House of Monet Tickets

Monet's garden was stunning. So many beautiful flowers, gorgeously maintained and curated around his home and the river. It was busy but easy to get around and see everything. We found a lovely spot in the town of Giverney for some lunch and a pichet of local wine. A truely wonderful day for all ages🌸

I loved how light the crowd was! I loved the beauty of the ponds and paths and garden and the house. We wish we could have stayed for days! My mother was a landscape designer with a specialty in aquatic gardens and so it made me feel closer to her memory. And the weather could not have been better. I also loved how undeveloped the land was around Giverny - that you could look out to a pasture with cows and a stream. A truly unspoiled place. It was such a welcome respite (and delightful train ride) from the sweaty, bustling, expense of Paris! I had longed to see Giverny ever since taking an Art History class in college and also selling many copies of the book Linnea in Monet's Garden when I worked in a bookstore in Venice, CA (as well as introducing it to children in my children's school library). Monet's House and Garden at Giverny was one of the best things my daughter, Anna (20), and I did during this too-brief 2 week trip to Europe from Malibu, CA. Thank you for your amazing stewardship of this historic place of artistic inspiration.

Ticketing was easy and worked well. Loved the gardens and house but such a shame they allow so many people there at one time. Just too crowded. All tickets should be pre purchased and numbers limited. The bus taking us had air conditioning issues, pumping hot air out of the vents upstairs. Guides were knowledgable and helpful.