Giverny & Versailles
Amazing must-see places in northern(ish) France! Giverny , famously the home of Claude Monet, is in Normandy, on the river Seine, to the west of Paris, and Versailles is considered part of Paris, also to the west. If you like to meander, add Le Touquet or Rouen to your journey (depending where you cross the channel) for a wonderful week. We've visited Le Touquet several times and Rouen just once. Returns to both are overdue. There are also some other amazing places to visit along the Seine. The gardens at Giverny are usually closed until springtime. We went on a lovely day in April and encountered few other visitors but wish we'd waited a few more weeks to see the garden in all it's blooming glory. Maybe we'll plan another visit. To reach the water garden from the house, there is an underground passage (this is fairly new, Monet had to cross the road which probably was not too busy at that time). Other than Monet's house and very famous garden, there are fe