Rouen - Seine-Maritime
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Claude Monet famously painted Rouen cathedral’s facade at
almost every moment of the day – and after sipping a petit
café in the shadow of the gothic masterpiece, one of these
priceless canvasses can be examined at the Musée des Beaux
Arts.
The main routes through the city may be ugly but they do keep traffic
away from the picture-book, medieval pedestrianised centre.
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Medieval houses in Rouen
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The Rue Gros Horloge with its big clock(!) is the main route to explore
but also visit the church of St Ouen which is next to the Hôtel
de Ville housed in the former abbey. St Ouen is in many ways more impressive
than the cathedral as its interior is often empty leaving the sun to cast
coloured images from the stained glass across its flagstone floor.
Place St Marc on Sunday mornings is the setting for the giant flea market
with the majority of the shops open until lunchtime. For anyone looking
for bric-a-brac there is also a market on Thursday mornings on the Rive
Gauche near the Eglise St Sever.
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