Giverny and Claude Monet

Claude Monet noticed the village of Giverny while looking out of a train window, and made up his mind to move there. In 1890 he had enough money to buy the house and land outright and set out to create the magnificent gardens he wanted to paint. Some of his most famous paintings, such as his water lily and Japanese bridge paintings, were of his garden in Giverny. Monet lived in Giverny from 1883 until his death in 1926. He and many members of his family are interred in the village cemetery.

Monet's house and gardens opened to public in 1980, and have become a popular tourist attraction, particularly in the summer when the flowers are in bloom.

More Information on fondation-monet.com

How To Get There

By car - Take the A13 from Paris to Bonnières, then the D201 to Vernon where you cross the river Seine.

By train - Direction Vernon, from Paris, at the train station Saint Lazare. Price: €13,30. Approximately 45 minutes.

From Vernon to Giverny take a shuttle from the train station or a bus Line 240.
Bus leaves 15 minutes after the arrival of trains from Paris and Rouen.
Cost: € 2. Journey takes about 12 minutes. You can also take a taxi outside the station in Vernon.

Alternative - The walk from Vernon to Giverny is very pleasant. Just follow the sign "Museums in Giverny - Pedestrians and cyclists." You can rent a bike from bicycle rental station at Vernon. Distance: 7 km

Claude Monet

From the charcoal caricatures, sold for ten to twenty francs to The Nympheas - Water Lilies fetching a price of US$80 million

Giverny and Claude Monet

Where to find Monet in Paris

Musée Marmottan Monet

2, rue Louis Boilly, Paris 16eme

Metro: La Muette

More information www.marmottan.fr

Opening hours

10am-6pm Tue-Sun, to 9pm Thu

Set up in a former private mansion just off the charming Jardins du Ranelagh, this museum houses the largest collection of Monet’s paintings in France, including the famous "Impression of a Sunset" and the Water Lily series.

There are also other impressionists’ works, and furnishings and objects from the First Empire on the ground floor.

Musée d’Orsay

1 Rue Légion d'Honneur (Quai Anatole France)

7th, M° Solferino or RER C Musée d’Orsay

Website www.musee-orsay.fr

Musée de l’Orangerie

Jardin des Tuileries , 1st, M° Concorde

Situated in the Tuileries Garden this museum is home to Claude Monet's 360 degrees Waterlilies paintings in the oval basement room. In addition to Monet, there's also works by Renoir, Cezanne, and Picasso.

TIP: Avoid lines by reserving tickets online.

Website www.musee-orangerie.fr

Did you know that for 30 years, Monet placed his easel opposite the water garden in Giverny (his home) and panted some 300 paintings called the Nympeas.