Description
Accompanied by a guide, explore Rouen?s iconic streets and monuments, which influenced the masters of Impressionism. Then enjoy lunch at France?s oldest inn, with a menu inspired by Claude Monet?s notebooks.
Highlights :
A unique combination: visit and impressionist lunch
Exclusive to Rouen Tourisme
Emblematic La Couronne restaurant
10:30 am: Guided tour of Rouen in the footsteps of the Impressionists
At the end of the 19th century, the city of Rouen provided Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin and Camille Pissarro with numerous sources of inspiration for their motifs. Let yourself be enchanted by the play of clouds in the Rouen sky, the reflections of water on the Seine and the variations of light on the façade of Notre-Dame Cathedral.
12:30 pm: Rendezvous at the oldest inn in France, "La Couronne".
Founded in 1345, La Couronne is an emblematic establishment that has gone down in the history of French cuisine. A meeting place for personalities through the centuries.
Aperitif: Kir normand with puff pastries
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Choice of starter :
Salmon waffle with lemon mousse
Old-fashioned tomato carpaccio, garlic and herb ricotta aumônière
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Choice of main course :
Snacked yellow poultry, pea mousseline, supreme sauce
Back of pollack in almond crust, sweet potato butter cream
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Choice of dessert :
Red fruit millefeuille
Lemon meringue tart
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Coffee and mignardises
1 glass of wine (rosé, red or white), still water in carafe
