Giverny Monet House and Gardens Skip the line Walking tour
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Giverny Monet House and Gardens Skip the line Walking tour

2 h
Skip The Line
By walk
About this activity
Meet your local guide for a walking tour of the village of Giverny, then enter through a special entrance to bypass the long lines to visit Claude Monet’s gardens and house. Claude Monet’s house in Giverny is a must for any modern art history enthusiast, or anyone who simply enjoys beautiful surroundings. Your tour guide will tell you the story of Monet’s life and how he led the Impressionist movement from 1883 to 1926. In Giverny, he was joined by artists like John Singer Sargent, Paul Cézanne, and Mary Cassatt. By 1887, the sleepy little village found itself somewhat of an artists’ colony. Monet’s thatched roofed house with its pink facade is surrounded by enchanting ponds and magnificent gardens, two of the central features of his paintings.
Wandering through the village of Giverny, as well as Monet’s house and gardens, is like stepping inside one of Monet's paintings. The cobblestone street featured in Claude Monet's “Wedding March” has remained practically unchanged since the artist depicted it with his master brushstrokes. The same goes for the Japanese footbridge that crosses over a pond decorated with luscious lilies. Today, Monet’s house and gardens are maintained by the Foundation Claude Monet. The gardens are enchanting; from April to October, they overflow with wild roses, hollyhocks, poppies, and fragrant honeysuckle. The water lilies, weeping willows, and Japanese bridge in the Oriental Water Gardens are instantly recognizable from his classic paintings. The artist’s house features a cheerful and lively kitchen, as well as Monet's collection of 18th and 19th century Japanese prints. In the village, visitors can pay their respects to the great painter, whose grave is in the cemetery of Giverny's church.
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Included
  • Local tour guide
Not included
  • Pick–up and drop off
  • Tips
  • Food / Drink
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • The tour will start promptly at the scheduled departure time. Latecomers run the risk of missing the tour. Please be at the meeting point 15 minutes before the scheduled time.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Features
Tourism
95%
Cultural
80%
Sport
20%
Reviews
4.0
2
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Brian C
3 | 2018-08-28

The tour was fine but meeting our guide was a complete circus due to the wrong location printed on the voucher.

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James R
5 | 2018-07-11

Before you go know that this place is a

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