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Subprefecture and commune in Normandy, France
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Marine museum with displays that cover shipping, fishing, geography, and the history of Dieppe, there is also an aquarium
the Castle Museum. Fine art and carvings exhibited in the well preserved castle building. There are three entrances, but the most interesting access is through the tower based in the Square du Canada.
This is a small but well-presented museum that has taken over the Italian-style Petit Theatre. Fascinating film with interviews with those who were there. You will need about an hour to watch it all and look at the museum.
It contains an unusual 16th-century freize depicting tribal life in the Amazon, commissioned by the Dieppoise explorer Jean Ango. The church also houses a set of stained glass windows commemorating the 1639 departure of three Augustine Sisters to Quebec, where they founded the Hôtel-Dieu du Quebec—the first hospital in North America—and the Canadian raid on Dieppe 303 years later.
the oldest house of the city.
It's a wetland reserve managed by APEI (L'Association de Parents d'Enfants Inadaptés de Dieppe), you'll find the ecology well documented, and a host of interesting artworks around the meadows. If you don't want to ride from Dieppe, you can hire bikes here and head on south along the Avenue Verte.
Specialists in seafood and local dishes.
Seafood restaurant.
Very small seafood restaurant.
1 Michelin-starred restaurant with focus on seasonal and local quality.
Excellent Turkish restaurant with a typically warm Turkish welcome.
Good Lebanese restaurant which serves generous portions.
The oldest and the most popular café in town. It often gets crowded at weekends but has a very nice atmosphere to it.
Friendly place, outdoor seating, has a genuine buzz at all hours.
The name means "better here than opposite", which makes perfect sense with this bar's good views over the harbour towards the old town. English-speaking staff.
Reggae-themed pub and café with good cocktails and beer.
Large selection of cocktails and tapas.
Pirate-themed tavern with quick meals available
Cocktails, whisky and draft beer served in the décor of an old-fashioned English pub.
Casino that was renovated in 2017, attached to a large hotel (see below).
Large hotel attached to a casino.
Nautical-themed hotel with sea views. Free wifi and onsite restaurant.
Modern hotel, all rooms with TV and wifi, some with sea views.
For French grocery products. A lot of good cheese, wine and coffee.
By train
There are trains to Dieppe from Rouen (50 min, from €5) or Paris (2 hr trip, connection via Gare de Rouen from €16; direct trips from €20 as of Dec 2023).
By bus
Flixbus runs service to Dieppe from Charles de Gaulle Airport (3 hr 40 min, from €10 or €12 depending on day of travel), as well as several transportation hubs in Paris (2 hr 45 min to 3 hr 45 min…
Dieppe is a small town with a population of about 35,000 (54,000 for the metropolitan area called Dieppe Maritime).
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