Monet’s house :
• Given by his son Michel to the French Academy of Fine Arts in 1966, the
rough-cast pink house was where the doyen of the impressionist school
lived between 1883 and 1926. The house has been restored to its original interior
colours and charm. You can see the Master of Giverny’s own precious
collection of Japanese prints hung just as they were by him. Outside is
Monet’s large studio where he painted the famous Nympheas series. It now
houses the Claude Monet Foundation shop.

• The gardens were rebuilt to their original state and visitors can admire
this « painting set within nature » which Claude Monet’s contemporaries
considered to be among his greatest masterpieces. In front of the house and
studios, the « Clos Normand » extends in straight lines with vaults of aerial
plants surrounding dazzling fl owerbeds. From spring to autumn, the gardens
refl ect the changing palette of the painter-gardener « mad about flowers. »

• Further down and fashioned by a diversion in the river Epte in the shade
of willow trees lays the water garden with its famous Japanese bridge. The
gardens burst with wisteria, azaleas and of course there is the famous water
lily pond too. It’s a panoply of water and sky that gave birth to the pictorial
universe of the Nympheas.
 Information:

* Giverny is a lovely tiny village.
* This tour offers the advantage of door-to-door coach transport between Paris and Giverny. There is no direct train going to Giverny. By choosing CITYRAMA clients will  seat confortably in our motorcoach.
* The collection of Japanese engravings inside Monet's home is one of the most important collection in the world.
* Suitable not only for international tourist but also for specialist gardener and artist programmes
* Excellent souvenir shop with a wide range of reproductions of Monet's paintings, crockery, table sets (dominant in Monet's favourite blue and yellow colours) and even a range of flower seeds.

Included:

* Transportation in luxury air conditioned coach.
* Entrance to Giverny (gardens and house)
* The services of a licensed multilingual Cityrama guide.