GIVERNY VERSAILLES TOUR : Home and Museum of Monet - Versailles palace - Entry ticket included

An exceptional packaged offer to discover two of the most famous sites around Paris : The house and gardens of Monet at Giverny and the Palace of Versailles.

YOUR PROGRAM

• Departure from our agency at 8:30am by minibus, or bus.
• Visite of the House/museum and the gardens of Monet at Giverny
• Transfer from Giverny to Versailles
• lunch (in option) or free time
• Visit of the Palace of Versailles with audio-guides, and free visit of the gardens
• Departure from Versailles at 5:00pm for a return at our agency at 6:00pm

GIVERNY AND MONET'S HOUSE

Located in the south of Paris, Giverny is a very charming village. Claude Monet decided to move in this place in order to develop his passions such as painting, gardening and photography.

During the tour, you could see the Monet's House restored as before, the workshop's painter and stroll through the wonderful garden.

Inside the Monet's house where he lived from 1883 to 1926, you could visit :

• on the ground floor : the 'blue lounge' (room for reading), the groceries, the workshop, the dining room with the famous collection of Japanese drawings on the wall, and the kitchen well decorated.

• on the first floor : the private apartments with the Monet's bedroom (specific period furniture), the Alice's bedroom and the toilets. In front of the house, you will be charmed by the famous Monet's gardens which are majestic and represent one of the master piece of the painter.

VERSAILLES CASTLE TOUR

Thanks to the tour, you could discover on your own, fabulous rooms of the palace such as:

• the King's Grand Apartment, this prestigious seven-room enfilade was meant to serve as a parade apartment, that is, as a venue for the sovereign's official acts. Therefore it was sumptuously decorated according to the model of former Italian palaces.
• the Hall of Mirrors or "the Grande Galerie", as it was called in the 17th century, was used daily as a place of passage, and a waiting and meeting space for the courtiers and the visiting public.
• the Queen's chamber, the chamber is the main room of the apartment, the one where the Queen spent most of her time. She slept here, often joined by the King.

• MUSICAL GARDENS AND MUSICAL FOUNTAINS SHOW

For the week-ends and national holidays, you could attend to a wonderful water fountains show with baroque music. Musical fountains show takes place on week-ends from April to October, on national holidays, on Tuesday for July and August. (compulsory fees)

• THE GARDENS OF VERSAILLES

You will have free time to stroll through the amazing gardens. Versailles is the model of the typical French garden laid out between 1661 and 1700 by le Nôtre who levelled off the land, drained it and landscaped the views, groves, canals, and flowers bed. The gardens are adorned with more than 400 marble, bronze and led statues and fountains by water features.

OPTION LUNCH AT VERSAILLES +20€ :

Before the visit of the Versailles Palace, discover this restaurant located near Versailles Castle and Cathedral. This restaurant, very different from others, offers unlimited buffet, a virtual and interactive guided visit of Versailles heritage, and mix High tech innovation and traditions.

Choose a Private Tour by minibus from 1 to 8 persons

Vehicule and driver-guide at your exclusive disposal - lunch included !

Visit Giverny and Versailles constraint-free ! We offer you an excursion with a specialised guide driver and an air conditioned vehicule during 9h30 to discover the beauty of the Giverny place and the Versailles Palace. Lunch included.

Price : 200.00€/pers (basis : 4 persons)

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