Dieppe (36 000 inhabitants) is a thousand-year-old city with the rich past. This City of art and history was reconstructed between 1696 and 1710 with an original architecture. It inspired many artists: Vernet, Braque, and Flaubert… With animation at all season, it offers you its pedestrian streets, its old fishermen Quarters and especially its picturesque Saturday market. The port: Located in the middle of the town, it is at the same time :
- Fishing port known for scallops and herring,
- Channel port connecting Dieppe to Newhaven (near Brighton) : voir le
- Commercial port: citrus, bananas, wood ...
- Marina: 450 boats (possible sea fishing, boat rental, guided tour on port demand (tourist office)
Dean of French seaside resorts, Dieppe has a coastline of 1.8 km including 1.5 km of waterfront promenade (8 hectares of lawns accessible to all). |