# The Gros-Horloge, the 1389 clock and its belfry

What to do en Rouen · Rouen

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/rouen/things-to-do/gros-horloge · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Desde: 7.85 € adult
- Duración: 40 min
- Temporada: All year, except Mondays
- Para quién: Families and teenagers; stairs

Museum and viewpoint · 40 min · from €7.85 · closed Mondays · roof climb with views of the cathedral

The clock that spans Rouen's busiest street is one of the oldest dials in France: the mechanism dates from 1389. The ensemble combines a Gothic belfry, an arch with a Renaissance pavilion and an 18th-century fountain. The single hand carries a lamb, the city's symbol, and every day at midday a figure of the god of the day of the week turns: Diana on Monday, Mars on Tuesday, and so on until Apollo on Sunday.
The visit
Inside there is a museum with the dial room, the rooms of the former clock governor, the two 13th-century bells (the Rouvel, which rang the alarm, and the Cache-Ribaud, which announced the curfew) and the mechanism. It ends on the roof, with the cathedral in front of you. About 40 minutes.
Opening hours and price
From 1 April to 30 September, Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 19:00; from 1 October to 31 March, Tuesday to Sunday from 14:00 to 18:00. Closed on Mondays. Adult €7.85; ages 6 to 18 and students, €4; free for under-6s. Animals are not allowed.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 49.44153, 1.09126

## Cerca de aquí

- [Painting workshop in Monet's former studio, opposite the cathedral](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/rouen/things-to-do/monet-painting-workshop), a 196 m
- [Brasserie Paul](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/rouen/where-to-eat/brasserie-paul), a 260 m
- [The Place du Vieux-Marché and the site of the pyre](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/rouen/things-to-do/vieux-marche-square), a 279 m
- [La Couronne](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/rouen/where-to-eat/la-couronne), a 286 m
- [Rouen Cathedral, the one Monet painted](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/rouen/things-to-do/rouen-cathedral), a 292 m
- [The Rouen little train, with commentary in Spanish](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/rouen/things-to-do/rouen-tourist-train), a 292 m
- [Hôtel Littéraire Gustave Flaubert](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/rouen/where-to-stay/hotel-litteraire-gustave-flaubert), a 331 m
- [The Historial Jeanne d'Arc, in the palace where she was tried](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/rouen/things-to-do/joan-of-arc-historial), a 353 m

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does it cost to go up the Gros-Horloge?
€7.85 for adults and €4 for ages 6 to 18; free for under-6s.

### Which day is it closed?
Mondays.

### Can you go up on the roof?
Yes, the visit ends at the top, with views of the cathedral.

Destino: [Rouen](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/rouen.md)