Ideally located in the historic heart of Rouen, just steps from the Old Market Square and the cathedral, the Hôtel Littéraire Gustave Flaubert pays tribute to the writer in the city where he was born and where he spent much of his life.

The second in the collection of Literary Hotels, it celebrates Flaubert through original and immersive decoration. Emma Bovary's little boudoir invites reading, not far from the hanging cage of the parrot Loulou, hero of A Simple Heart. A shimmering wallpaper with his image leads to the reception, evoking the medical world of the writer's childhood at the Hôtel-Dieu, facing Helleu's panoramic "Paysage de la Seine", reminiscent of the view Flaubert gazed upon from his house in Croisset.

From floor to floor, we follow Flaubert from his native Normandy to the Paris of Sentimental Education, from the Carthage of Salammbo to Bouvard and Pécuchet, from Flaubert's dear friends to his journey in Egypt.

Each room is illustrated with an original watercolor by Jean Aubertin and named after a character from Flaubert's books. A multilingual library of 500 works, rare editions, and art bindings allow rediscovering Flaubert in all his dimensions.

As in each of the Literary Hotels, a collection of manuscripts and artworks punctuates the visit, inviting a journey through Flaubert's imagination, between Normandy, Paris, and Carthage. Letters from Flaubert to Louise Colet, Baudelaire, Ivan Turgenev, or Théophile Gautier alternate with precious working manuscripts and notes Flaubert took during his research. The manuscript of the book "Pyrenees-Corsica" thought to be lost is undoubtedly the highlight of this collection, delighting enthusiasts and researchers.