Editing Le Havre (section)

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[[File:Eglise_St_Joseph.JPG|thumb|250px|right|St Joseph Church]]
=== In Le Havre ===

- The '''city center''' that was rebuilt between 1945 and 1964 by Auguste Perret after being destroyed at the end of World War II. Since 2005, it is registered on the list of world inheritance of humanity by UNESCO.

- '''Town Hall''', designed by Auguste Perret - 20th century

- '''Cultural Centre''' (Le Volcan), designed by Oscar Niemeyer - 20th century

- '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St._Joseph St Joseph's Church]''', designed by Auguste Perret - 20th century

- '''Notre Dame Cathedral''', 15th century

- '''Priory of Graville''', 13th century

- '''Pasino''' - Casino, old "Palais de la Bourse", designed by Otello Zavaroni - 20th century

- '''Villa Maritime''', old house of the French dramaturge Armand Salacrou - 19th century

- '''Château des Gadelles''', also named "Porte de Burgos", désigned by Pierre-Édouard Dumont, Henri Toutain and Gustave Eiffel - 19th century

- '''University Library''', designed by René and Phine Weeke Dottelonde - 21th century

- '''Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Le Havre''', designed by René and Phine Weeke Dottelonde - 21th century
[[File:La_plage_du_Havre.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Le Havre beach]]
- '''Novotel''', designed by Jean-Paul Viguier - 21th century

- '''Japanese Garden''', created thanks to the link between the harbours of Le Havre and Osaka

- '''Les Jardins Suspendus''', gardens in an old fort, from where you have a nice point of view on the city

- Go to the '''beach''' : between April and October, bars and restaurants are open on the sea front, very pleasant to see the sunset !

- Walk to the '''"End of the World"''' from the beach to the cliffs

=== Museums ===

- '''Musée Malraux''' : large Impressionist painting collection (5€ - free the first Saturday of the month - '''[http://www.ville-lehavre.fr/delia-CMS/guichet_virtuel/rubrique/article_id-/topic_id-246/musee-malraux.html website]''')

- '''Museum d'Histoire Naturelle''' : natural history museum and its large collection of French naturalist Charles Alexandre Lesueur's pictures (free - '''[http://museum.ville-lehavre.fr/ website]''')

- '''Appartement témoin''' (showflat) shows how was an apartment in the 50's (reservation at the Tourism Office)

- '''Maison de l'Armateur''' 18th century house shows haw was life in Le Havre at this century (3€ - free the first Saturday of the month - '''[http://www.ville-lehavre.fr/delia-CMS/guichet_virtuel/rubrique/article_id-/topic_id-250/maison-de-l-armateur.html website]''')

- '''Prieuré de Graville''' : Christian art collection (2€ - free the first Saturday of the month - '''[http://www.ville-lehavre.fr/delia-CMS/guichet_virtuel/rubrique/topic_id-249/prieure-de-graville.html website]''')


=== Near Le Havre ===

- '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Adresse Sainte-Adresse]''' Belgian capital during WWI (Nice Havrais - 20th century) : close to Le Havre by car - you can go by bus #1 and #9

- '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montivilliers Montivilliers]''' and its abbey (13th century) : close to Le Havre by car - you can go by bus #1 and #9 and the LER

- '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harfleur Harfleur]''' and its medieval streets : close to Le Havre by car - you can go by bus #9 and the LER

- '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etretat Étretat]''' and its famous cliffs : 20 min from Le Havre by car - you can go by bus #24

- '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_de_Normandie Pont de Normandie - Bridge of Normandy]''', famous cable-stayed road bridge : 20 min by car or by bus #20 and #50

- '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honfleur Honfleur]''' and its medieval village and old harbour : 30 min by car or by bus #20 and #50 ([http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Honfleur Wikivoyage])

- '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marais-Vernier Marais Vernier]''', this old meander of the Seine River is a very beautiful place to walk and see animals (birds...) : 30 min by car or by bus #20

- '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deauville Deauville]''' and its famous casino and American Film Festival : 40 min by car or by bus #20

More informations about the places to visit in Le Havre on the [[wikivoyage:Le Havre]] !