More still will you find at H?tel du Dauphin, one of those superb 16th-c. wood and slate houses that line the lake known as the Vieux Bassin. The mellow ambience of yesteryear is never betrayed by all the conveniences of the century at hand and the one to come.

It was from the Port of Honfleur that discoverers set out for the New World. It was the skies of Honfleur that inspired Impressionist painters, writers and musicians.

Today, it is in the historic heart of the town that you'll find that very charm.