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Weather in Giverny
updated in september  from 2017

Easily accessible, all well signposted and organized, this is a program that you can easily do on your own.  

 

If you prefer, consult the website (in Portuguese) of  PariscityVision  who makes this tour lasting 5 hours, usually in the afternoon. It still offers some options combining  Giverny with other locations in one day.

how to get to  Giverny:

RETURN (ONE DAY TRAVEL FROM PARIS) 

Giverny
GIVERNY
How to get there - Itinerary for 1 day - Our tips - Map and images

If the idea is to discover Giverny on your own, some tips are very important to prepare your tour:

  -If you can, choose the first train times that depart from Paris to Vernon. You can check timetables and buy your ticket on the Rail Europe website  or SNCF .  See both websites. At the  Rail Europe website  you buy in portuguese and there is a phone for change  in  issued tickets. But it is worth checking how the service fees are, and if they have all the schedules and promotions offered by the public railway company  of France, the SNCF.

There are several trains that depart from Paris Saint-Lazare station to Vernon (you get off at Giverny) at 2-hour intervals. There are trains with departure times of 7:18, 8:19, 10:19 and so on. Be careful to look for trains that make the direct route.  So the trip to Giverny lasts from 45 to 50 min.  (direct trains - INTERCITÉS).

When you get off at Vernon, just ahead, in the area of the station itself, and where almost everyone goes, there are buses that take you to the  Giverny. Bus schedules are synchronized with train arrivals. All very practical, you will find many signs with information and directions. Other options for the 7 km route between Vernon and Giverny are: taxi, bicycle or a good walk.

Giverny and the Foundation  Claude Monet

84 Rue Claude Monet, 27620 Giverny

  www.fondation-monet.com

The Claude Monet Foundation in Giverny,  it is just a few minutes by bus from Vernon station. Once you arrive at Giverny, as you get off the bus, you will see signs that indicate the way to the entrance to the Claude Monet Foundation.

When I arrived in Giverny, I immediately fell in love with the village, but  I went straight to the Monet Foundation and there I started to visit the two gardens - Clos Norman and Jardim de Águas. This is because if it is a beautiful sunny day, with each passing hour, you will notice more visitors in the place. Yes, sunny days, especially in spring and summer, are the most inviting, but also with more tourists. Arriving earlier will make your visit much more pleasant, you will be able to enjoy the beauty of the outside area, stroll through the  around the gardens, sit on the benches and, perhaps,  photograph for a moment the empty Japanese bridge, or almost empty...

 

Important information:

- The Claude Monet Foundation is open for visitors from the last week of March to the end of October (there is some annual variation in the extremes of this period (opening/closing), to know the  time course  sure, check the official website:  http://fondation-monet.com/informations-pratiques;

- Visiting hours:  from 9:30 am to 6 pm;

- You save a lot of time if you buy your ticket online.  there is always  queue, sometimes long, for the purchase made on the spot. The advantage  for those who already have a ticket is  access intended only for groups and for those who have tickets purchased over the internet. To buy your ticket, visit the official website: 

http://fondation-monet.com/informations-pratiques

Fundação Claude Monet

Gardens: Clos Norman and the Water Garden

IN  1 to  two  HOURS

FROM PARIS

UP TO 1 HOUR FROM PARIS

FROM 2 TO 4  HOURS

FROM PARIS

(OUT OF FRANCE)

Our list, quite succinct, includes the most visited cities;  those included in the World Heritage List and others labeled "most beautiful village". You can take a day trip or even extend your visit. Check out! 

PARIS ROUNDAWAY (ONE DAY TRAVEL)

About Us:

Friends for over 30 years,  both systems analysts, we have in common an interest in  art, photography, literature and history. This is where our enthusiasm for traveling comes from.

The successes, difficulties and even mistakes when planning the  travels  with our families,  with the children, with friends, or alone, resulted  in very varied experiences and  gave us a piece of baggage that we wanted to share and led us on this path: helping them prepare their itinerary according to their personal choices. We know that tastes and audiences always vary. Oh and how... That's why we selected very different options, always showing information  and images so you can choose and assemble your trip ! 

Lilian Possession  and

Giselle Mettrau

Visit the interior of Monet's house

Visit to the Atelier des Nympheas 

giverny

Set aside some time (an extra hour or two) to stroll through the quiet  streets of Giverny. Note that part of the enchantment of this place is noticed by the scent and colors of the flowers, of different species. all the way  you will see beautiful houses with carefully ornate gardens.     

Along the way you will find some shops and workshops with delicate items that make references to the place, and also some places  for snack or lunch.

 

If you want to have lunch,   visit the Impressionists Museum and even stroll around Vernon before returning to Paris  add more time for a complete and relaxing tour.

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