Rouen Audio guided walking tour 1h45 and 27 audio comments

About this experience

Rouen, the "city of a hundred steeples", awaits you for a day of fascinating discoveries. With its rich historical heritage, explore the cobbled streets and iconic monuments such as Notre Dame Cathedral, the Gros Horloge and the Armada. This 4 km tour allows you to discover 27 points of interest, offering an immersion in the art and history of this Norman city. Get ready for an exciting stroll, punctuated by visits to museums and churches, revealing Rouen’s hidden treasures. - 4 km walking tour, ideal for a day of discovery - Explore 27 iconic places, including the Cathedral and Big Clock - Access to museums and historical monuments, some of which are free - Perfect for lovers of Norman history, art and culture

What to expect

1. Stop 1

   When you came to Rouen, you might not have imagined that you would have so many churches in one visit. Now, believe us, each of them has something to teach us about the city.

2. Stop 2

   Dear culture lovers, in Rouen you will be treated with care. And if you’re told that, it’s because a wide choice of museums awaits you and a handful of them even have the merit of welcoming you for free. This is the case of the Museum of Fine Arts, which you have just stopped in front of.

3. Stop 3

   A glittering Big Clock, a stone lace cathedral, some 2,000 half-timbered houses in various colours and styles, Rouen is such a heterogeneous and demonstrative heritage complex that we are constantly amazed.

4. Stop 4

   If we are used to saying that “all roads lead to Rome”, well, in the same style, know that all oceans lead to Rouen.

5. Stop 5

   Next to the abbey of Saint-Ouen, which stretches high, you will find a building that prefers to spread along the length. What are we dealing with? Well at the current Rouen City Inn.

6. Stop 6

   Regularly mistaken for a cathedral, with its extraordinary measures of more than 130 meters long and 33 meters high, the abbey of Saint-Ouen was founded around the year 750, in place of a large Romanesque church destroyed by fire.

7. Stop 7

   If in Rouen, there is the famous Gros Clock that almost everyone knows, know that a more mini and more “pass-through” version can be approached.

8. Stop 8

   Very pleasant to explore on foot, Rouen counts no less than 1200 streets where you can very quickly lose your way. But if the majority of them present themselves as the Rue Eau de Robec, in which we brought you, not being able to be located any more seems to be a distant problem.

9. Stop 9

   Walking the Saint-Maclou district, this is the kind of must-see that is essential in our itinerary of visit to the Norman capital. Any good self-respecting Rouennais will even encourage you to do so.

10. Stop 10

    Strange, secretive, unusual, intimidating, with so many mysterious and supreme words to define it, it is not surprising that the elder Saint-Maclou is the second most visited monument in Rouen, behind Notre-Dame Cathedral.

11. Stop 11

    So, of all the half-timbered houses that Rouen lists, we’re ready to bet that you haven’t seen any like it. I'd like you to meet the famous house that leans.

12. Stop 12

    In a decor essentially shaped by half-timbered houses, the Saint-Maclou church makes reign more beautiful its singularity, or better, its inimitable grace

13. Stop 13

    In Rouen, the Rue des Chanoines is one of those discreet and charming passages that make the discovery of the places even more picturesque.

14. Stop 14

    To honor Joan of Arc’s epic, Rouen could have played the traditional museum card with classic works and some collectibles. But admit that with a character as exciting as the Thumb, it would have been a shame to settle for so little.

15. Stop 15

    In Rue Saint-Romain, as everywhere else in the historic heart of Rouen, the only Trip Tip we have to give you is to keep looking up to admire what is around you.

16. Stop 16

    How difficult it is to detach the gaze of Rouen’s flamboyant cathedral from this square that is rightly dedicated to it.

17. Stop 17

    Notre-Dame de Chartres, Paris, Reims, Amiens, Strasbourg are names of cathedrals well known in France. But have you ever heard of Notre-Dame de Rouen?

18. Stop 18

    Flat calm? Don’t look, this is not where you will find it. For the simple reason that you are currently in the busiest artery of Rouen.

19. Stop 19

    Even as you start crossing the street, you can guess from a distance what will be the next focus of the visit. Both unmissable and symbolic, the Gros Horloge is more than linked to Rouen’s medieval past.

20. Stop 20

    “Friends! So it’s Rouen, the city with old streets, old towers, debris of disappeared races, the city with a hundred bell towers chiming in the air.” These are the words of Victor Hugo in his collection of poems The Autumn Leaves, published in 1831.

21. Stop 21

    Situated on the charming Place de la Pucelle, the Inn Bourgtheroulde is one of the many architectural nuggets in the historic centre of Rouen.

22. Stop 22

    Built on the site of Joan of Arc’s martyrdom since 1979, this church is unlike any other in the city.

23. Stop 23

    Like you, a multitude of passers-by flock from all sides and mark the stop at this place. Above all, don't be surprised. This is the effect it gives when you land in the central and historic core of Rouen.

24. Stop 24

    “To be defeated without danger, we triumph without glory”, who among you at the ref? Our fans of classical French theatre, perhaps. The ones who kept some leftovers from their high school classes, no doubt. In any case, Le Cid is certainly the best known work of Pierre Corneille.

25. Stop 25

    If there is one date that Rouen is not about to forget, it is surely May 30, 1431. And if there is one place, from which Rouen will never want to be separated, it is certainly this.

26. Stop 26

    You find me on the projecting part of the gutters, usually carved from stone, under the appearance of an animal or human figure. Have you guessed who I am? If so, well done, I am indeed a gargoyle.

27. Stop 27

    This beautiful architectural achievement of flamboyant Gothic style, characterized by this ornamentation in “lace”, is the great courthouse of Rouen.

Tour & ticket options

Options may have different inclusions and meeting points. Choose your option when booking on Viator.

Meeting & pickup

• We build our circuits in the form of a loop so that you can easily start the tour at the point closest to you, the guidance will adapt automatically. If you are nearby, we recommend this ideal Check-out Point.

End point

• We build our circuits in the form of a loop so that you can easily start the tour at the point closest to you, the guidance will adapt automatically. If you are nearby, we recommend this ideal Check-out Point.

Activation of your audio guide circuit: 1. Download the JUN mobile app from your App Store or directly via this link: jun.co/app 2. Open the application and enter your code to unlock the circuit: ROU31041 We build our circuits in a loop so that you can easily start the tour at the point closest to you, the guidance will adapt automatically. If you are nearby, we recommend an ideal Check-out point: Cathedral Square.

Before you go

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.