Honfleur Harbor Boats

Title

Honfleur Harbor Boats

Artist

Norma Brandsberg

Medium

Photograph - Photograph

Description

Honfleur, France in Calvados county is a small historic village along the Normandy coastline. It has been an Impressionist painters' dream spot for hundreds of years. Quaint and charming, the old harbor area (Le Vieux Bassin) is a bustle of activity in the evening especially when the weather is great and the outdoor eating spots covered by colorful umbrellas light up the harbour area causing reflections in the waters.

Come back every day and the changing light and picturesque quays and you'll find no two are the same. This night I was trying to avoid the rain as it came in waves, with patches of sunlight peaking through.

Honfleur is located on the estuary where the Seine river meets the English Channel. The Vieux-Bassin (old harbor), lined with 16th- to 18th-century townhouses, has been a subject for artists including Claude Monet and native son Eugène Boudin. Nearby is 15th-century St. Catherine's Church, a vaulted timber structure erected by shipbuilders.

The origin of the name of Honfleur, originally known by the Norse name of Honnefleu, is obscure. Hon/Honn is often considered as a family name, whereas flow/fleu/fleur means "an inlet". The suffix -fleur is also found in the names of Barfleur and Harfleur.
The name of Honfleur is also interpreted as "the upstream port", as opposed to Harfleur, "the downstream port". Both places are indeed of Viking origin and were important commerce ports before the silting of Harfleur and the foundation of Le Havre in the 16th century.

The port of Honfleur was deliberately built as both a river (estuary) and sea port, with three aims: defending the estuary of the Seine, the Royal river; being an important port of commerce; and being the base for maritime exploration.

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March 17th, 2024

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