Fondation Claude Monet

Claude Monet lived in his home in Giverny for 43 years until his death in 1926. He designed the gardens and water gardens that were the inspiration for his paintings.

Admission to the home and gardens is €9.50 for adults. You can buy combo tickets with the Musee de Impressionnismes in town for €16.50, with the Marmottan in Paris for €20.50 or with the Musee de l'Orangerie for €18.50.

To bypass the long line, buy your tickets online and use the Group Entrance or if you're buying a combo ticket, buy the tickets at the other location. This line was at 3:30 in the afternoon. Last admission is at 5:30 pm.

Beautiful flowers in the garden. The flowers are at their best April-July.

You can find chicken coops on the grounds. This chicken had feathers on its legs.

The grand alley covered with trellises leads to Monet's house. It's lined with flowers.

You can see Monet's paintings everywhere.

Monet's house is open for touring.

The living room is filled with copies of Monet's paintings.

Take the pedestrian tunnel under the road to reach the Water Garden.

Japanese Bridge featured in many of Monet's paintings.

The gift shop occupies the studio where Monet painted his water lily masterpieces that now hang in the Musee de l'Orangerie.

One word of advice. Enter at 4 pm and stay until it closes at 6 pm. For about 10 minutes at the end of the day, the crowd clears out and you can have the gardens all to yourself.



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