Rouen Off The Beaten Path Tips by hquittner Top 5 Page for this destination

The Crosse Fountain

We stumbled upon this restored Gothic fountain as we were going to the Beaux Arts Museum from the Church of St.-Ouen. (I am not certain of this as our notes are long gone). It is at the corner of r. de l"Hospital and r. des Carmes.

Tour Jeanne d'Arc

The so called "Tour Jeanne d'Arc" is at the northwest edge of the old town. We could see from the street corner as we left our quaint old hotel (See Tip). It is actually the keep and the only part surviving of the Chateau that Philippe Augustus built in the 12 C. (A plaque denoting the exact site of Jeanne's imprisonment in the castle is a short distance off). This structure is a museum (fee) to the Saint explaining the details of her capture inquisition and execution. (We did not go in).

Monument to the Dead

This monument is in the Place Foch just off the East end of the Law Courts on the Rue Jeanne d'Arc. You will undoubtedly walk past it.

The Place Verdel Is Easy to Walk By

The Place Verdel is a green space in the heart of Rouen next to the rue Thiers and before the Musee de Beax-Arts. It is actually a small park occupying two square blocks with walks shade trees, benches a playground and a pond with ducks fronting the large museum. Also before the Museum is a statue of Rollo the Norman who planned Rouen. It is a fine place to stop and rest tired feet or plan an attack on the museum. We consider it "off the path" because it is easy to walk by it instead of through it as you go by to adjacent sites. Go in even if you are not going to the museum.