Tourist attractions Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville

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, ..

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..

The panorama across the curve of the river, it bell-towers and the whole of Rouen is enthralling.

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..

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.

This is a seductive Gothic Flamboyant style church built between 1437 and 1517. Two of the three doorways frame Renaissance doors. Inside, there is an organ case to see (1521), which is trimmed with wood and which is supported by columns by Jean Gouj..

This old abbatial of the 14th century is remarkable in terms of its size and is one of the most delightful high Gothic churches. The building of this church was started in 1318 and finally completed in the 16th century. You will notice the chevet, th..

Occupying a 17C former convent, this museum dedicated to local history has a collection covering the Prehistoric to the 19C (12C-13C enamels, 5C-6C ivories, wood carvings and the famous Stags Tapestry ). Antiquity is represented by its Gallo-Roman..

The court is surrounded by wooden panelled buildings with funerary elements such as a depiction of a macabre dance, a frieze decorated with sculls and leg bones etc., This is the relic of a mass grave of plague victims from the Middle Ages. Now a sch..

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 ..

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.

Half-timbered houses flank this charming street. Near Cauchoise Square it changes its name to Ruedes Bons Enfants which is lined with half-timbered houses. At number 22 there are some sculpted figures of people.