Excursion The giverny of claude monet & of the impresionists tour at Honfleur

Departure from Honfleur to Giverny with your guide.

Visit of the Monet's Museum with your guide: the house and gardens formerly owned by Monet are today a museum where reproductions of its famous works are displayed. The house, pink and green, contains also the collection of Japanese Prints he gathered. The dining room with its yellow painted wooden furniture, the bedroom, the "blue" reading room and the kitchen with its attractive wall tiles. The adjacent flower garden, replanted according to the original designs of Monet is a spectacular array of colour. The other side of the road is the water garden of Japanese inspiration. After your visit, enjoy lunch in a local restaurant and let the impressionist flavours of Giverny convince you...

Then reach the Impressionists Museum. Besides the Permanent Exhibit, which displays works that reflect Monet's influence on his contemporaries and on the generations that followed him, you will have the chance to see the Temporary Exhibitions "Manguin, the Joy of Colour". Henri Manguin, described as the "voluptuous painter" by the French poet Guillaume Apollinaire, celebrated the joy of life through Arcadian themes, nudes, Mediterranean landscapes, scenes of family life…

After your visit, drive back to the pier.

Points of interests

points of interest seen on this excursion may include: Monet's house & Impressionists Museum

Note

Please note: This tour requires a moderate amount of walking for approximately 3km (2 miles) and 30 steps. The driving time from Honfleur to Giverny is approximately 2 hours.