Great moments in history, architecture, and the spirit of the rambler are on the program for this stroll through the city center
" Joan of Arc" : the name sounds so good you'd think an advertising agency made it up ! Yet it is her real name…




History great and small : diverse themes...

The Cathedral of Notre-Dame, masterwork of Gothic art,
The architectural challenges of the city,
The half-timbered houses and their street-side gables,
The trial of Joan of Arc, her condemnation and rehabilitation,
The great monuments of the city, the Beurre Tower, the Gros Horloge, the Portal of the Booksellers…




To help reveal her treasures and share her secrets : these interviews…

JACQUES TANGUY, historian and guide, describes the creation of the portal of the booksellers and decrypts its architectural details.
PHILIPPE DELERM, author of “The First Gulp of Beer”, speaks of the Great Clock and his love for Rouen
PHILIPPE LARDIN, historian, speaks of Joan of Arc and attempts to draw the line between myth and historical fact.


… and these encounters

CLAUDE MONET, painter inspired by the Cathedral : SAINT ROMAIN, patron saint of the city ; PIERRE CORNEILLE, Rouen lawyer and author of El Cid ; MATHURIN BOULLÉE, condemned to burn at the stake for witchcraft ; JOAN OF ARC, condemned to death for heresy…

7 Stages to discover and hear history… and its stories.
Commentaries read by actors with re-enactments, interviews, music…
Each Stage is a complete audio production of about 4 minutes.
Allovisit audio directions guide you along the circuit on foot and from one stage to the next.