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THE NORMANDY & PARIS ILE-DE-FRANCE GUIDE 2018
Impressionist adventures - THE NORMANDY & PARIS ILE-DE-FRANCE GUIDE 2018 - Normandie Tourisme
Gustave Caillebotte, Parterre de marguerites, vers 1893 - Giverny, musée des impressionnismes, acquis grâce à la générosité de la Caisse des Dépôts, de la Caisse d’Epargne Normandie,
de SNCF Réseau, de la Société des amis du musée des impressionnismes Giverny et d’une souscription publique, 2016, MDIG 2016.2.1 à 4 © Giverny, musée des impressionnismes
                                                                                                                                                                                         IMPRESSIONIST ADVENTURES,
                                                                                                                                                                                         INSPIRING MOMENTS!

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                                                                                                                                                                                                      e l c o m e to Normandy, Paris and Île-de-France! It is in these
                                                                                                                                                                                                      regions and nowhere else that you will be able to admire marvellous
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Impressionist paintings while also enjoying the instantaneous
                                                                                                                                                                                         emotions that inspired their artists. It was here that the art movement that
                                                                                                                                                                                         revolutionised the history of art came into being and blossomed. Enamoured
                                                                                                                                                                                         of nature and the advances of modern life, the Impressionists set up their easels
                                                                                                                                                                                         in forests and gardens along the rivers Seine and Oise, on the Norman coasts,
                                                                                                                                                                                         and in the heart of Paris’s districts where modernity was at its height. These settings
                                                                                                                                                                                         and landscapes, which for the most part are still unspoiled, still bear the stamp
                                                                                                                                                                                         of the greatest Impressionist artists and their heirs: Daubigny, Boudin, Monet,
                                                                                                                                                                                         Renoir, Degas, Morisot, Pissarro, Caillebotte, Sisley, Van Gogh, Luce
                                                                                                                                                                                         and many others.
                                                                                                                                                                                         Today, these regions invite you to enjoy moments of pleasure
                                                                                                                                                                                         with a series of Impressionist journeys.
                                                                                                                                                                                         Ad m i r e the changing sky and light as you gaze out to sea,
                                                                                                                                                                                         recharge your batteries in the cool of a garden.
                                                                                                                                                                                         R e l i ve the artistic ebullience of Paris and Montmartre
                                                                                                                                                                                         and the authenticity of a bohemian culture.
                                                                                                                                                                                         En j o y joie de vivre in company:
                                                                                                                                                                                         a “déjeuner sur l’herbe” with family, or a glass of wine with friends
                                                                                                                                                                                         on the banks of the Oise or in an open-air café on the Seine.
                                                                                                                                                                                         B e moved by the beauty of the paintings that fill the museums,
                                                                                                                                                                                         enter the private lives of the artists, their gardens and house-studios.
                                                                                                                                                                                         The Impressionist adventures offer endless inspiring moments.
                                                                                                                                                                                         Just choose the ones you wish to enjoy!
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BON VOYAGE
                                                                                                                                     ROUEN

6    ITINERARIES
     Your Impressionist journey
     à la carte                                                                                                                 46   & THE BENDS
                                                                                                                                     OF THE SEINE
                                                                                                                                     Explore Rouen, the Impressionists’
                                                                                                                                     open-air studio

                                           In Normandy, Paris and Île-de-France,    If you wish to explore more

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                                           enjoy unique experiences in nine         Impressionist journeys, don’t hesitate to
                                           different regions deeply marked by       consult the websites of the Normandy
     MONTMARTRE                            the great Impressionist movement.        and Paris region Tourist Boards:                 ESTUARY
     Discover the masterpieces                                                                                                       From Le Havre to Deauville,
                                           Whether in urban settings or the open    normandie-tourisme.fr
     of Impressionism and relive                                                                                                     passing through Honfleur,
     the vivacity of the period            countryside, on the banks of the Seine   visitparisregion.com                             relive the dawn of Impressionism
                                           or the seashore, in preserved forests
                                           or the intimacy of a private garden,     For more information available on

