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Local museum highlighting the maritime history of the town. Children will likely enjoy the real boats just outside the museum which you can go on and explore.
The Maritime, Fluvial and Harbour Museum of Rouen is a museum dedicated to the history of the port of Rouen, which is one of the greatest ports of France. The museum opened in 1999, during the Rouen Armada, a festival of tall ships which takes place every five years.
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A €60-million lift bridge, opened in 2008, named after French novelist Gustave Flaubert. It is the third tallest building in the town.
Best known for his scandalous novel Madame Bovary, has been converted into a museum of his life and of 19th-century medicine (his father and brother were doctors)
The birthplace of the French playwright, who is best known for his tragicomedy Le Cid from the mid-17th century.
Old Market Square
One of Rouen’s most historically significant public spaces, famously known as the site where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake on May 30, 1431. A tall cross now marks the location of her execution, serving as a solemn reminder of this pivotal moment in French history.
The Rouen Opera House, home of the Rouen Philharmonic Orchestra.
The Great Clock
The mechanism of the clock is one of the oldest in France. Climb to the top for a beautiful view of the city.