サン＝マルタン＝デュ＝ヴィヴィエのおすすめツーリングルート

Also a very magnificent building in the middle of the city.

Also a proud and imposing church not far from the cathedral.

Saint-Maclou Church

, single track in the forest

Nice

Rouen is the capital of the Normandy region in northern France. The port city on the Seine played an important role under Roman rule and in the Middle Ages and has Gothic churches such as Saint-Maclou and Saint-Ouen. Medieval half-timbered buildings have been preserved in the cobbled pedestrian zone. The cityscape is dominated by the towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral, which the impressionist artist Claude Monet immortalized in numerous paintings.

It is one of the most famous Gothic church buildings in the world, thanks to Claude Monet, and can be seen in several of his paintings. It was destroyed by the Vikings in 841 and by Allied bombs in 1944. It has been rebuilt time and again, undergoing 700 years of architectural development. Its west façade is particularly worth seeing. By the way: its church tower is the highest in France.

The Aître Saint-Maclou is a former plague cemetery from the Middle Ages. In the 16th century, the burials of plague victims took place in the central courtyard. The complex is decorated with a carved dance of death. Guided tours and audio guides offer an insight into this tunnel cemetery, which is one of the last of its kind in Europe.