Gros-Horloge
about 60 minThe belfry and clock of 1389 over the main pedestrian street, with a small museum and a climb to the roof.
The belfry houses one of the oldest clocks in France, dated 1389 by the tourist office. You can enter the Gros-Horloge museum and climb onto its roof. Full price starts at 7.85 euros. The tourist office gives winter hours of 2 to 6 pm (last entry 5 pm) and longer summer hours; the hours here are the winter ones. Closed on Mondays. The Google listing shows 2 to 5 pm.
What to do there- Visit the clock museum and climb onto the roof
- Watch the weekday dial turn at noon
- Use the audio guide
Cathedral and Old MarketRue du Gros Horloge, 76000 RouenBest: afternoon, late morning, morningOn the map ›Something wrong?
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Joan of Arc Historial
about 90 minA museum on Joan of Arc at the Archdiocese near the cathedral, with a digital tour of projections and mapping.
The Historial is housed at the Archdiocese of Rouen and is dedicated to Joan of Arc, says its listing. The tourist office describes a digital tour where the old stones come alive with projections and mapping; the museum's English site adds three multimedia rooms on her legacy. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am to 7 pm, with the last departure of the digital tour at 5:15 pm. Full price is 12 euros. Closed Mondays.
What to do there- Take the digital tour of projections and mapping
- Visit the Mythothèque, three multimedia rooms on her legacy
- Wear the headsets for the immersive visit
Cathedral and Old Market7 Rue Saint Romain, 76000 RouenBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
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La Couronne
about 100 minAn inn on the Old Market square, established in 1345 and considered the oldest in France, serving French classics.
English Wikipedia says La Couronne, established in 1345, is considered the oldest inn in France, on the Place du Vieux-Marché. The listing describes seasonal menus of French classics in a half-timbered building from the 1300s. Open every day, noon to 2:30 pm and 7 to 10:30 pm. Reviewers mention pressed duck, the cheese platter, the historic setting and calvados.
What to do there- Order the pressed duck
- Finish with the soufflé or the cheese platter
- Eat in the half-timbered dining room
Cathedral and Old Market31 Pl. du Vieux Marché, 76000 RouenBest: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?
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Le Bistrot de la Pucelle
about 90 minA seasonal bistro by a starred chef on Place de la Pucelle, open every day for lunch and dinner.
The tourist office says the bistro was created by the starred chef Olivier Da Silva, with a carefully made seasonal menu. It lists a dish of the day from 17 euros and an adult menu from 16 euros. The listing shows noon to 2:30 pm and 7 to 10:30 pm every day. Reviewers mention octopus, frog's legs and cassoulet.
What to do there- Order the plat du jour at lunch
- Dine on the seasonal menu
- Try the frog's legs or the octopus
Cathedral and Old Market6 Pl. de la Pucelle, 76000 RouenBest: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?
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Le Sixième Sens
about 110 minA creative gastronomic restaurant near the Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc church, in a vaulted room, open daily for lunch and dinner.
Le Sixième Sens, at 2 rue Thomas Corneille, describes its cooking as an experience where precision, emotion and creativity meet, and offers a lunch, a dinner or a gastronomic experience. English Wikivoyage places it near the Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc church. The listing shows noon to 2 pm and 7 to 10:30 pm (11 pm Friday and Saturday); reviewers mention the vaults and the amuse-bouche.
What to do there- Book a creative tasting lunch or dinner
- Dine under the vaults
Cathedral and Old Market2 Rue Thomas Corneille, 76000 RouenBest: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?
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Museum of Fine Arts
about 120 minThe city's fine-arts museum, free in its permanent collections, with an Impressionist section and a sculpture garden.
The Museum of Fine Arts shows art from the 15th century on, and its listing counts Monet's paintings of the cathedral among them. The museum's site lists an Impressionist collection, a sculpture garden, a drawings cabinet and a Renaissance collection. Access to the permanent collections is free. Open daily 10 am to 6 pm; closed Tuesdays and on 1 January, 1 May, 1 and 11 November and 25 December.
What to do there- See the Impressionist collection
- Walk through the sculpture garden
- Look for Monet's paintings of the cathedral
- See the Caravaggio
Cathedral and Old MarketEsp. Marcel Duchamp, 76000 RouenBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
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Rouen Cathedral
about 40 minThe Gothic cathedral Monet painted in a series of canvases, free to enter, with a 151 m cast-iron spire.
The tourist office calls Notre-Dame one of the most widely known Gothic cathedrals in the world because of Claude Monet's series of paintings of it. The west front is 61 metres wide with 70 carved figures, and the cast-iron spire is 151 metres high. Entry is free. The tourist office gives longer summer hours; the hours here are the shorter winter ones, so it may stay open later from April to October. Closed on Monday mornings.
What to do there- Take in the 61 m west front and its 70 carved figures
- Look for the Butter Tower
- Look up at the 151 m cast-iron spire
- Join a tour that includes the Roman crypt remains
Cathedral and Old MarketPl. de la Cathédrale, 76000 RouenBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
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Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc Church
about 25 minThe boat-shaped church of 1979 on the square where Joan of Arc was burned, with 16th-century stained glass.