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     BARBIZON, ITS                         these regions present all the beauty     the app “Destinations
                                           of the landscapes that inspired          Impressionnisme”:                                THE CÔTE
     SURROUNDINGS                          the Impressionist painters.              voyagesimpressionnistes.com                      D’ALBÂTRE
     & YERRES                                                                                                                        Enjoy a helping of art
     Discover Impressionism                This guide (available for download                                                        on the Côte d’Albâtre
     and its precursors south of Paris     on the site voyagesimpressionnistes.
                                           com) offers a selection of museums,

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                                           artists’ houses, visits and sites.
     THE BANKS
                                                                                                                                     TO THE
     OF THE SEINE
     Enjoy the beauty of the banks                                                                                                   COTENTIN
     of the Seine just outside Paris                                                                                                 Drift with the currents
                                                                                                                                     of Impressionism

     AUVERS

30   & THE OISE
     VALLEY
     From Pissarro to Van Gogh, follow
                                                                                                                                66   EXCURSIONS
                                                                                                                                     From Paris to Normandy,
                                                                                                                                     in the footsteps of the Impressionist
                                                                                                                                     painters
     in the footsteps of great artists

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     GIVERNY & ITS
     SURROUNDINGS
     See Giverny and experience
     Impressionism in the “si beau pays”
     of Claude Monet
                                                                                                                                70   AGENDA
                                                                                                                                     A selection of exhibitions in 2018
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Varengeville-
                                                                                                                                                       sur-Mer                                                                                                  Netherlands
                                                                                                                                                                  Dieppe                                                               Great Britain

                                                                                                                                                                   Offranville                                                                             Belgium        Germany
                                                                                                                                                      Veules-
                                                                                                                                           Fécamp     les-Roses
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Luxembourg
Beaumont-                                                                                                                              Yport
Hague     Gréville-Hague
                                        Barfleur                                                                                  Étretat                  THE CÔTE
                                                                                                                                                          D’ALBÂTRE
Vauville        Cherbourg-                                                                                                                                                                                                                             FRANCE         Switzerland
                en-Cotentin             Saint-Vaast-la Hougue
                                                                                                                       Sainte-Adresse
                                                                                                                                                                    Rouen                                                                                                      Italy
                                                                                                                            Le Havre
                              Grandcamp-Maisy                        Port-en-Bessin-
                                                                     Huppain                                          Trouville-sur-Mer                   ROUEN & THE BENDS
                                                                                                                         Deauville        Honfleur                OF THE SEINE
                                                                                                                     Houlgate                           La Bouille -Sahurs
                                                                     Bayeux                                                               THE SEINE                              Les Andelys                                   Spain
                                                                                                                                          ESTUARY
                                                                                                           Caen                                                                     GIVERNY &
                                           FROM CAEN TO                                                                                                                          ITS SURROUNDINGS
                                          THE COTENTIN                                                                                                                                                  AUVERS &
                                                                                                                                                                            Vernon      Giverny
                                                                                                                                  Fervaques                                                           THE OISE VALLEY
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 L’Isle-Adam
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Pontoise   Auvers-sur-Oise
                                                                                                                                                                             Mantes-la-Jolie
                                                                                                                                                                                               Saint-Germain- Chatou Asnières
                                                                                                                                                                                                       en-Laye

                                                             NORMANDY &
                                                                                                                                                                                                Croissy-sur-Seine       Île de la Jatte
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Marly-le-Roi    Bougival    PARIS & MONTMARTRE

                                                            PARIS - ÎLE FRANCE
                                                                        - DE -                                                                                                                     THE BENDS
                                                                                                                                                                                                  OF THE SEINE                    Yerres

                                                                                                                                                                                                                               FROM YERRES
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               TO BARBIZON

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Barbizon
                                                                                                  Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei                                                                                                                          Vulaines-sur-Seine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Fontainebleau
           CHATOU                17
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Moret-sur-Loing

           BARBIZON              60      73

                                                                                                                                                             9 REGIONS
           YERRES                28      52        42

           AUVERS-SUR-OISE       33      34        96        70

           GIVERNY               75      68      136        110           62

           ROUEN                136     125      191        175        105               67                                                                             IMPRESSIONIST
           LE HAVRE             210     188      252        236        206              132        90

