Giverny and Monet's Garden Half-Day Trip from Paris
Entering Normandy, you will visit Claude Monet's home, the father of "Impressionism". During this half day trip, you will discover in a Small-Group the famous gardens created by the impressionist painter, and the well-known Japanese bridge in the midst of its flowered paths and wather-lily ponds.
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PRIVATE Tour OPTION
PRIVATE Tour to Giverny: PRIVATE Giverny Half Day-Trip including pick-up at your Central Paris Accomodation
What's included in Giverny and Monet's Garden Half-Day Trip from Paris
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Fondation Claude Monet
This half-day trip will lead you to the edge of Normandy, where you will visit the idyllic home of Claude Monet. There, get a Skip-the-Line Access as you enter into the garden with your guide by the special small group entrance! You will have the opportunity to discover the precious collection of Japanese engravings is displayed in several rooms, hung in the marmer 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 Clos Normand - Fondation Claude Monet
You will also enjoy time in the gardens which 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 coloured shrubs, lies before the house and studios, offering from Spring to Autumn the palette of varying colours to the painter-gardner who was “ecstatic about flowers”.
The Clos Normand - Fondation Claude Monet
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.
Inclusions
- Private Tour (IF Private Tour Option is selected)
- Small-group tour limited to 8 people (If Small Group Tour Option selected))
- Local English Speaking Driver/Escort
- Transport by air-conditioned Minivan
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (Unless Private Tour Option Selected)
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- All clients must make sure to be at the meeting point 15 minutes before departure. Late comers will not be accommodated and missed tours or tickets cannot be refunded.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Departure Point: Central Paris, Near Eiffel Tower Address: The tour starts from the Paris TRIP Agency 41 Avenue de la Bourdonnais - 75007 Paris Directions: Nearest metro station: "Ecole Militaire" (Line 8) Take EXIT 1 (Tour Eiffel), Then get on Avenue de la Bourdonnais until reaching number 41
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Ticket Redemption
Departure Point: Near the Eiffel Tower Address: The tour starts from the "Paris TRIP" Welcome Center 41 Avenue de la Bourdonnais - 75007 Paris Directions: Nearest metro station: "Ecole Militaire" (Line 8) Take EXIT 1 (Tour Eiffel), Then get on Avenue de la Bourdonnais until reaching number 41 • Please arrive at your designated meeting point at least 15 minutes before departure. • We cannot accommodate late arrivals and cannot refund missed tours. • Comfortable walking shoes are recommended • Please note: entrance tickets and transport are included. This voucher will not be accepted if presented directly at the venue. • The duration of the tour is approximate, the exact duration will depend on traffic conditions
