Close together: houses and boats at Quai Ste Catherine

Honfleur is especially known for its old, beautiful picturesque harbour (Vieux Bassin), characterized by its houses with slate-covered frontages, painted many times by artists, including in particular Gustave Courbet, Eugène Boudin, Claude Monet forming the "école de Honfleur" (Honfleur school) which contributed to the appearance of the Impressionist movement.