Tourism Rouen

Rouen is a town situated in northern France on the River Seine, and is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region. Rouen organises every four years the Grande Armada, a famous gathering of beautiful boats. Rouen used to be one of the biggest and richest cities of medieval Europe. It was in Rouen where Joan of Arc was executed.

Rouen is famous for its Notre Dame cathedral, with its Tour de Beurre. The Gros Horloge, an astronomical clock from the 16th century. Other renowned buildings are the Gothic Church of Saint Maclou from the 15th century, the Tour Jeanne d'Arc, the Church of Saint Ouen dating from the 12th and 15th centuries, the Palais de Justice and the Museum of Beaux Arts and Ceramics. Rouen is also renowned for its well-preserved half-timbered houses.

Attractions in Rouen

1. Museum des Beaux-Arts of Rouen containing works of Monet and Géricault
2. Museum  maritime fluvial et portuaire
3. Museum of antiquities
4. Museum of Le Secq des Tournelles
5. Garden des Plantes of Rouen is a botanical garden dating to 1840
6. Church of Saint Jeanne d'Arc representing the pyre where she was burn.
7. Fine arts museum