Giverny in a day
A one-day plan for Giverny: Monet's house and gardens and the village of Giverny first, then the Old Mill of Vernon and the Château des Tourelles across the Seine in Vernon. Every stop has a typical visit length.
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Giverny in 1 day
Day 1
Monet's House and Gardens (Fondation Claude Monet)
Claude Monet's pink house and gardens, where he lived and painted for 43 years, with the water-lily pond and Japanese bridge.
Giverny village
Village on the Seine where Monet lived from 1883, with the Musée des Impressionnismes, painters' lanes and Monet's grave by the church.
Old Mill of Vernon
Half-timbered former watermill built on the remains of a medieval bridge over the Seine in Vernon, best seen from the riverbank.
Château des Tourelles Must see
Ruined medieval tower fort in Vernonnet, on the bank of the Seine across the old bridge from Vernon.
Watch: Giverny
A one-minute look at the plan: every stop, day by day, with the map.
When to go to Giverny
April to October is the time to go, when Monet's gardens are open and in flower, from spring bulbs and irises to the water lilies of summer. Weekends and the summer months bring the biggest crowds, so weekday mornings are calmer. Winter is cool and damp, and many sights in the area close or open only at weekends.
Plan the rest of your trip
- Where to stay: hotels in Giverny on Booking.com or Trip.com
- Skip-the-line tickets: museums and sights in Giverny on Tiqets
- Tours and day trips: things to do in Giverny on GetYourGuide
- From the airport: a private transfer in Giverny with Kiwitaxi
- Data on arrival: an eSIM for France from Airalo
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Tips for Giverny
- Trains from Paris Saint-Lazare reach Vernon-Giverny station, about 5 km from Giverny; a shuttle bus links the station and the village in season.
- Monet's house and gardens open only from spring to autumn and are busiest at weekends; book a timed ticket ahead.
- The water garden with the Japanese bridge lies across the road from Monet's house and is reached by an underpass.
- The Old Mill of Vernon and the Château des Tourelles stand on either side of the Seine by the old bridge site, a short walk apart.
- Monet is buried in the churchyard of the village church, and the Musée des Impressionnismes is a short walk from his house.
Make it your own
Open the guide in Andiamo Places to see every stop on a map with walking directions, move places between days, check opening hours for your dates, and add your own finds. After the trip, your photos become a journal and, if you like, a printed photo book.
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Photo credits
- Château des Tourelles: Spedona ( Spedona ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Giverny village: Pierre-Étienne Nataf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monet's House and Gardens (Fondation Claude Monet): Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
- Old Mill of Vernon: Spedona ( Spedona ), CC BY-SA 3.0
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