GIVERNY — 6 MILES
The discovery of Roman and Gallic graves gives evidence to the village having ancient origins. But Giverny’s real fame began in 1882 when Claude Money moved in and began painting. He happened to see the town (at the time home to about 300 inhabitants, mostly farmers) through a train window, fell in love with it, and stayed until his death.
The village sits on the banks of the Seine and has two main streets which are crisscrossed by narrow alleys and lanes with slate-roofed houses and walls covered with wisteria. Claude Monet’s house lies between the two roads, and the house and the gardens are open to the public from April through October.
To learn more, visit en.normandie-tourisme.fr
