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Hotel
France Bourgogne
19-21 cours de la République
76600 Le Havre
Tel : 33(0)2 35 25 40 34
Fax : 33(0)2 35 24 35 93
E-mail : hotelfb@hrfb.com |
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A view of Le Havre
In Le Havre, City
of international exchanges, you will uncover the history and the intense
activity of one of the biggest port in Europe. Le Havre is a city where
is melted a modern post-war architecture, ancient quarters and a magnificent
seaside sea-front, doing the originality of this town. You will find
near of our hotel, different activities and attractive places such as
halls of spectacles (Docks Oceanes), museums, the Casino, restaurants,
bowlings, musical bars, cinemas… You will be able to walk in numerous
parks (Forêt de Montgeon) and gardens (Square St Roch) that do of Le
Havre one of the cities the most verdant of Normandy.
The sea-front and the beach
From 1 km of our hotel, you will be able to uncover the beach of Le Havre, long of 2Kms.
Similar to the famous « Promenade des Anglais », you will appreciate to stroll on its pedestrian way bordered of original restaurants and coffee bars.
As seaside resort, you will be able to profit of all nautical sports of the sea-front (Wind surfing, canoe, Kite surf, pedal-craft …).
Other activities are accessible round the beach of Le Havre: volley ball, playground for children, ground, cycle-path, and rink of skateboard …
For disabled persons, during the summer, the team of the beach puts free to your disposition “tiralos”. Besides, for your safety, the beach is supervised by lifeguards every day during the summer period.
For more comfort, you will find therefore the “Bains Maritimes” putting to your disposition changing-rooms, showers, toilets and a parking for bikes.
Surroundings of Le Havre
Ideally situated in Seine Maritime and Normandy, le Havre is near of all tourist sites such that the Bridge of Normandy, The Bridge of Tancarville, Etretat, Fécamp, Honfleur, Deauville, Trouville, Rouen, Giverny and the Valley of Seine.
More nearly, uncover Saint Adresse, Montivilliers, Harfleur, Fontaine la Mallet, Octeville sur mer and Gonfreville l’Orcher.
Besides, famous painters such as Monet, Boudin, Dufy and others were inspired by the edges of the Seine and numerous paintings are exposed to the Malraux museum.
Monuments to visit in Le Havre
Old monuments
- The Graville Priory
- The Saint Michel d'lngouville Chapel
- The cathedral of Notre-Dame.
- The Natural History Museum
- The former XVIIIth century Tribunal
- The Shipowner's House
- The Law Courts
- Maritime Docks of Vauban
| Recent monuments
- Auguste Perret 's architecture.
- The Malraux Museum
- The cultural centre "The Volcan", a surprising work by Oscar Niemeyer.
- The Saint-Joseph Church, the highest monument
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