Things to do in Rouen

Notre-Dame Cathedral

The façade Monet painted again and again, and entry is free.
Free · 45 min to 1 h · 11 min walk from the Busmandy stop
Opening hours: November to March: Monday 14:00 to 18:00, Tuesday to Saturday 9:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00, Sunday 8:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00. April to October: Monday 14:00 to 19:00, Tuesday to Saturday 9:00 to 19:00, Sunday 8:00 to 18:00. Closed on Monday mornings, and on 1 January, 1 May and 11 November.

Historial Jeanne d'Arc

The story of Joan of Arc as a digital experience, inside the Archbishop's Palace.
€12 full price, €9 reduced · 1 h 15 to 1 h 30 · 11 min walk from the Busmandy stop
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 19:00, last tour starts at 17:15. Closed on Mondays, 25 December, 1 January and 1 May.

Saint-Maclou church

The church of the antiques quarter, a stone's throw from the leaning house.
Free · 20 to 30 min · 12 min walk from the Busmandy stop
Opening hours: Monday, Saturday and Sunday only: 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 17:00 (October to March), 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 (April to September). Closed Tuesday to Friday.

Gros-Horloge and its pedestrian street

The golden clock that spans the street, and the belfry you can climb.
€7.85 full price, €4 reduced · 40 min self-guided visit · 13 min walk from the Busmandy stop
Opening hours: 1 October to 31 March: Tuesday to Sunday 14:00 to 18:00 (last entry 17:00). 1 April to 30 September: Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 19:00 (last entries 12:00 and 18:00). Closed on Mondays.

Aître Saint-Maclou

A former cemetery with galleries, and skulls carved into the wood.
Free · 30 to 45 min with audio guide · 13 min walk from the Busmandy stop
Opening hours: Courtyard: every day 9:00 to 19:00, except 1 January, 1 May and 25 December. Audio guides: from September to April, Saturday and Sunday 10:00 to 12:45 and 13:45 to 17:30 (Tuesday to Sunday during zone B school holidays); from May to August, Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 12:45 and 13:45 to 17:30.

Palais de Justice and Maison Sublime

A Gothic palace façade, and under the courtyard, the oldest known Jewish monument in France.
Outside free · 15 min for the façade, 1 h for the Maison Sublime · 14 min walk from the Busmandy stop
Opening hours: Maison Sublime: guided tours every Saturday, plus Tuesdays and Thursdays at 14:30 during the school holidays. Booking compulsory.

Place du Vieux-Marché and Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc church

The square where Joan of Arc was burned, and a church with a roof like no other.
Free · 30 min · 16 min walk from the Busmandy stop
Opening hours: Church: 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 17:00 according to the City of Rouen (Friday to Sunday); closed on 25 December and 1 January. The square is always open.

Saint-Ouen abbey church

A free abbey church, organ concerts and a restoration project to follow.
Free · 30 to 45 min · 17 min walk from the Busmandy stop
Opening hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 17:00 (October to March), 14:00 to 18:00 in the afternoon from April to September. Closed Monday and Friday, 25 December and 1 January.

Le Secq des Tournelles Museum

More than 7,000 metal objects on display in a fifteenth-century church.
Free · 45 min to 1 h · 18 min walk from the Busmandy stop
Opening hours: 14:00 to 18:00, closed on Tuesdays. Closed on 1 January, 1 May, 1 and 11 November and 25 December.

Museum of Fine Arts

Caravaggio, Velázquez, Géricault and a big Impressionist collection, for free.
Free · 1 h 30 to 2 h · 19 min walk from the Busmandy stop
Opening hours: 10:00 to 18:00, closed on Tuesdays. Last entry 30 min before closing. Closed on 1 January, 1 May, 1 and 11 November and 25 December.

Cité Immersive Viking

An immersive experience about the Vikings, in a warehouse on the left bank quays.
€18.90 full price, €16.90 reduced · 1 h 45 · 19 min walk from the Busmandy stop
Opening hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 14:00 to 18:00; Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday 10:30 to 18:00. Closed on Mondays.

Donjon de Rouen (Joan of Arc Tower)

A recreated fortress from 1210 where you can touch everything.
Self-guided visit €7, reduced €5 · 1 h · 22 min walk from the Busmandy stop
Opening hours: Self-guided visit Tuesday to Sunday, 9:30 to 17:30 according to the self-guided visit page (not on Sundays with the immersive experience).

Flaubert Museum and Museum of the History of Medicine

Flaubert's birthplace, with surgical instruments and a leech jar.
Free · 1 h · 24 min walk from the Busmandy stop
Opening hours: 14:00 to 18:00, closed on Mondays. Closed on 1 January, 1 May, 1 and 11 November and 25 December.

Rouen on the map

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Rouen in one day

A walking route, in this order: the aître Saint-Maclou, Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Gros-Horloge, the place du Vieux-Marché, the Museum of Fine Arts, then the banks of the Seine at the end of the day.

Flying into Beauvais airport?

Landing at Beauvais airport and heading to Rouen? The Busmandy shuttle, official partner of the airport, takes you there by direct coach, in 1 h 40, with no changes, from €23.90. Beauvais airport to Rouen, by direct coach.

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