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Pro
Some wonderful examples of modern architecture
Con
Nightlife a little bit quiet
In a nutshell
Paris or bust
Gyppo Says: The town hall was designed by Auguste Perret, and has a very pleasant pedestrian area in front (completed some time after the building itself, in 1990). I hesitate to describe it as 'gardens' due to the liberal use of concrete! However, it is extremely attractive. This area...
Gyppo Says: The Place Charles de Gaulle is a large open area next to the Bassin du Commerce. When I visted, there were a lot of young artists drawing the memorials to the civilian and military dead of the first and second World Wars, and to those killed in the place formerly known as...
Gyppo Says: Designed by Oscar Niemeyer, the "volcano" is actually a pair of structures (Le Grand Volcan and Le Petit Volcan) housing the Maison de la Culture of Le Havre. Inside are a theatre and a cinema, plus a café. Skaters use the base of one of the structures as a quarter pipe,...
Gyppo Says: This church was designed by August Perret, apparently in a 'Stalinist' style (ironic?). It dominates the Le Havre skyline, and is particularly impressive both inside and out. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Bridge at Le Havre, Bassin du Commerce
Gyppo Says: Nothing outstanding, just an attractive footbridge across the Bassin du Commerce.
Ricky_globetrotter Says: The Beach at Le Havre was a long stretch. I had been there in January so couldn't enjoy the Sun but it was quite nice one. You can see the ships entering into and leaving the harbour from a distance and the Seagulls following them. Plenty of benches to relax and hang out.
aemilys Says: Five stars to this excellent place and it gets my vote for the world's neatest barbershop (I'm just so sad I lost my pictures). Mr. Daniel Le Compte has transformed his barbershop into a veritable museum of hairdressing and sailing history. He and his wife are very welcoming...
Lauda's: Lauda's Restaurant, Le Havre
Gyppo Says: Lauda's is a good restaurant serving a lot of seafood and meat dishes, and there were several pasta dishes for vegetarians. It had friendly staff who tolerated our poor French (one of my companions accidentally ordered all the fish they had). Food was good and reasonably...
jlb49 Says: I'm working in Le Havre and am getting the opportunity to visit many of the restaurants in the area. I have visited Punjab twice of the past couple of weeks and enjoyed the service, ambiance and food. It is a small restaurant and is well decorated. I had the palak paneer and...
Au Roi de la Frite: Do not eat here
aemilys Says: I had a few hours to kill in Le Havre and so I decided to get a sandwich in one of the restaurants near the train station. It looked ok from the outside but not only was the food disappointing the ambiance was dreadful.A whole table of drunken locals were making a lot of...
Ricky_globetrotter Says: I found Le Havre lacking in the nightclub scenes. But this small bar had quite soothing scenes. And the Bar Hostesses were friendly too!! I didn't have Euros with me, so they accepted US Dollars instead. A small Beer costed $5 and if you offer drink, another $16. Been to...
aemilys Says: This is a really neat funicular. It connects the lower part of the town (sea level) to the upper part of the town where you get a really excellent view of the port and the sea. Unfortunately the site is only in French but they seem to be working on an English version. I am...
aemilys Says: If you come from Paris by train, this is where you will arrive. It's a fairly ordinary small train station but always seems to have problems, last time the toilets were out of order, this time they were doing some construction work so all the heat was off everyone had to...
Auzou: The place for Chocolates !
aemilys Says: The shop smells so wonderful, the chocolates are gorgeous...they were even so kind as to let me take photos (which got lost as you know, so the photos are from the box I brought home for the kids)..and best of all the chocolates were extraspecially delicious!! Lot's of...
Sillages: A wonderful Bookshop
aemilys Says: A big selection of books about sailing and travel. It was also so typical of the openness of the people in Le Havre. I went in and asked the owner what kind of special Le Havre items he had and I was also searching for a travel notebook so we started talking and then as luck...
Ricky_globetrotter Says: I was truely amazed by how each and every driver actually came to a full stop to let the pedestrians cross the streets!! Even after asking them to move on, they insisted on me crossing first. And as I said, this didn't happen with just one or two drivers but with each and...
aemilys Says: I guess this just stands out to me because I have grown so accustomed to Parisian indifference but these people are friendly (at least in the off season). Drivers actually stop to let pedestrians cross! You can ask for information and it will be given to you! and it will be...
Gyppo Says: On the seafront, next door to the skate park, there is a bungy/trampoline. Pic shows Flash mid-somersault.
Gyppo Says: People play kayak basketball in the Bassin du Commerce.
aemilys Says: still under construction due to loss of my photos (sniff)
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Q: We are terminating a cruise in Le Havre. We would like to go to the WW II normandy sites the day we arrive and then to Mont St....
A: Caen or Bayeux both have plenty to offer. And they are close to each other so you don't really have to chose, you could visit both. Caen has the Musee de la Paix which...
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Le Havre UNESCO World Heritage Site
Le Havre was almost totally destroyed during WWII but thanks to a major rebuilding plan it has recently been declared a world heritage site by UNESCO. To quote from the site: "The post-war...
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Over the past year, I've worked off and on in Le Havre (LEH). Although it is mostly a manufacturing city, there are some great little places to visit and dine. I've found the people to be friendly and...
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We'd heard terrible things before our visit to Le Havre, so our expectations were by no means high.
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I've got some interesting experiences in Le Havre. I'd love to share with you the 0 tips I've written, the 1 photo uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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Le Havre is a city in Normandy, northern France, at the mouth of the Seine. The city was founded in 1517, when it was named Franciscopolis after Francis I of France, and subsequently named Le...
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