If you are visiting Paris, It is worth to visit Rouen sine it is less than 2 hour drive from Paris…read more The town is beautiful with old house, flowers, and the Notre Dame Cathedral (an inspiration for Monet!) The main entertaining area is Gros-Horloge with many shops, restaurants, pastry shops, etc. it is a good shopping place for fashionista with reasonable price stores like H&M, C&A to high style shops like Tom ford, Long Champs, Hermes, etc. Wear comfortable shoes though since the street is made by old bricks and uneven, you might lose your heels for it! Also, most restaurants in this area do not serve lunch between 2-5 pm. They only serve drinks during this time, if you are hungry, you can get food at Mc Donald or Quick!

The Gros-Horloge is a landmark and emblematic of Rouen. Displaying the time and phases of the…read moremoon, the ornate clock is perched on an archway that spans the street. The interior of the clock and adjoining belfry are currently a museum. Climbing the tower, one can enjoy a view over the entire town. (Unfortunately, the museum is small, with limited capacity. In the summertime, there was a 45 minute wait time. )

Two fortunate things happened when I came here. Firstly the computers were down so we got in for…read morefree, and secondly they had an exhibition on a group of impressionists. In fact a lot of paintings that I didn't see in the Mussee d'Orsay weren't there because they happened to be here. While the exhibition (or exposition as they say it in French) was impressive, the rest of the museum was doubly so. In fact the museum is not only quite large, but also has a pretty decent collection of paintings, and other works of art, as well. In fact it can be easy to get lost. Unfortunately, not all of the halls were open, which was a bit of a shame, but we did get to see quite a lot.

I enjoyed visiting this museum, and it's impressive temporary impressionist art exhibit that was…read morepart of the Normany Impressionist Festival in August of 2013. (And as we walked through the exhibit, my husband whispered "Monet, Monet, Monet, Monet - Mo-ne!" to the tune of the song "Money".) There are 2 floors to the museum, and my husband & I explored the beautiful permanent art exhibits as well. It takes an hour or so to get through everything.

Im not sure why this has only one star? Its free and not really a museum. Its more like a chapel…read morethats dedicated to Joan of Arc. The building is very unusual and in The heart of the old town. Its an interesting spot to tour and sit in a pew and reflect. I liked it.

I am a bit torn as for what to write, because the truth is; I have never seen anything like it. And…read morethe recommendation is; don't go. See? Now you will go to see it for yourself, won't you. It is truly entertaining in all the bad ways, hahaha. It will give you just about as much info about Joanne as Wikipedia (at the best). but it is spiced up with really bad wax figurines work and voiceover (Madam Tausseaud would slit her wrists over that). No real relics except few coins and hot wax signatures/stamps. Quite shocking really. But hilarious as I promise chances are, you would have never seen anything like it either. Actually, to be fair something nearly as historically vague is in Cape Town, and that is the Museum of Slavery...Again, do not go. Or do, something to rave about later, for sure...

From the owner: Un musée très fréquenté C'est le musée le plus touristique de Rouen, sur la place du Vieux-Marché…read more Il présente l'histoire et la vie de Jeanne d'Arc, dans une crypte du XVe siècle à travers des maquettes, personnages de cire, la reconstitution de son armure et de son étendard, des documents et une galerie de portraits.

Great museum! Quiet and they have some unique ways of displaying the ceramics. It was about 8 euros…read morefor a ticket, they have a museum pass for a little more and you can go to 2 other museums in Rouen.

From the owner: Classé au titre des Monuments Historiques Peut-être parmi les musées méconnus du public, celui de…read morela céramique a pourtant beaucoup de choses à voir avec le passé de la ville... Installé dans un hôtel particulier construit en 1657 (juste au-dessus du square Verdrel), il présente une très belle collection de faïences de Rouen (qui a donné son nom au style "Vieux Rouen") avec de nombreuses pièces du XVIe au XIXe siècle. Cet ensemble d'importance fut réuni dès 1850, et permet d'apprécier l'évolution des styles et de la technique de fabrication de la faïence rouennaise, en comparaison avec d'autres pièces de faïence de Delft, de Nevers ou de Sinceny.

From the owner: Collections historiques Un passage obligé pour l'amateur d'art, d'antiquité et d'archéologie. Ce…read moremusée allie un riche contenu avec un "contenant" tout aussi historique, puisque les collections sont disséminées dans la succession de salles d'un couvent du XVIIe siècle. De très belles collections gallo-romaines, mérovingiennes et médiévales, avec des objets issus de fouilles archéologiques régionales, mais également des sculptures, de très beaux objets d'art sacré, des meubles et tapisseries Renaissance, une mosaïque d'époque gallo-romaine...

it's an interesting museum. we came here because it's one of our friend's favorite museum…read more the stuff in here is really nice. my favorite section is the chastity locks. once you have been here, you will never look at wrought iron the same way again. if you are in town, it's a nice visit.

From the owner: Classé au titre des Monuments Historiques Aujourd'hui, sur un ensemble de 15 000 pièces environ,…read more6000 sont exposées en permanence. Elles montrent les utilisations essentielles et monumentales de cet art (grilles, rampes, balcons, peintures, ferrures, serrures, outils divers) ainsi que ses emplois mobiliers et domestiques (coffret, objets de parure ou de loisirs). Même sous la forme d'objets usuels, elles manifestent une qualité artisanale et artistique.

From the owner: Entre littérature et médecine Chirurgien en chef à l'Hôtel-Dieu - actuellement la Préfecture -,…read moreAchille-Cléophas Flaubert n'était autre que le père de Gustave, l'auteur de Madame Bovary, où il décrit d'ailleurs avec précision une amputation... On visite l'ancien logement de fonction de Flaubert senior, la chambre Gustave (souvenirs d'époque) et une dizaine de salles évoquant la médecine des XVIIIe et XIXe siècles, avec de nombreux objets et instruments, parfois étranges comme ce rare mannequin d'accouchement du XVIIIe siècle, des têtes momifiées ou des moulages de têtes guillotinées... Des expositions temporaires ont lieu régulièrement.