{"id":13024,"date":"2018-12-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturospace.serverweb-prod.com\/the-naturospace-in-honfleur-is-where-it-is-all-happening-come-the-christmas-holidays\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:44:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T10:44:23","slug":"christmas-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturospace.com\/en\/christmas-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"The Naturospace in Honfleur is where it is all happening come the Christmas holidays!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Over the past few weeks, our Normandy zoo has had a makeover in order to offer you an even better welcome over the Christmas holidays in Honfleur<\/strong>!\u00a0<strong>We shall be reopening on Saturday 22 January at 10 a.m.! <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For the second year running, the Naturospace in Honfleur will be open to the public during the festive season. This proves ideal to come and visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/honfleur-normandy.naturospace.com\/\"><strong>Normandy zoo<\/strong><\/a> during your Christmas holidays! Forget all about chilly winters, come and get warm in our Normandy-based Amazon rainforest and admire tropical birds, butterflies and rare plants! Not to forget you can nip into our shop to treat loved ones to Christmas gifts or last minute stocking fillers\u2026<\/p>\n<p>While we were closed, the entire butterfly house team worked hard on pruning and trimming our tropical jungle. Our flowerbeds and orchid wall have thus been completely redesigned to offer visitors an array of magnificent colours. A new bridge has been built to cross the stream and admire our koi carps. The glasshouse is dotted with twenty or so new information panels, enabling you to learn more about our residents and the challenges behind environmental protection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturospace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/R38-scaled.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11809 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturospace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/R38-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas holidays in Honfleur\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Exotic birds have not been forgotten. Very well looked after, they are on top form to accompany you throughout the holiday season.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"576\">\n<h2>Our opening times during the holidays<\/h2>\n<p>The Naturospace in Honfleur will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As from Saturday 22 January and throughout the holidays up to Sunday 6 January, 2019 included<\/li>\n<li>Closed on December 25<sup>th<\/sup>, 2018 and January 1<sup>st<\/sup>, 2019<\/li>\n<li>The 2019 season will resume on Saturday 2 February 2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Our tropical butterflies are back!<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11807\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11807\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturospace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/R42-2-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11807 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturospace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/R42-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A pilio lowi butterfly in Honfleur\" width=\"800\" height=\"523\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pilio lowi butterfly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Having arrived from all four corners of the world in the form of chrysalises, our first tropical butterflies have already spread their wings and flown away, gathering nectar from inside all our tropical flowers. 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