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The Château Musée overlooking Dieppe alternately housed the high and low of society before being turned into a museum just short of a century ago. First constructed in the 1400s, it was home to the governors of Dieppe. French kings François I, Henri IV and Louis XIV were hosted here.

The Revolution put an end to that high living and in the following century-plus the Château did service as a military barracks and prison. In 1906 the city bought the castle and turned it into a museum. As Dieppe was the capital of ivory import-export trade as well as the craft of sculpting it, much of the museum is devoted to its collection of fine examples. The intricacy of this carving quite impressive, to put it blandly. The museum also displays a respectable array of prints and paintings.

The Château’s location offers commanding views of the city and sea, and is easily reached by car or by walking up from town. The street which runs along the quay — Quai Henri IV — turns into Grande Rue, which turns into Rue de la Barre. From there you turn right and walk up Rue de Chastes which leads directly to the Château.