Rouen, France

Rouen, France
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Rouen is a city in northwestern France. It is the capital of the Upper Normandy region and was once one of the largest and richest cities in medieval Europe. The city, like Paris, is located on the banks of the River Seine. Rouen is remembered in history as the city where Joan of Arc was burnt in 1431. It was the city that ruled both England and a big portion of modern France between the 11th to the 15th centuries.

Modern-day Rouen is a city of some 110,000 inhabitants, within a metropolitan area of half a million people. It the city centre is its famous cathedral, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame of Rouen, which has been a frequent subject of many paintings by Monet. Other sights in Rouen includes its astronomical clock, the Gothic church of Saint Maclou, the Tour Jeanne d'Arc, and the Church of Saint Ouen, among others.

Going to Rouen

Due to its proximity, most people go to Rouen by way of Paris. It takes about one and a half hours to drive there from Paris on the A13 motorway. There are also trains from the St Lazare Railway Station in Paris to Rouen. The one-way fare is €20.00 and can be purchased at the station itself.

Exploring Rouen

The city is best discovered on foot. It is relatively compact and most sights are close together.

Rouen Cathedral
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Places of Interest in Rouen

Cathédrale Notre-Dame
Famous cathedral building regarded as a Gothic masterpiece.
Eglise St-Maclou
Church was an ornately decorated western façade. Of interest are the timber carvings of grinning skulls and crossed bones.
Eglise St-Ouen
Formerly part of a Benedictine abbey, this is a Gothic church with lofty but simple interiors.
Musée de la Céramique
Museum exhibiting some 1,000 pieces of Rouen faïence earthenware.
Musée des Beaux Arts
Fine art museum with paintings by Caravaggio, Velázquexz and of course, Monet, among others.
Musée d'Histoire Naturelle
The second largest natural history museum in France, housing some 800,000 objects.
Musée Flaubert
Museum of the family of writer Gustave Flaubert, who wrote Madame Bovary. The museum has exhibits of his surgeon father's medical specimens.
Musé Le Secq des Tournelles
Wrought ironwork museum with displays on ironmongery.
Palais de Justice
Formerly the parliament building of Normandy.

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