Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Rouen, France

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 8 km
Ascend 109 m
Descend 246 m

Explore Rouen in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in RouenIndividual Sights in Rouen

Sight 1: Église Saint-Jean-Eudes

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The Church of Saint-Jean-Eudes is a Roman Catholic church in Rouen, France.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Jean-Eudes de Rouen (FR)

1923 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 2: Couvent des Pénitents

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The former penitent convent is located in the eastern part of the city of Rouen.

Wikipedia: Couvent des Pénitents de Rouen (FR)

172 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Albert Ettinger

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A Stolperstein is a ten-centimetre (3.9 in) concrete cube bearing a brass plate inscribed with the name and life dates of victims of Nazi extermination or persecution. Literally, it means 'stumbling stone' and metaphorically 'stumbling block'.

Wikipedia: Stolperstein (EN)

357 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Square Marcel Halbout

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Square Marcel-Halbout is a square with an area of 2,900 m2 located in the Croix de Pierre district of Rouen (France). It is named after Marcel Halbout (1895-1958) from Rouen, a member of the Resistance during the Second World War. The entrance is via rue Legouy.

Wikipedia: Square Marcel-Halbout (FR)

672 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 5: Grosse pierre de Jelling

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Jelling stones are two runestones located in Jelling, Denmark. They have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1994. They consist of the small Jelling stone and the large Jelling stone.

Wikipedia: Grosse pierre de Jelling (FR)

257 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Statue de Napoléon

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The monument to Napoleon I is a bronze equestrian statue of the Vital Sculptor Gabriel Dubray located at Place du Général-de-Gaulle in Rouen.

Wikipedia: Statue de Napoléon (Rouen) (FR)

209 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Chapelle Corneille

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Saint-Louis Church, often referred as Lycée Corneille's Chapel, was a Roman Catholic church in Rouen, Normandy, France. The building was formerly the chapel of the nearby Lycée Corneille. In 2016, it was turned into an auditorium.

Wikipedia: Saint-Louis Church, Rouen (EN)

208 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Théâtre des Deux Rives

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The Théâtre des Deux Rives is a theatre with a capacity of 208 spectators. It is located at 48 rue Louis-Ricard, in Rouen, Normandy.

Wikipedia: Théâtre des 2 Rives (FR), Website

384 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Centre de ressources du Munaé

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The National Museum of Education (Munaé) is a French museum located in Rouen; It is among the most famous museum establishments in the "city with a hundred bell towers". It is a canopé network service. He has the Musée de France label.

Wikipedia: Musée national de l'Éducation (FR), Website

641 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 10: Chapelle Saint-Louis

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The former priory of Saint-Louis-de-la-Rougemare, located on the Place de la Rougemare in Rouen, is now home to the theatre of the Saint-Louis chapel. The former Saint-Louis chapel has been listed as a historical monument since 16 September 1957.

Wikipedia: Prieuré Saint-Louis-de-la-Rougemare (FR)

314 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Église Saint-Godard

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The Church of Saint-Godard is a Catholic place of worship in the city center of Rouen, in the Vieux-Marché / Cathédrale district, located near the Musée Le Secq des Tournelles and the Musée des Beaux-Arts.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Godard de Rouen (FR)

108 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Musée Le Secq des Tournelles

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The Musée Le Secq des Tournelles is a museum of ironwork located in a former disused church in Rouen. The building is located in the Vieux-Marché - Cathédrale district, in the immediate vicinity of the Saint-Godard church and the Museum of Fine Arts.

Wikipedia: Musée Le Secq des Tournelles (FR), Website

170 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Musée des Beaux-Arts

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The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen is a museum located in the city centre of Rouen, Normandy. It is one of the richest museums of its kind in the provinces.

Wikipedia: Musée des beaux-arts de Rouen (FR), Website

467 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 14: Synagogue

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The Synagogue of Rouen is a consistorial synagogue of the Sephardic rite, located at 55 rue des Bons-Enfants in Rouen.

Wikipedia: Synagogue de Rouen (FR)

252 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Jeanne au bûcher

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Joan at the Stake, known as the statue of Joan at the Stake, is a stone statue of Joan of Arc, sculpted by Maxime Real del Sarte with the collaboration of Roger de Villiers in 1927 and erected in Rouen, Place du Vieux-Marché, outside the church of Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc.

Wikipedia: Jeanne au bûcher (statue) (FR)

113 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: Maison natale Pierre Corneille

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The Pierre-Corneille Museum is a museum dedicated to the writer Pierre Corneille, located in his birthplace in Rouen, near the Place du Vieux-Marché. Pierre Corneille, who was born there on June 6, 1606, lived there for 56 years, writing his plays including Le Cid, before selling this family home in 1683.

Wikipedia: Musée Pierre-Corneille (Rouen) (FR), Website

255 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: Temple Saint-Éloi

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The Protestant Temple Saint-Éloi de Rouen is a religious building located on the Place du Pasteur-Martin-Luther-King in Rouen, Rouen. Formerly a Catholic church from 1228 to the Revolution, it was assigned to the Reformed Church in 1803. The parish is now a member of the United Protestant Church of France.

Wikipedia: Temple protestant Saint-Éloi de Rouen (FR), Website

390 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 18: Gros-Horloge

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The Gros-Horloge is a 14th century astronomical clock in Rouen, Normandy.

Wikipedia: Gros Horloge (EN)

609 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 19: Église Saint-Maclou

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The Church of Saint-Maclou is a Roman Catholic church in Rouen, France, named after the Saint Malo, which is considered one of the best examples of the Flamboyant style of Gothic architecture in France. Saint-Maclou, along with Rouen Cathedral, the Palais de Justice, and the Church of St. Ouen, form a famous ensemble of significant Gothic buildings in Rouen. Its spire reaches a height of 83 meters.

Wikipedia: Church of Saint-Maclou (EN)

468 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 20: Halle aux Toiles

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The Halle aux Toiles is a market located in Rouen, France.

Wikipedia: Halle aux Toiles (FR)

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