Visiting Giverny, there's much to admire. All kinds of people flock to Giverny. Gardeners admire the earth-moving landscaping and layout, botanists find interesting new plants, and art lovers can see paintings they've long admired come to life. Fans enjoy wandering around the house where Monet spent half his life and seeing the boat he puttered around in, as well as the henhouse where his family got the eggs for their morning omelets.
It's a busy place, so come early or late. Claude Monet was the leading light of the Impressionist movement. He revolutionized painting in the s. The voluptuousness of the planting disguised the simplicity of the garden design. Careful management of the gardens allowing visitors to walk up some alleys but not others means that despite the huge numbers of people visiting it was always possible to see much of the garden without people blocking views and making taking photographs impossible.
The water gardens have a Japanese theme and there is a replica of the Japanese bridge which featured in Monet's famous paintings. After ten years of living in Giverny, Monet bought some land from his neighbours and dug a small pond. Apparently neighbours objected as they were worried his 'strange plants' would poison the water. Undeterred Monet continued expanding his ponds until we have the large ponds we can visit today.
Monet was inspired for this garden by Japanese gardens and a collection of Japanes prints that can be seen in his house. The ponds are filled with his famous water lilies and of course you can see and walk on the bridge which features in his famous water lily paintings. The edges of the ponds are also beautifully planted with weeping willows, cherry trees, rhododendrums and azaleas, ferns, irises and much much more.
As well as visiting the gardens you can visit Monet's lovely, and very colourful house. It is fairly simple in style but filled with warmth, colour and paintings. The inside of Monet's house is simply furnished and colourfully painted and has a very warm and inviting atmosphere.
You can see the beautiful collection of Japanese prints that inspired Monet's water garden and in his studio there is the Claude Monet foundation's giftshop. Monet's bedroom is charming, painted pale yellow with simple furniture and three large windows looking out on his beloved garden.
Taking pictures is permitted in the garden, but only from the walkways. Picnics are forbidden. Dogs and other pets are not admitted. After Claude Monet's death in , his son Michel inherited the house and garden of Giverny.
He did not live there and it was Monet's step-daughter Blanche who took care of the property. Unfortunately after the Second World War the house and garden were neglected. Many contemporaries of Monet testified also. Almost ten years were necessary to restore the garden and the house their former magnificence.
Not much was left. The greenhouse panes and the windows in the house were reduced to shards after the bombings. Floors and ceiling beams had rotted away, a staircase had collapsed.
Three trees were even growing in the big studio. The pond had to be dug again. In the Clos normand soil was removed to find the original ground level. Then the same flower species as those discovered by Monet in his time were planted. Inside Claude Monet's home in Giverny. List of plants and flowers of Monet's garden. Giverny News : a daily blog in french. Monet's garden. Auf Deutsch : Giverny Monets Garten. Admission Tickets in The admission is time-based.
Tickets can be purchased online. Giverny gardens tickets are sold for the season by Ticketmaster at the following rate: No transaction fee Normal fare and seniors: Depending on your admiration for the painter, you could spend a whole day exploring in detail the house and the garden and relaxing by the pond.
Otherwise, plan at least 2 hours outside the season and more during the busy time. Where are Monet House and Gardens? Monet's House and Gardens are located in a small village called Giverny, just north-west of Paris.
It takes just under one hour to get to Vernon-Giverny from Paris. From Vernon, you can catch either a taxi or a shuttle bus to Giverny. Or walk, which takes around an hour. Monet's Garden is open from 22 March - 1 November, from 9 am - 6 pm. Last admission is at 5. You can visit Giverny at any time of year. Spring - Summertime is the busiest time at the Monet's Garden. Early spring and early autumn is a good time to visit as the place is less crowded.
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