The church stands on the Place du Vieux-Marché, where the tourist office says Joan of Arc was condemned to be burned alive on 30 May 1431; a cross marks the spot. The listing describes a boat-shaped church built in 1979 with Renaissance windows. Inside, the tourist office says the roof recalls an upturned boat hull. The listing gives 10 am to noon and 2 to 5 pm every day.
What to do there- Find the cross that marks where Joan of Arc was burned
- Step inside the church that recalls an upturned boat hull
- See the 16th-century stained glass saved from Saint-Vincent
Cathedral and Old MarketPl. du Vieux Marché, 76000 RouenBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
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Auzou Chocolate Shop
about 20 minA chocolate and pastry shop on the Gros-Horloge street, maker of the Larmes de Jeanne d'Arc chocolates.
The tourist office names the Larmes de Jeanne d'Arc of the Auzou chocolate shop among Rouen's food specialities. The shop is on the Rue du Gros Horloge, listed as a chocolate artisan. Reviewers mention macarons, pastries and flan. Open Monday to Saturday, from 9:30 am to 7:15 pm (8:30 am to 7:30 pm on Saturday), and Sunday 9 am to 12:45 pm.
What to do there- Buy the Larmes de Jeanne d'Arc chocolates
- Try the macarons
Cathedral and Old Market163 Rue du Gros Horloge, 76000 RouenBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
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Brasserie Paul
about 75 minA brasserie on the cathedral square, open from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm every day; reviewers mention the cathedral view.
Brasserie Paul is listed as a brasserie at 1 place de la Cathédrale, open every day from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm. Reviewers most often mention the cathedral, cider and calf's head; dishes named include a Norman steak tartare and a thin apple tart.
What to do there- Have a cider with the cathedral in view
- Try the Norman steak tartare
- Finish with the thin apple tart
Cathedral and Old Market1 Pl. de la Cathédrale, 76000 RouenBest: lunch, dinner, morningOn the map ›Something wrong?
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Joan of Arc Tower (Rouen Keep)
about 60 minThe last visible part of Philip Augustus's castle, where Joan of Arc was imprisoned, with an escape game inside.
The keep, called the Joan of Arc tower, is the last visible remnant of the castle of Philip Augustus, says the tourist office; the listing adds that Joan was imprisoned in the castle. Free visits Tuesday to Sunday, 11 am to 1 pm and 2 to 7 pm, with a guided visit on Saturdays at 10:30 am. Full price starts at 7 euros; the tourist office also lists an escape game. Closed Mondays.
What to do there- Tour the keep on your own
- Join the Saturday 10:30 guided visit
- Play the escape game inside the keep
Cathedral and Old MarketRue du Donjon, 76000 RouenBest: late morning, afternoon, morningOn the map ›Something wrong?
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La Tarte Tatin
about 60 minA crêperie with savoury galettes, sweet crêpes and composed salads, open Tuesday to Saturday from noon.
The tourist office describes savoury and sweet crêpes and composed salads, served without a break from noon to 10:30 pm. The Google listing shows Tuesday to Thursday noon to 9:30 pm and Friday and Saturday noon to 10 pm, closed Sunday and Monday. Reviewers mention galettes and sweet crêpes.
What to do there- Eat savoury and sweet crêpes
- Order a composed salad
- Choose a buckwheat galette
Cathedral and Old Market99 Rue de la Vicomte, 76000 RouenBest: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?
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Le Secq des Tournelles Museum
about 45 minA free museum of wrought ironwork, door knockers, keys and shop signs, in a deconsecrated church.
This museum shows pre-industrial wrought-iron objects in a former church, says its listing. The museum's site lists collections of door knockers, keys, locks and chests, shop signs, cutlery and lighting. Access to the permanent collections is free. Open 2 to 6 pm every day except Tuesday.
What to do there- See the door knockers
- Look at the keys, locks and chests
- See the old shop signs
Cathedral and Old Market2 Rue Jacques Villon, 76000 RouenBest: afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
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Old Market Hall
about 45 minThe covered market on the Old Market square: cheese, fish and shellfish, flowers and a rotisserie; closed Mondays.
The tourist office describes the covered market in the historic centre, with fruit and vegetables, flowers, cheese, fish and shellfish and a rotisserie. The Google listing, called Hallette du Vieux Marché, shows the same hours: Tuesday to Saturday 7 am to 7 pm, Sunday 7 am to 1 pm, closed Monday. Reviewers mention oysters, the fishmonger and cheese. The two names are treated as one place, 25 metres apart.
What to do there- Buy cheese, fish and shellfish at the stalls
- Eat from the rotisserie
- Taste oysters at the oyster bar
Cathedral and Old MarketPl. du Vieux Marché, 76000 RouenBest: morning, late morning, lunchOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.