Tourist attractions Jumièges

During the 10C, the Duke Guillaume Longue Epée rebuilt the abbey of Jumièges from its ruins. It was founded by St-Philibert in the 7C. The Vikings turned this monastery into «a den of ferocious animals and birds of prey». The new Benedictine abbey so..

To the west of Rouen, a series of abbeys lie along the meandering River Seine. The abbey church of St-Georges-de-Boscherville is a pure example of Norman Romanesque. More evidence of the “Benedictine flowering” of the 11C can be seen at Jumièges Abb..

Begun in the 12C, rebuilt in the 13C following a fire, embellished in the 15C and again in the 16C, this is one of the most attractive French Gothic creations. Its nave with eleven bays covered with a superb six-part vault and the lantern tower giv..

Start your tour of Old Rouen from the cathedral and rue St-Romain, lined with old half-timbered houses. It leads to the church of St-Maclou (1437-1517). A little further on, the Aître St-Maclou and its macabre Dance of Death in the courtyard is one o..

Renovated in 1992, this museum charts European art from the 15C to the early 20C. Particular strongpoints include 17C-19C French painting (Poussin, Jacques Stella, Deshays, Fragonard, Ingres, Géricault) Impressionism ( Café interior by Caillebotte, ..

The fine and extensive Brotonne Forest (7 400ha) which envelops a broad bend of the Seine gives the left bank of the river a charming aspect. Its designation in 1974 as a regional nature park put it on the map, and the opening of the Brotonne bridge ..

The Romanesque church is more or less the only part of the old Benedictine abbey that still remains. Note the doorway archivolts, decorated with geometric patterns in the style of Norman Romanesque buildings. The finely-worked, historiated capitals w..

This splendid 1C building was built for the Exchequer of Normandy (Court of Justice). The façade was decorated with a concern for gradation, typical of Renaissance designs behind which lies a forest of sculpted stonework, starting with a large stairc..

This is the most evocative street, and the liveliest in Old Rouen. Large cobbled streets and old wood panelled houses give it an old fashioned charm. This street is straddled by a Renaissance archway off the large Clock-tower with a unique hand, and ..

Housed in the 17C d'Hocqueville residence, this museum has an extensive collection of local ceramics from the 14C to the 19C. Don’t miss the celestial and terrestrial globes by Pierre Chapelle, important Sèvres pieces, the attractive series of bus..

This ironwork museum, situated in the Flamboyant-style church of St Laurent has a fine collection dating from the 3C to the 19C. Larger items such as balconies and stair rails are displayed, along with locksmithing items from the Gallo-Roman period t..

This street is famous for its half timbered houses from the 15 to 18C and the spire of Saint-Maclou church which is silhouetted in line with the road.

The estate of St-Wandrille Abbey stretches from the small valley of Fontenelle, over the concave part of one of the Seine's river band (right bank) which runs along Port-Jumièges up to Vieux-Port, making its way through the Brotonne Forest (left bank..

This cloister has kept four of its galleries. The South Gallery, the only visible one dating back to the 14C, is situated along the church nave. It was connected to the latter by a pretty door whose damaged tympanum shows the Coronation of the Virgin..

This museum is exclusively dedicated to the history of navigation on the Seine River: ports, commercial exchanges, shipbuilding and crossings. Customs and traditions are also recalled. One of them is the strange tidal wave or bore, a phenomenon in wh..

This construction was built by Guillaume Le Tellier as far back as the 15C and has one of the most beautiful flamboyant portals (west facade), the biggest of which has 333 figures and a magnificent rose window. The big organs (16C) in sculptured oak ..

In the former house of the Vacqueries, a rich family of Le Havre shipowners, the museum illustrates the life of Leopoldine Hugo. Letters from Leopoldine to her family, portraits and family furniture and views of Normandy of the day illustrate the pea..

Built in 1494 on the site of an ancient fortress, this Flamboyant Gothic château dominates the valley. An elegant tower staircase of nine bays heralds the “dawn of the Norman Renaissance”. In the restored chapel are interesting 16C wall paintings and..

This 10 ha Park has trees of all types planted there. It also has tropical glasshouses. There are 3000 species under glass and 5000 in the open-air among which is the giant Amazonian water lily, Victoria Regia whose leaves in the shape of plate can r..

It was in this square that Joan of Arc was tortured on the 30th of May 1431, The place is marked by a «Cross of restoration». This square accommodates a new covered market. The église Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc and a national monument.