Overview
Rouen is known as the city of a Hundred Spires because of its many historic and modern churches. The best time to visit Rouen is January, June and December. Rouen is characterized by a climate with a constant rainfall during almost all year round, the winters are cold.
Statistics
Location: Northwestern France
International Dialing code: 33
Time zone: GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October)
Average temperatures (January): 3°C
Average temperatures (July): 17°C
Official Language: French
Currency
The Euro (EUR) is the official currency in Rouen, France. Currency can be exchanged at banks, bureaux de change and some large hotels. Major credit cards are widely accepted.
1.00 GBP = 1.13 EUR
1.00 USD = 0.69 EUR
Note: These currency exchange rates are not updated daily and should be used as a guideline only.
Emergency Contacts
Police: 17 - free call
Fire service : 18 – free call
Ambulance : 15 – free call
Attractions

The Cathedral Notre-Dame

St.Maclou's Quarter

Rue du Gros Horologe

Place du Vieux Marché
Nightlife
Rouen has a special lifestyle, an art of living that goes on all year long at countless sidewalk cafes and bars.
There is no shortage of festivities, places to meet people and numerous discotheques. When it comes to nightclubs, Rouen has something for everybody. Clubs to satisfy everyone's taste, style and age group.
Shopping
Decorative ceramic faience de Rouen (both antique and contemporary) are popular and pretty items, but can be difficult to pack on your return Rouen flight. More convenient might be les coffret de Rouen – hand painted wooden boxes that use 18th and 19th-century decorative styles. If you’re more interested in antiques, then there are more than 80 vendors available, just head straight to Old Town for the best selection.
Hotels
As a medieval city, Rouen has numerous accommodations featuring vintage architecture as well as contemporary designs, but has the necessary amenities to make your stay comfortable and fun. Some includes Hotel Ermitage Bouquet, Hotel le Cardinal, Hotel de Paris and La Boulangerie.
Restaurants
The city has plenty of bars, cafés and restaurants. A heavier diet with larger portions than in most places in Rouen. Lots of creamy dishes including fish, pork, even sauerkraut. It's almost as much German as French. Beer, and cider seem just as prevalent as wine.
There is some excellent seafood to be found in Rouen and the surrounding area, with the fish and shellfish something you should try. Especially recommended are spiny lobsters and scallops as well as stuffed clams. For a quick snack try crab pasties or small pieces of battered, fried fish.