Travel guide
Rouen
Normandy's half-timbered capital
🗓️ Best time: May–September💰 Mid-Range · ~$115/day📍 France
Normandy's half-timbered capital
A Norman city of half-timbered lanes and a soaring cathedral Monet painted obsessively — where Joan of Arc was burned, now full of art, gastronomy, and medieval charm.
Signature local dishes worth seeking out.
Walkable old town; a metro and buses; train from Paris.
Climb to the Côte Sainte-Catherine viewpoint for the classic panorama over the Seine.
Generally safe — exercise normal travel awareness.
Bars along the half-timbered rue Martainville.