           DIEPPE               198     190      253        237        166              133        67     118

           DISTANCES
                                PARIS

                                        CHATOU

                                                 BARBIZON

                                                            YERRES

                                                                      AUVERS-SUR-OISE

                                                                                        GIVERNY

                                                                                                  ROUEN

                                                                                                          LE HAVRE

                                                                                                                                                                             Site discussed               Impressionist site
           IN
                KM                                                                                                                                                           in the brochure              More info available on the app
                                                                                                                                                                                                          ”Destination Impressionnisme”,
                                                                                                                                                                                                          from the Guide du Routard
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DISCOVER THE MASTERPIECES
                                                                                                    OF IMPRESSIONISM AND RELIVE
                                                                                                    THE VIVACITY OF THE PERIOD

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                                                                                                            a r i s is an unmissable        Ma n e t , Monet, Degas, Renoir,
                                                                                                            destination in the              Pissarro, Caillebotte and others were
                                                                                                            Impressionist adventures.       thrilled by the city and its hectic life,

PARIS
                                                                                                    In 1859, Claude Monet moved from        which offered them new motifs.
                                                                                                    Le Havre to the capital, which          Today, Paris is home to the world’s
                                                                                                    he referred to as “stunning Paris”.     largest collection of Impressionist
                                                                                                    Napoleon III had recently undertaken    paintings, to which Claude Monet

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              Edgar Degas, La classe de danse - Musée dOrsay RMN Grand Palais © Hervé Lewandowski
                                                                                                    huge public works, directed by Baron    made a major contribution. Great
                                                                                                    Haussmann, to beautify and sanitise     museums with masterpieces by

 MONTMARTRE                                                                                         the capital city. The appearance
                                                                                                    of Paris altered dramatically
                                                                                                                                            the very greatest painters await you,
                                                                                                                                            and don’t forget that Paris is packed
                                                                                                    and the transformations generated       with places from the Impressionist
                                                                                                    a great change in the way of life of    era. A visit to the Butte of Montmartre
                                                                                                    its inhabitants: café-concerts,         is also essential, where the streets
                                                                                                    brasseries, balls, circuses, operas     and squares filled with history
                                                                                                    and theatres, parks and public          and lined with cafés and Parisian
                                                                                                    gardens, horseracing and many           nightlife still reflect the joie de vivre
                                                                                                    other forms of recreation came into     and ebullience of the Impressionist
                                                                                                    being. These were places that           era. All they are waiting for is your
                                                                                                    the Impressionists frequented           presence to really celebrate the festive
                                                                                                    and that they depicted as chroniclers   spirit.
                                                                                                    of the modern way of life.

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MUSÉE                        MUSEUM

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                                                                                                                                                                                                            GOOD IDEA

In 1986 the old station built to receive visitors to the Universal Exposition                                                     For André Masson (painter and decorator) this museum
of 1900 was turned into a museum dedicated to the arts of the years 1848–1914.                                                    is the “Sixtine Chapel of Impressionism”. It holds                      TWIN TICKET MUSÉE D’ORSAY
This unusual building is home to some of the greatest Impressionist paintings,                                                    the greatest and largest series of Lilies, masterpieces                 & MUSÉE DE L’ORANGERIE
such as Olympia and Le déjeuner sur l’herbe by Édouard Manet,                                                                     that Claude Monet offered the French state in 1918.                     Access to both the permanent
Women Ironing by Edgar Degas, the Dance at the Moulin                                                                             These eight mural paintings made up of 22 panels ring                   and temporary collections:
de la Galette and The Swing by Pierre-Auguste Renoir,                                                                             two oval rooms bathed with natural light through its glass              a visit to each of the two museums for €16.
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Validity: three months from date of purchase.
and London, Houses of Parliament and Rouen Cathedral                                                                              roof. The museum also holds the entire Walter-Guillaume
                                                                              G                                                   collection of 146 works, including 25 by Renoir,
                                                                  INSPIRIN
by Claude Monet. Other masterpieces                                                                                                                                                                       TWIN TICKET
in the museum are Starry Night                                                                                                    15 by Cézanne, and 1 each by Gauguin, Monet and Sisley.
                                                                               S                                                                                                                          MUSÉE DE L’ORANGERIE
and The Church at Auvers-sur-Oise
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                                                                                                                                                                                                          & FONDATION CLAUDE MONET
by Vincent van Gogh.                                                                                                                                                                                      GIVERNY
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                                                                                                                   GARNIER                                                          1 PARAPLUIE
                                                                                                                   Famous around the world,

