Saint Catherine's Church
Saint Catherine's Church
4.5
9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
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This famous 15th-century cathedral is the largest surviving wooden church in France.
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VKS99
Reading, UK53 contributions
Sept 2021 • Couples
A really beautiful building, both inside and out. The separate bell tower seems very unusual, a northern European campanile with a clock with a wooden face.
The half timbered structure has a long house feel, and the interior looks like the inside of a boat with a hull-like roof and wooden columns. Some lovely carving on gallery, columns and the southern doors. A wonderful escape from the crowds and tourist shops of Honfleur.
The half timbered structure has a long house feel, and the interior looks like the inside of a boat with a hull-like roof and wooden columns. Some lovely carving on gallery, columns and the southern doors. A wonderful escape from the crowds and tourist shops of Honfleur.
Written 25 September 2021
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gersfeld
New York City, NY79 contributions
May 2024 • Solo
Was in Honfleur during inclement weather which was not ideal but helped with the number of tourists you’d otherwise encounter. It’s a lovely, quiet, atmospheric town worth exploring especially if you wander away from the tourist hub. At night the streets are almost completely empty and the architecture is just incredible. The Boudin Museum is worth an hour or so but I mainly enjoyed wandering around.
Written 4 May 2024
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Liztravelsandeats
Haarlem, The Netherlands1,064 contributions
Oct 2022 • Couples
Saint Catherine’s Church was built entirely in wood, gathered in the nearby forest. This 15th-century cathedral is the oldest surviving wooden church in France and the largest with a separate bell tower. FREE ENTRY The church is famous for its original shape: its roof is formed by the double hull of an inverted ship.
Written 18 October 2022
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machinmad
Yaxley, UK2,558 contributions
June 2023
This town retains a large proportion of its medieval architecture which is really quite amazing. The tall, 5 storey, thin buildings arranged higgeledy piggledy round the harbour present a façade I’ve not seen before. It’s a unique place.
There are lots of tourists shops to browse, cafes to sample and make sure you visit the wooden church in the town centre.
There are lots of tourists shops to browse, cafes to sample and make sure you visit the wooden church in the town centre.
Written 15 July 2023
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TheGuv-and-Bolli
Bexhill-on-Sea, UK173 contributions
Aug 2022
A nice wooden church tucked away up a side street in busy Honfleur. Not easy to get good photos with so many folk about, delivery vans etc.
Recommend downloading an offline street map to make it easier to find.
Recommend downloading an offline street map to make it easier to find.
Written 25 August 2022
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Brendan S
Arlington, VA2,151 contributions
May 2024 • Solo
This church is unlike the soaring gothic cathedrals that seem to be ubiquitous in France. Rather, it’s an all-wooden church with a ceiling evoking a ship’s hull, consistent with Honfleur’s nautical focus. It’s not a very big church and there’s not a lot to see here, but it’s worth checking out for that feature.
Written 29 May 2024
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ToujoursLaRoute
Paris, France1,212 contributions
Oct 2021
Incredible travel back in time. Amazing wooden church, in the middle of a small plaza, really speaking about old times. To be visited inside and admired from outside. You will understand why it is considered the most famous place in Honfleur.
Written 12 October 2021
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Globetrotter008
London, UK1,610 contributions
Feb 2012 • Couples
The church, very unusually, has a double sloping roof (and two naves). Inside the first one it feels like upside-down ship's hull - the place was completed by the local boat craftsmen and it shows. They created it without using any saws.
Wonderful atmosphere inside with plenty of candles and subdued lighting.
Curiously, its bell tower is built across the square - this to protect the main structure, and the people inside, from lightning and fire.
Wonderful atmosphere inside with plenty of candles and subdued lighting.
Curiously, its bell tower is built across the square - this to protect the main structure, and the people inside, from lightning and fire.
Written 25 February 2012
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countryskipper
Dallas, TX154 contributions
Jan 2012 • Couples
We came to Honfleur for the pretty port and when I read up on it, we added this wooden church to our "must" list. I had no idea what to expect since I'd never been to a wooden church before and I was floored. It's truly impressive! It's so big and it really is held up completely by its wooden structure. The wooden beams seem so old and I have to say that overall, this church really made me imagine how it could have been way back when much more than the regular cathedrals we visited in France.
Written 21 January 2012
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Lavarcham
Poulton Le Fylde, UK3,354 contributions
July 2019
From the outside we thought it was the market hall. Reading about the structure and how it was built that didn’t seem surprising as the original building was modelled on a market hall style but also likened to an upside down ship. Inside the dark wood structure is lightened by the many windows. The building is really wide and it’s surprising when you realise that there are two main alters. I was pleased to have seen it as it has a distinct and memorable atmosphere.Â
Written 19 November 2019
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Olá, Pimfemke! Eu aluguei um carro para fazer toda a Normandia. No caminho de Le Havre para Honfleur fiz questão de atravessar a Ponte da Normandia ( vale muito a pena). Há um pedagio, mas vale a travessia.
Espero ter te ajudado.
Written 19 July 2018
Can you tell me what religion this church is affiliated with?
Written 15 February 2018
Catholic Christian I think.
But to be certain google the church.
Chuck
Written 16 February 2018
Is there s flea market here or anywhere in and around Le Havre ?
Sunday ?
Written 10 December 2016
Not knowing when you are going I would say "possibly".
The easiest method of locating is via search engines le Harve tourist information office".
If you are there and want to while away a damp Sunday afternoon - try going to the Muma museum of modern art on boulevard Clemenceau - opposite the lighthouses on the river seine in LH closed on tuesday. Check website. For entrance fee and opening hours. A good place to see a very much rated contemporary of Turner Sisley.
Be aware that we had a very expensive coffee in the new shopping centre in the warehouses. Far cheaper to eat with the French in LH centre. Going north west up the coast you will meet LH plague (seaside) Again the euro does not stretch too much.
Last visit here was in the really hot period at the end of August. 111oF in the shade.
Have fun, take care and enjoy.
Off to Madeira in a few weeks time. :-)
Midlands T
Written 12 December 2016
what are the Mass times this Easter 3rd to 5th April 2015
Written 31 March 2015
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