The Crab Tower

The Tour aux Crabes, in Dieppe

The Tour aux Crabes is an old tower of Dieppe, located at the end of the Quai Henri IV, known to all the inhabitants. The Dieppe audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this vestige laden with history, at the edge of the port, today linked to a bistro appreciated by the Dieppe people.

The old tower at the end of the quay

In Dieppe, rare are the inhabitants who do not know this address, located at the very end of the Quai Henri IV: the Tour aux Crabes. Either because they have already eaten a bite at the bistro that is there, or because they have heard of the history of this old building. This old tower, a vestige of the fortified and port past of Dieppe, stands at the end of the quay, where the land meets the water and where the defences of the town formerly watched. Like the whole of the port, it has seen the centuries, the sailors, the fishermen and the boats pass, and bears a picturesque and popular name that says a lot about the maritime anchoring of the place. Today reconverted, it shelters a bistro and a place of conviviality, where you enjoy the view over the port while tasting the products of the sea. The tower has become a landmark and a meeting place of the Dieppe people, mixing heritage, history and art of living. A historic vestige and a convivial address, the Tour aux Crabes is a fine stop of the discovery of Dieppe.

What to see

Here you discover the old tower located at the end of the Quai Henri IV, a vestige of the fortified and port past of Dieppe, where the defences of the town formerly watched, with a picturesque and popular name that says the maritime anchoring of the place; today reconverted, it shelters a bistro appreciated by the Dieppe people where you enjoy the view over the port. The Tour aux Crabes is a landmark of Dieppe. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Tour aux Crabes lies at the end of the Quai Henri IV, at the edge of the port of Dieppe, reachable on foot. You admire its exterior from the quay; the bistro that it shelters follows its own days and opening hours, which vary. It is best to check them before coming.

What is the Tour aux Crabes in Dieppe?

An old tower located at the end of the Quai Henri IV, a vestige of the fortified and port past of Dieppe, where the defences of the town formerly watched; with a picturesque and popular name, it is today reconverted into a bistro appreciated by the Dieppe people, from which you enjoy the view over the port.

Where is the Tour aux Crabes in Dieppe?

At the end of the Quai Henri IV, at the edge of the port of Dieppe, in France.