Hotel and restaurant on the seafront. Once a refuge for impressionist painters, La Ferme Saint-Siméon is celebrated for its bucolic surroundings and beautiful Seine estuary light. Monet and Courbet would come here and work on their colours, and Baudelaire would flee the melancholy of Paris in search of inspiration. The farm, close to the old harbour of Honfleur and the Eugène-Boudin Museum, has now been restored throughout and provides relaxing treatments based on organic ingredients such as milk and Normandy apples. “Oh, Saint-Siméon”, exclaimed the painter Eugène Boudin in one of his journals. Indeed it is hard not to love the place, and even harder to leave it behind. ... Learn moreless

Hotel in town. Home to Henri de Saint-Delis during the last century, the painter’s soulful spirit lives on in this private mansion located in Honfleur, Normandy — a city whose pictorial sensibility is apparent in the property’s elegant garden and rooms of noble materials, bespoke furniture and steam showers. Art, in its most authentic and singular form, is found everywhere here: in the wood, the stone, the marble. Each element adds to this living painting whose beauty is sublimated by the natural light that illuminates every corner. Sitting in the heart of the historic district, the hotel’s timeless character and intimate atmosphere offer a marvellous portal to explore the local cultural heritage of this emblematic city. From the picturesque houses and small streets to the many art galleries and traditional restaurants near the port, your days will surely be filled with wonderment and a renewed sense of happiness. ... Learn moreless