Monet's garden, Giverny, Photo Ariane Cauderlier

English Guided Tours of Monet's Garden

by Normandy Licensed Guides-Interpreters

En Francais : Visite guidée de la propriété de Claude Monet

Contact : Giverny guides interpreters

Ariane		Patricia

Follow in Monet's footsteps !

Every day from April 1st, 2010 to November 1st, 2010 we are at your disposal to guide you in Claude Monet's wonderful gardens at Giverny and to unveil for you the charm of his home.

The visit lasts about 1 hour 15 minutes.
Our meeeting point is The Group Entrance.
By appointment only.

Book your guided tour:

• on line : Guides-Interpreters of Giverny

Rates 2010 Guided tours admission tickets included	You are  1 to 4 persons	You are  5 to 11 persons	You are  12 to 19 persons	Groups 20 persons and over
Guided tours More people may join your party	80 euros for your party	20 euros per person	Always with a private guide 160 euros + 6,00 euros per person	Always with a private guide 160 euros + 4,50 euros per person
Private Guided Tour	160 euros for your party	160 euros + 6 euros per person

Giverny Claude Monet's Bridge

Nympheas Claude Monet

Guided Tour for Groups of 20 people or more:

Book your time slot with Monet's Foundation, then book your guided tour of Monet's gardens:

• on line : Guides-Interpreters of Giverny

Guiding fees : 160 euros for the group.

• This rate does not include tickets. They can be purchased at the Group Entrance: + 4.50 euros/person.

• The guiding fees are to be paid to your guide (by cash or transfer, we can't handle credit cards)
  Tour Duration: 1 hour 15. The group will need at least 45 mn additional free time to enjoy the site.

Groups over 30 people will have to be divided.
Because of the small rooms it is not possible to guide inside Monet's home. Explanations will be given outside, then you will visit the house on your own.  

The Visit

During our visit of Fondation Monet at Giverny, you will realize why these places inspired the master of Impressionism. You will cross the famous Japanese bridge and stroll around the waterlily pond to observe the ever changing reflections on the water surface.
Then you will get back to the Clos normand, the gorgeous flower garden blooming from spring to fall. You will learn how Monet himself designed it by applying his skills for painting to gardening.

The house looks exactly like it did on Monet's times, with the studio-sitting-room, Monet's and Alice's bedrooms, the yellow dining-room with its suprising  collection of Japanese woodblocks and the kitchen decorated with blue tiles.

Your guide will tell you about the way Monet transformed it to his own style. Thanks to many details about Monet's family life in this very place you will take a leap backwards to the 19th Century.

Giverny Flower Garden

Giverny, Claude Monet's Rose Garden

Useful Information

All the appointments are at the Group Entrance which is located in a lane at the bottom of the gardens near the road.

You will be asked for a guarantee when you book your guided tour. Should you cancel 30 days or more before the tour, your deposit will be refunded except for banking fees. No refund in case of cancellation less than 30 days before the tour.

Monet's Gardens are wheelchair accessible. But the house has many steps. La Fondation Monet has a few wheelchairs but it is better to come with your own.

After the guided tour you will have time to take advantage of the gardens as you like untill closing time and take your pictures and videos quietly.

The tour takes place whatever the weather looks like. Take an umbrella and warm clothes if necessary (it may be chill on the waterside), comfy shoes and a bottle of water.

Other guided tours in the area

• Museum of Impressionism Giverny: only steps away from Monet's gardens, the museum displays exhibitions on the pictorial movement founded by Monet.
  
• Walking Tour of Vernon:  located 5 km from Giverny, Vernon offers charming narrow streets lined by half-timbered houses, a beautiful gothic collegiate church and outstanding impressionist paintings in its Museum.
  
• Chateau-Gaillard and les Andelys: 25km from Giverny, in a beautiful setting, the ruins of the castle built by Richard the Lionheart overlook a loop of the Seine River. The church of Grand Andely is famous for its 16th century stained glass windows.
  
  Feel free to ask for details and quotes.

Reflections on Monet's Lily Pond at Giverny

A former journalist, Ariane became a guide because of her passion for Claude Monet. She specializes in Giverny where she comes daily, living nearby. She likes to share her enthusiasm for Monet's gardens!

Ariane still loves writing and taking pictures, what she shares on her beautiful blog Giverny News.

Keen on developping Monet's and Giverny's image, Ariane founded the Association GiVerNet. She is the editor of several websites devoted to Monet, especially giverny.org and intermonet.com.

From time to time Ariane is unfaithful to Monet: she comments city tours in  Vernon, Evreux, Louviers, Les Andelys and carries you away in the Middle Ages at Chateau-Gaillard.

"Dear Mme Cauderlier, On behalf of our group we wish to thank you most cordially for your excellent guided tour of the gardens last Friday morning. We all enjoyed your commentary and your company very much and we had a truly wonderful time in the gardens.
with many thanks from Ellen W."

"Bonjour Ms. Cauderlier, We had the pleasure of one of your guided tours on May 8, 2008. I just wanted to thank you for a wonderful experience. It was one of the highlights of our trip to France. I will recommend it to any of our friends who are traveling to Paris.
Sincerely, Peggy and Patrick C. USA"

From Giverny to Honfleur, Patricia knows the Seine valley inside out.

In addition to her job as a guide, Patricia is a keen painter. She lives close to Giverny, an inexhaustible source of inspiration!

Patricia gives watercolor lessons and talks about the Impressionists.

She will be too happy to guide you through Giverny, Vernon, Chateau-Gaillard, Les Andelys, Rouen, Vascoeuil, Caudebec en Caux, Lyons la Forêt, the Norman abbeys, at Victor Hugo's place in Villequier or on Channel side at Honfleur, Etretat and Fecamp.

"We had such a nice time with you ! many thanks for your interesting comments during our trip on the river Seine" Mrs McL. Los Angeles, CA 

"Bei vielen Leuten, verschiedene Interessen und diverse Führungen -sei es Kirchen, Kunst, Lebensgewohnheiten, Natur, usw - ist es nicht selbstverständlich, dass alle aufmerksam dabei sind : Patrizia ist es doch gelungen ! Wir haben dadurch wunderschöne Eindrücke gewonnen !" Jürgen und Rosemarie K. Hamburg Allemagne

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