Eau de Robec Street

The Rue Eau-de-Robec, in Rouen

The Rue Eau-de-Robec is one of the most picturesque streets of Rouen, crossed by a stream spanned by footbridges. The Rouen audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this charming street, lined with half-timbered houses, a former district of craftsmen.

The street with the stream and the footbridges

Very pleasant to explore on foot, Rouen counts a great number of picturesque streets, and the Rue Eau-de-Robec is one of the most charming and most photographed. Its particularity lies in a small stream, the eau de Robec, which flows in its centre, spanned by picturesque wooden footbridges linking the two sides of the street. Lined with superb Norman half-timbered houses, tall and colourful, with corbelled storeys, it offers a medieval setting of great poetry. This street was formerly at the heart of a district of craftsmen, notably dyers and drapers, who used the water of the stream for their work, at the time when Rouen was a great drapery and industrious town. Today peaceful and lined with shops and restaurants, it seduces the walkers by its timeless atmosphere. An emblematic street of the charm of old Rouen, the Rue Eau-de-Robec is a picturesque stop of the discovery of the town.

What to see

Here you stroll in one of the most picturesque streets of Rouen, crossed in its centre by the small stream of the eau de Robec spanned by wooden footbridges, lined with superb tall and colourful half-timbered houses, a former district of dyers and drapers, with a timeless medieval atmosphere. The Rue Eau-de-Robec embodies the charm of old Rouen. It is a picturesque stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Rue Eau-de-Robec lies in the heart of Rouen, reachable on foot. It is a freely accessible street; the shops and restaurants have their own hours. The walk is particularly pleasant while strolling along the stream.

What is particular about the Rue Eau-de-Robec of Rouen?

A small stream, the eau de Robec, flows in its centre, spanned by picturesque wooden footbridges; lined with superb half-timbered houses, this street was formerly at the heart of a district of dyers and drapers who used its water.

Where is the Rue Eau-de-Robec of Rouen?

In the heart of Rouen, in France.