Upon popular demand Expat Club introduces a new top destination: Giverny. This beautiful little town about 70km West from Paris is all about Claude Monet (1840 – 1926), one of the world’s most beloved artists.
Monet’s works are timeless and known for its stunning colours. Monet was a founder of the impressionist movement, about we will learn much more this day. We namely will not only visit his famous house and gardens, but also the Musée des Impressionismes and stroll through the town of Giverny.
As it is a long drive we have to depart early for this trip. We will travel with a modern 4* luxury bus with comfort seats and extra leg space. There is an on-board toilet, a DVD-system with three flatscreens, and air conditioning. If our group exceeds 50 people we will arrange a Royal Class double-decker with even more leg space and leg rests (like above). Maybe a great reason to invite your friends and colleague to join us for this unique spring destination. During the trip we will serve you some drinks and snacks. We make one 30 minutes stop on our way to Giverny. Our arrival time is foreseen at 12h00.
Upon arrival we will first have lunch in the restaurant Les Nymphéas on the Monet estate. We have arranged a simple menu of €22. Due to the high number of people visiting the gardens, and the absolute need to reserve tables, the restaurant can only offer 1 set group menu of a main dish (Poulet Vallée d’Auge), a dessert (Tarte aux Griottes with Chantilly), a 1/4 of wine, mineral water and a coffee. If you are vegetarian or have other special dietary needs, you can indicate so during checkout. They will do their best to provide  an alternative. You can pay during the day.
At the end of our lunch we will be welcomed by one or two official guides that can take groups around the Monet estate. During a guided tour of up to 1,5 hours she will tell us all about Monet’s live and work. During our visit we will realise 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 we 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.
We will walk through the gardens where the Master painted so often, including the waterlilies pond with the green bridge that inspired him for so many paintings. This is literally the closest you can be to his phenomenal works of art. Right. On. The. Spot.
After the tour ends you will be invited to check out Monet’s house to see how he lived and worked. It’s a very nice house with colourful decorations as you can see on the pictures above. “Claude Monet lived in his home at Giverny for forty-three years, from 1883 to 1926. During this very long time, he layed out the house to his own tastes, adapting it to the needs of his family and professional life.” The house looks exactly as it did on Monet’s times, with the studio-sitting-room, Monet’s and Alice’s bedrooms, the yellow dining-room with its surprising collection of Japanese woodblocks and the kitchen decorated with blue tiles. Our 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. (source https://giverny.org/monet/home/)
Giverny has much more to offer than Monet’s house and gardens. There is a superb impressionism museum. Since a visit to this village is not complete without seeing also this art institution, your trip ticket also includes the entrance fees for this museum and its gardens.
For those who want, we will offer a guided tour about the current exhibition: Caillebotte, Painter and Gardener. There is a surcharge of €10 for this tour and you can indicate during the checkout process whether you would like to join.
We spend also the early evening hours in Giverny to enjoy the good life. Just walk around, go to a nice bar, enjoy a good diner. We return to Brussels around 21h00 and arrive there around 01h30. What a great way to spend this mid-summer Saturday!
Upon popular demand Expat Club introduces a new top destination: Giverny. This beautiful little town about 70km West from Paris is all about Claude Monet (1840 – 1926), one of the world’s most beloved artists.
Monet’s works are timeless and known for its stunning colours. Monet was a founder of the impressionist movement, about we will learn much more this day. We namely will not only visit his famous house and gardens, but also the Musée des Impressionismes and stroll through the town of Giverny.
As it is a long drive we have to depart early for this trip. We will travel with a modern 4* luxury bus with comfort seats and extra leg space. There is an on-board toilet, a DVD-system with three flatscreens, and air conditioning. If our group exceeds 50 people we will arrange a Royal Class double-decker with even more leg space and leg rests (like above). Maybe a great reason to invite your friends and colleague to join us for this unique spring destination. During the trip we will serve you some drinks and snacks. We make one 30 minutes stop on our way to Giverny. Our arrival time is foreseen at 12h00.
Upon arrival we will first have lunch in the restaurant Les Nymphéas on the Monet estate. We have arranged a simple menu of €22. Due to the high number of people visiting the gardens, and the absolute need to reserve tables, the restaurant can only offer 1 set group menu of a main dish (Poulet Vallée d’Auge), a dessert (Tarte aux Griottes with Chantilly), a 1/4 of wine, mineral water and a coffee. If you are vegetarian or have other special dietary needs, you can indicate so during checkout. They will do their best to provide  an alternative. You can pay during the day.
At the end of our lunch we will be welcomed by one or two official guides that can take groups around the Monet estate. During a guided tour of up to 1,5 hours she will tell us all about Monet’s live and work. During our visit we will realise 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 we 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.
We will walk through the gardens where the Master painted so often, including the waterlilies pond with the green bridge that inspired him for so many paintings. This is literally the closest you can be to his phenomenal works of art. Right. On. The. Spot.
After the tour ends you will be invited to check out Monet’s house to see how he lived and worked. It’s a very nice house with colourful decorations as you can see on the pictures above. “Claude Monet lived in his home at Giverny for forty-three years, from 1883 to 1926. During this very long time, he layed out the house to his own tastes, adapting it to the needs of his family and professional life.” The house looks exactly as it did on Monet’s times, with the studio-sitting-room, Monet’s and Alice’s bedrooms, the yellow dining-room with its surprising collection of Japanese woodblocks and the kitchen decorated with blue tiles. Our 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. (source https://giverny.org/monet/home/)
Giverny has much more to offer than Monet’s house and gardens. There is a superb impressionism museum. Since a visit to this village is not complete without seeing also this art institution, your trip ticket also includes the entrance fees for this museum and its gardens.
For those who want, we will offer a guided tour about the current exhibition: Caillebotte, Painter and Gardener. There is a surcharge of €10 for this tour and you can indicate during the checkout process whether you would like to join.
We spend also the early evening hours in Giverny to enjoy the good life. Just walk around, go to a nice bar, enjoy a good diner. We return to Brussels around 21h00 and arrive there around 01h30. What a great way to spend this mid-summer Saturday!
