Rouen

Rouen, capital of the northern French region of Normandy, is a port city on the river Seine. The skyline is dominated by the spires of Cathédrale Notre-Dame, much-painted by Impressionist Claude Monet. It is also the city in which Joan of Arc was burned at the stake.

Typical half-timber architecture

The building with all the flowers and blue umbrellas is La Couronne, the oldest inn in France. Founded in 1345, it was where Julia Child had her first French meal in 1948, an experience that inspired her culinary journey.

Typical half-timber architecture

Typical half-timber architecture

Typical half-timber architecture

Typical half-timber architecture

The clocktower

The clocktower

Under the arch of the clocktower

The clocktower

Statue of the Vikings departing Rouen for the invasion of Englandouen

The 2025 Tour de France route includes Rouen

Rouen City Hall

An interesting water treatment facility

Gustave Flaubert vertical-lift bridge, built in 2004-2007. The bridge is named after writer Gustave Flaubert (Madame Bovary, 1856) who was born in the city. The bridge is 86 meters high which makes it the highest lift bridge in the world.

Of course, Jeanne d'Arc chocolates

Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen

One of the most famous Gothic cathedrals in the world thanks to the series of paintings that Claude Monet, dedicated to it. Construction began in the in the 12th century on the foundations of a 4th century basilica and an 11th century Romanesque complex.

Catholic Church of St Joan of Arc

The Church of Saint Joan of Arc (French: L'église Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc) was completed in 1979 in the center of the ancient market square. It is the location Joan of Arc was burned at the stake for heresy in 1431. The stained glass windows come from the 16th century Church of Saint Vincent, whose ruins are located adjacent to the church. a few metres away. The 13 window panels depict Christ's childhood, Passion, Crucifixion and Resurrection, and life events of St.Peter, St. Anne and St. Anthony of Padua.