                                                                                        © SLB / Christian Baraja
                                                                                                                   since 1875 the Opéra Garnier
                                                                                                                   has dominated one of the most
                                                                                                                   elegant avenues in Paris laid out
                                                                                                                   by Baron Haussmann. A great
                                                                                                                   lover of music and dance, Edgar
                                                                                                                   Degas was a regular visitor to
                                                                                                                   the Opéra. He was very fond of
                                                                                                                   the wings, and the rehearsals that

                                                                                                                                                                                   © D.Keller / PhotoProEvent
        MUSÉE
                                                                                                                   took place on the stage and
                                                                                                                   in the foyer, which inspired some of
                                         MUSEUM                                                                    his most beautiful paintings and

MARMOTTAN                                                                                                          sculptures, like the Little Dancer.

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  MONET
                                                                                                                   OPÉRA GARNIER
                                                               GOOD IDEA                                           Place de l’Opéra,
                                                                                                                   75009 Paris
                                                                                                                   www.operadeparis.fr

It is in this museum that you can admire the painting that   QUEUE-BEATER TWIN TICKET                                                                                              An excursion with a driver and commentary to discover the Paris
gave Impressionism its name, the emblematic Impression,      MUSÉE MARMOTTAN MONET                                                                                                 of the Impressionists in a 2CV. This unusual outing will introduce
Sunrise by Claude Monet. The Musée Marmottan Monet           & FONDATION CLAUDE MONET                                                                                              you to the places, monuments and city sights that so inspired
exhibits the world’s largest collection of works by Monet.   GIVERNY                                                                                                               the Impressionist painters, and allow you to compare the places
Bequeathed by the artist’s family, these works come          On sale in the two sites concerned.                                                                                   today with the original paintings presented on an iPad.
from the painter’s house in Giverny. Displayed in a space    Valid from 23 March
                                                             to 1 November 2018 inclusive.                                                                                         www.4roues-sous-1parapluie.com
measuring 200 m2 specially designed to hold the master’s     Adultes: €20.50                                                                                                       Tel: 01 58 59 27 82
paintings, landscapes of Normandy, Italy and Holland are     Reduced: €12
followed by an unequalled series of Lilies. A focal point    (children over 7, students under 25)

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     INSPIRIN
of Impressionism, the museum also holds the first            The disabled: €4

                                                                                                                                                 © JP. Delagarde / CRT Paris IDF
                                                             Free: children under 7
collection of works by Berthe Morisot. More masterpieces
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bear the names of Corot, Manet, Caillebotte, Pissaro,
Sisley, Renoir and Gauguin.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                       & THE   RENOIR GARDENS
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                         IN

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                                                                                                                               © J Sierpinski - CRT Paris IDF

                                                                                                                                                                 © musée de Montmartre / F. Reinhart
                                      © J. Sierpinski / CRT Paris IDF

