Why should you visit Le Havre?
Highlights of Le Havre include the Perret show flat, impressive modern art museum and picturesque marina and beach. It is also an important cross-Channel ferry port and the largest container port in France.
How long is the ferry crossing from Portsmouth to Le Havre?
The Portsmouth St Malo ferry route connects England with France. Currently there is just the 1 ferry company operating this ferry service, Brittany Ferries. The crossing operates up to 7 times each week with sailing duration from around 11 hours.
Is Le Havre safe?
Crime rates in Le Havre, France
| Level of crime | 48.33 | Moderate |
|---|---|---|
| Crime increasing in the past 3 years | 68.75 | High |
| Worries home broken and things stolen | 43.75 | Moderate |
| Worries being mugged or robbed | 48.44 | Moderate |
| Worries car stolen | 45.31 | Moderate |
Is Le Havre near Paris?
Le Havre, seaport and city, Seine-Maritime département, Normandy région, northwestern France. It is on the English Channel coast and on the right bank of the Seine estuary, 134 miles (216 km) west-northwest of Paris and 53 miles (85 km) west of Rouen by road.
What to do in Le Havre?
As a large commercial port in Normandy France, Le Havre also welcomes many cruise ships every year. The city itself was mostly destroyed during WWII, so you won’t see many old churches and buildings like in other French towns. But it was rebuilt by Auguste Perret in a modern style of architecture that has been classified as Unesco World Heritage.
What makes Le Havre so special?
But it was rebuilt by Auguste Perret in a modern style of architecture that has been classified as Unesco World Heritage. The light and clouds in Le Havre are always special. They have inspired many artists, especially impressionists. Claude Monet and Eugène Boudin for example, painted the colors of Le Havre.
Where is Le Havre?
The cruise port of Le Havre is also a great place from which to explore some of the most beautiful places in Normandy with shore excursions. Le Havre is my hometown. This is where I was born and where I grew up. I left it for many years to study and work (even all the way to Sydney, Australia), but moved back in 2016.
Where is Le Havre’s Muma?
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.