Honfleur and the Vieux Bassin

Leaving Caen, it’s a 55 km run via the A13 and D513, skirting wooded slopes and Seine estuary mudflats; the Pont de Normandie suddenly frames Honfleur’s 1681 Vieux Bassin, lined with tall former shipowners’ houses. A few steps away, timber‑built Sainte-Catherine (15th century) shows twin naves like an upturned hull. Cobbles still recall the footsteps of Boudin and Jongkind, and high-water marks carved into facades quietly tell the story of the port.

Your dedicated driver collects you at your hotel in Deauville, Trouville, or in town, with a Mercedes at disposal for four hours and a flexible route: he handles the detours while you explore and taste. Around the basin, coffee by the Grenier à Sel, a look at the galleries on Rue des Logettes, then a 2.2 km drive up to Notre-Dame de Grâce for the roadstead view; back via the restored Lieutenance. In Honfleur, you choose the stops—and slip over to Ferme Saint-Siméon without worrying about parking.