Rouen - Surroundings

6km/4mi west of Rouen is Gustave Flaubert's house at Croisset, now a museum.

The well-signposted "Route des Abbayes" leads between Rouen and Le Havre, running parallel to the Seine for much of the way. The ever changing landscape and the many interesting old buildings such as the abbeys of Jumièges and St Wandrille make this journey well worthwhile.