Historic capital of Normandy and the city that remembers Joan of Arc, Rouen unfolds a Gothic cathedral immortalised by Monet and a remarkably preserved medieval centre of half-timbered houses. Here are the places not to miss.
Looking for things to do in Rouen, places to visit near Rouen or an idea for a day out this weekend? Here is a selection of the finest sights to see, all explorable directly on the interactive map.
Open Rouen on the interactive mapImmortalised in some thirty paintings by Claude Monet, this Flamboyant Gothic cathedral rises to 151 metres — the tallest spire in France — and holds the heart tomb of Richard the Lionheart.
See on the map →This mechanism made in 1389, one of the oldest in Europe, spans Rouen's main street from an adjoining belfry. You can climb it for a panorama over the medieval centre.
See on the map →It was on this square that Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in 1431. It is now lively with its half-timbered houses, restaurants and the modern church dedicated to her.
See on the map →Set in the former archbishop's palace where her rehabilitation trial was held, this scenographic journey retraces the life and fate of Joan of Arc through immersive projections.
See on the map →One of the richest painting collections in provincial France, from the Italian Renaissance to the Impressionists, with several of Monet's canvases devoted to the nearby cathedral.
See on the map →On the left bank of the Seine, this botanical garden offers tropical greenhouses, a rose garden and a playground — a leafy break after visiting the historic centre.
See on the map →This Flamboyant Gothic abbey church is renowned for its 14th-century stained glass and its Cavaillé-Coll organ, considered one of the finest in France.
See on the map →This former 16th-century half-timbered charnel-house cemetery, adorned with macabre carvings evoking the plague, is one of the rare surviving examples of its kind in Europe.
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