Giverny, the impressionist city

As exit of a picture of the French painter Claude Monet, the bucolic city of Giverny amazes for its beautiful landscapes and generates great admiration by being the source of inspiration of the impressionist painter. This small city of 524 inhabitants and belonging to the region of Highly Normandy, is found located 76 kilometers to the northeast of the city Paris. (To see hotels in Paris) The immense and beautiful gardens are one of the main attractions of the locality, the one that is visited for approximately half million of people during the year. Nevertheless, the main attraction, since without her Giverny possibly would be an unknown city for the world, is the House of the impressionist painter Claude Monet. At present, the land that understood the property of the artist has been divided into two, due to the construction of a highway. Nevertheless, the gardens and the house continue intact and they are the delight of the admirers of the work of the artist and everyone who go me the nature.



In the north part of the locality is where the house is located or Maison of Monet, is a green house and rose, protagonist and witness of the 43 years in which Monet lived and painted the beautiful gardens built by its own hands. Its more important works as “water Lilies” were inspired in this locality. The Atelier give Nymphéas or study of the water lilies, is one of the most concurred places by the tourists, where they can admire the beauty of their narcissists, tulips, lilies, amapolas and other flowers of great beauty.

Giverny is stop obliged in the school excursions of the French students. This small locality of a little more than 6 square kilometers, is soaked of the mystic of the artist and is the universe of the impressionism, place where they can see the pictures of the artist materialized in the nature.



Their visit from Paris delays requires in the first place to undertake a train since the Station of St. I lassoed to the city of Vernon, in order then to take a bus that will leave us in Giverny. The entrance to the place has a cost of €5 and it is not necessary to reserve the entrance with anticipation.