Activity description
A half-day tour from Paris to visit the home and gardens of renowned Impressionist painter Claude Monet, with a professional guide. Immerse yourself in the world of the painter, famous for his landscape paintings and numerous garden views, such as "Water Lilies," the "Japanese Bridge," and "The Irises." Your visit will also include the beautiful water lily pond, with its play of colors, and Monet's legendary Japanese-inspired bridge. Learn about the artist's daily life by visiting his home and studio.
Depart from central Paris for a unique tour following in the footsteps of Impressionist painter Claude Monet. Admire the verdant landscapes of the French countryside as you travel by luxury, air-conditioned coach to the small village of Giverny in Normandy. The journey takes approximately an hour and a half. Painter and gardener Claude Monet lived there for 43 years with his family of eight children, from 1883 until his death in 1926.
Passionate about gardening and color variations, he designed his flower garden, orchard, and water garden as works of art. When you visit Giverny's gardens, you'll see the central path leading to the house, lined with different varieties of nasturtiums and roses, as well as the multicolored flowerbeds filled with tulips, daffodils, narcissi, irises, and peonies. Stroll through the Clos Normand Flower Garden, home to many plants of Asian origin, until you reach the luxurious water garden, famous for its water lilies, willows, and the verdant Japanese Bridge (bridges like this are traditionally red in Japan). Let yourself be captivated by Giverny's unique atmosphere, its light, and the reflection of clouds on the water.
Take the opportunity to explore Monet's pink plaster house, where he lived and worked for many years. Discover the blue reading room, which leads to the pantry and Claude Monet's studio, where the dean of the French Impressionists worked until 1889. These rooms, as well as his private quarters, were reconstructed with the original furniture that existed in the house during Monet's time. Visit the sunny yellow dining room, which has been reconstructed down to the smallest detail. It was very modern for its time, with earthenware and a kitchen tiled with local blue and white tiles from Rouen. In the dining room, admire one of the world's most important collections of Japanese prints.
At the end of your visit, enjoy the village and the beautiful gift shop and bookstore, located in the former studio where Monet painted the enormous Water Lilies. It occupies over 310 square meters! The shop offers a wide variety of products related to the Impressionist work: postcards, posters, teas, books, official Claude Monet silverware, flower seeds, and plants.
Observations:
Please check in 15 minutes before the activity starts, providing your identification document and reservation number.
