Rouen Enigma

Rouen Enigma

Take a trip through the heart of the historic centre of Rouen.

Solve puzzles and discover the secrets of the famous monuments of the city !

Itinerary
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Stop At: Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Rouen, 3 rue Saint Romain, 76000, Rouen France

Discover why the cathedral's towers are so different

Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: Historial Jeanne d’Arc, 7 rue Saint Romain, 76000, Rouen France

Leave your preconceptions at the door: the Joan of Arc Historial is not a traditional museum with classic works or collectibles. This interactive journey – which was specially created to present our heroine’s saga – is a feat of technology and innovation laced with emotion.

Stop At: St. Maclou's Church, 3 rue Eugene Dutuit St-Maclou, 76000, Rouen France

A majestic church built between 1437 and 1517

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Rue Eau de Robec, Rouen France

This street, nowadays pedestrianised, was once occupied by dyers.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Abbatiale Saint-Ouen, Place du General de Gaulle, 76000, Rouen France

Founded around 750, the abbatial church of Saint-Ouen was one of the most powerful Benedictine monasteries in Normandy.

Nowadays, it's an exhibition and concert venue.

The interior is spectacular.

The entrance is on the right of the church, going through the gardens of the city hall.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Musee Secq des Tournelles, 2 rue Jacques Villon, 76000, Rouen France

Secq des Tournelles museum is dedicated to decorative ironwork art.

This magnificent museum, boasting the only collection of it's kind in the world, is located in a former 15th century gothic church.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Palais de Justice, 36 rue aux Juifs, 76000, Rouen France

Built between 1499 and 1507, this building was originally the Exchequer of Normandy and, in 1515, became the Parliament of Normandy under the reign of François I.

It became the Courthouse at the time of the French revolution

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Eglise Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, Place du Vieux-Marche, 76000, Rouen France

Its roof represents the stake where the local heroine was burned and also evokes the seafaring world surrounding Rouen. The structure of the church is in the form of a longboat

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Gros-Horloge, Rue du Gros Horloge, 76000, Rouen France

While the clock faces and the arch date from the 16th century, the mechanism goes back to the 14th century, which makes it one of the oldest clocks in France

Duration: 15 minutes