The Garden
Discover the Jardin des Personnalités, inaugurated in 2004 by Michel Lamarre, Mayor of Honfleur and instigator of the project.
Set on a former mudflat in the estuary, this 10-hectare landscaped area offers a stroll through garden boats, at the center of which stand busts of figures from Honfleur?s historical and cultural heritage.
These include gifted local children born in the town, as well as personalities who have lived or stayed here, such as Claude Monet and Charles Baudelaire, to name but a few?
A very pleasant walk, both entertaining and informative?
The busts
Who will you come across on your journey through the garden's winding paths?
Painters: Eugène Boudin, Claude Monet, Johan Bartold Jonkind, Léon Leclerc, Alexandre Dubourg
Artists : Erik Satie, Alphonse Allais, Charles Baudelaire, Lucie Delarue Mardrus, Comtesse d?Aulnoy
Navigators: Binot Lepaulmier de Gonneville, Samuel de Champlain, Jean Doublet, Pierre Berthelot
Historical figures: Charles V, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Anne-Marie Louis d?Orléans
Since June 2010, the Garden has welcomed two new busts: Françoise Sagan and Michel Serrault.
Animations
It's true that the Jardin is a little out of the way of the city center, but that's also why its atmosphere is so calm and restful.
To bring this unique place to life, several events are organized each year.
Le Pique Nique Musical: a day of entertainment for the whole family (in June, from 12 noon), organized by the Tourist Office in partnership with the Erik Satie School of Music, and the School of Music Parents' Association.
Everyone is invited to join in this country-style rendezvous in the garden on the banks of the Seine estuary.
Prices
Free for all