

As the name indicates, since the eleventh century two markets were held here that are today installed in a similar building to the Church of Joan of Arc and keeps alive this ancient trading tradition.






Between Spain & Portugal, Madrid & Lisboa…















We really enjoyed Rouen, it’s care to preserve the medieval layout of buildings, the weight of the story of Joan of Arc, the good food but the first post I write about the city I wanted to be on the Rue des Chanoines, my favorite place in Rouen. When strolling the Rue Saint-Romain we found the arch that gives access to the picturesque des Chanoines, one of the narrowest of the city.

Summer is synonymous of festivities, so it is in Portugal with the ones done in the small villages, in Spain the same and where we live there is one in September, the great city of Paris has the Fête des Tuileries. We took our stroll through the garden to come by, it was early and the weather was threatening rain so it was not too crowded but it was still great to have a little bit of fun.


Our hotel was very close to the Rue des Martyrs, a street with a large concentration of award-winning “patisseries” and “cholateriers”. We had no time to tasted them all but the Maison Landemaine was one of the chosen and it is impossible to enter without wanting to eat much more than in the stomach is asking. When we entered a queue was formed, largely to buy bread and some could not resist the sweets and cakes of it’s windows.















