GIVERNY & MONET'S GARDEN

Group size

≤ 18 Persons

Duration

~ 5 Hours

Mode of transportation

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Reservation required

Description of the tour

This day trip will lead you from Paris to the edge of Normandy, where you will first visit the idyllic home of Claude Monet.

You will travel in style aboard a luxury minibus with one of our expert guides, so you can sit back, relax and make the most of your day. The leader of the Impressionist School lived here from 1883 to 1926, the colorful décor and pink brick facade are an intimate reminder of its former life. The precious collection of Japanese engravings is displayed in several rooms, hung in the manner chosen by the master of Giverny himself. Claude Monet’s property at Giverny, left by his son to the Académie des Beaux-arts in 1966, has, after completion of large-scale restoration work, become the Claude Monet Foundation, inaugurated in 1980. The huge Nymphéas studio, a stone’s throw from the house, has also been restored and contains the Foundation’s Shop.

The gardens have been replanted as they once were and offer visitors the “painting from nature” which Claude Monet’s contemporaries considered to be one of his masterpieces. The rectangular Clos Normand, with archways of climbing plants entwined around brilliantly colored shrubs, lies before the house and studios, offering from Spring to Autumn the palette of varying colors to the painter-gardner who was “ecstatic about flowers”. Lastly, the Water Garden, formed by a tributary of the Epte, lies further away, shaded by weeping willows. With its famous Japanese Bridge, its wistarias, azaleas and its pond, it has once more become that casket of sky and water which inspired the pictorial universe of the water lilies.

What is included

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Recommendations

Please arrive at the meet-up location at least 15 minutes before the trip departure time

For latecomers, the tour will not be canceled and no refunds will be issued

Tour highlights

Meeting Point

Paris TRIP - Eiffel Tower Agency
41, Avenue de la Bourdonnais 75007 PARIS
Please arrive at the meet-up location at least 15 minutes before the trip departure time
For latecomers, the tour will not be canceled and no refunds will be issued

Small-group tours limited to 18 people provide an intimate experience

Wander around the Impressionist painter’s former home

Visit the gardens to see beautiful sights where some of Monet’s inspiration came from

From

111€

/person

Frequently asked questions

01Are there toilets on board the buses and at your office ?

There are no toilets in our agency, vans or minibuses. There are restrooms at the cultural places visited and stops are regularly scheduled on the road on full-day tours.

02What is the recommended dress code ?

For our excursions, comfortable clothes and shoes are recommended. Also bring rain and/or cold gear for visits outside, to cellars and churches.

03Can I choose an alternative meeting point ?

Tickets cannot be picked up in advance and alternate meeting points are not possible

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