like sliding partitions to give ...
Up from the port, Le Havre’s huge pebble beach has perennial Blue Flag status: The sea is clean, if a little on the cool side, and on the promenade in summer you’ll have restaurant after restaurant vying for your business. As for views, out to sea the sailboats bob around like gulls, to the north are the wooded hills protecting the city, to the sou...
This is just a fabulous garden, both for its hilltop location, with the city an harbour spread out below, and for the way it adapts to a 19th-century fortress. The site was bought by the city in 2000 and in 2008 this enchanting botanical garden opened to the public. You pass the bastions and enter a world of outdoor plots and greenhouses, organised...
Strictly a park, but with 160 hectares of undulating field, ponds and woodland, the Parc de Rouelles might as well be open countryside. You’ll have 20 kilometres of paths to navigate and can ponder the colombier (dovecote), a cylindrical building with a cone roof, placed here in 1631. Very stroll-worthy is the deciduous arboretum, with 259 tree var...
In 1944 Le Havre’s Natural History Museum, set in the city’s former courthouse, lost of some of its collection in the city’s destruction, but thankfully only one wing took serious damage. The man responsible for the institution was Charles Alexandre Lesueur, who collected more than 100,000 zoological specimens on an expedition to Australia at the s...
Jul 20, 2023 · The unusual concrete architecture of Le Havre, designed by Auguste Perret, has resulted in the city centre becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Highlights of Le Havre include the Perret show flat, impressive modern art museum and picturesque marina and beach.
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Dec 21, 2022 · Situated at the mouth of the River Seine, the UNESCO-listed city of Le Havre boasts a beach, bars, restaurants, museums and a thriving arts scene.
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Things to Do in Le Havre, France: See Tripadvisor's 52,049 traveller reviews and photos of Le Havre tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in June. We have reviews of the best places to see in Le Havre. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.
Sep 17, 2023 · All our tips on things to do in Le Havre: discover the village, visit the museums, enjoy the beach, see the works of art
