Giverny and Monet’s Gardens
If you love Impressionist paintings, why not plan a visit to Giverny, in France, and see Monet’s garden, flowers, pond and bridges for yourself?
It’s been said the Impressionist art movement acquired its name from one of Monet’s paintings called “Impression, Sunrise.”
Giverny was Monet’s home during the last half of his life. He painted that sunrise on the Normandy coast in Le Havre. His cathedral series was painted in Rouen. But it was the bridge and the flowers in his gardens at home that he painted most often later in life.
You don’t have to be an art connoisseur to enjoy a visit. The gardens are a joy for anybody to see. If you’re not into art, but you like Monet’s water lilies, it’s fun to see where they grew. Walk the arched green bridge that he painted. See that little green boat on the pond.