Giverny Day Trip — Monet's House & Gardens

Monet did not find the garden. He built it — over forty-three years he diverted a river, planted thousands of irises and water lilies, and created the most painted garden in the world. He called it his greatest work of art.

The day starts at your hotel in a private vehicle. No trains, no shared coaches. We stop first at the church of Sainte-Radegonde where Monet is buried — a quiet introduction to the man before the gardens overwhelm you.

Then: the Clos Normand flower garden, the Water Garden, the Japanese bridge, the lily pond that produced the Nymphéas series. Inside the house, 250-plus Japanese prints, the iconic yellow dining room and the famous blue kitchen. Lunch in the village. Optional Musée des Impressionnismes if you want the wider story.