                                                                        AN      IMPRESSIONIST
                                                                                     STROLL
                                                                             IN MONTMARTRE
What could be more romantic than                                        This interactive visit can be downloaded onto                                           Standing amidst a set of buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries,
to discover the Paris of the 19th century                               a telephone or tablet. The route introduces visitors                                    the museum is surrounded by three gardens and overlooks a vineyard
from the Seine?                                                         to the places that were dear to Renoir, Pissarro                                        onto a broad swath of the Seine Valley. Here, on the very spot where
The theme-based river trip                                              and Van Gogh. Please note: five information panels                                      Renoir had his studio (it was here he painted in particular
“The Paris of the Impressionists”                                       in Rue des Saules illustrate the Van Gogh itinerary                                     the Dance at the Moulin de la Galette and The Swing),
will plunge you into the “stunning                                      in Montmartre.                                                                          the museum illustrates the high times of the Butte.
capital” of the avant-garde painters                                                                                                                            Paintings, posters, musical scores and much more
                                                                        MONTMARTRE UN VILLAGE,                                                                  evoke the artistic effervescence associated with
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     INSPIRIN
whose greatest masterpieces were
                                                                        TOURIST OFFICE                                                                          Montmartre. A new space in the museum allows
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often inspired by the entire Paris region
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     MOMEN
and the Seine in particular.                                            7 rue Drevet, 75018 Paris                                                               visitors to soak up the atmosphere of the late 19th
                                                                        Tel: 01 42 62 21 21                                                                     century. The studio-apartment of Suzanne
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                e Musée
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     enoir in th ak up
For groups (minimum 15 people)                                          www.montmartre-guide.com                                                                Valadon (painter and painter’s model)
                                                                                                      ITINERARY
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     at in the Café R    m e to so
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DISCOVER IMPRESSIONISM
                                                                                                                                        AND ITS PRECURSORS
                                                                                                                                        SOUTH OF PARIS

                   Caillebotte Gustave (1848-1894), Le Nageur (détail) © RMN-Grand Palais (musée d’Orsay) / Photo : Adrien Didierjean
BARBIZON,
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                                                                                                                                                  ot far from Paris and its      Some of the paintings by Gustave
ITS SURROUNDINGS                                                                                                                                  vibrant atmosphere you
                                                                                                                                                  can enjoy the pleasures
                                                                                                                                                                                 Caillebotte were influenced by
                                                                                                                                                                                 the time he spent in his family

       &                                                                                                                                of the great outdoors at the gates
                                                                                                                                        of the capital. Between Yerres
                                                                                                                                                                                 property at Yerres to the east of Paris.
                                                                                                                                                                                 And Sisley spent the last 20 years

YERRES
                                                                                                                                        and Barbizon a broad band                of his life in Moret-sur-Loing.
                                                                                                                                        of countryside still bears the stamp     An outing taking in Barbizon,
                                                                                                                                        of the Impressionists and the painters   on the edge of Fontainebleau Forest,
                                                                                                                                        who preceded them. Its forest,           provides an excellent pretext for
                                                                                                                                        charming villages and rivers and         following the traces of the landscape
                                                                                                                                        streams drew painters to this region.    painters (such as Millet and Rousseau)
                                                                                                                                        Today its many places invite you         in the “Barbizon School”, the art
                                                                                                                                        to enter and discover their secrets:     movement that preceded
                                                                                                                                        artists’ houses, museums, dynamic        the Impressionists..
                                                                                                                                        galleries and more.

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MUSEUM                                                                 MUSÉE
JEAN-FRANÇOIS
                  MUSÉE                                                                          DÉPARTEMENTAL                                                                                                                                       THE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ARTISTS
                                                                                           DES
                                                                                                       PEINTRES DE                                                                                                                                   ITINERARY AT
          MILLET                                                                             BARBIZON                                                                                                                                                       FONTAINEBLEAU
Millet lived and worked here from 1849 until his death                                     The Auberge Ganne,
in 1875. It was in this studio that he painted such scenes                                 where the painters used to stay,
of rural life as The Angelus and The Gleaners, two                                         has been transformed into

                                                                                                                                                © Barbizon Tourisme
paintings that have travelled around the world and can                                     a museum containing some
be seen today in the musée d’Orsay. The studio still holds                                 100 works. With its period decor,
personal objects belonging to the artist, in particular his                                it gives an idea of the daily life
correspondence, drawings and engravings. Also displayed:                                   of the artists in the warm
a series of original works by masters of the Barbizon School.                              atmosphere of an inn.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     © A.Laurin / CRT Paris IDF
                                                                                                                                                                                  BARBIZON                                            ITINERARY

                                                                                                                                                                               PAINTERS

                                                                                                                                       © MDPB
                                                                                                                                                                      DISCOVERY CIRCUIT
                                                      © Office de Tourisme de Barbizon

                                                                                           MUSÉE DÉPARTEMENTAL                                                        Following in the footsteps of the 19th-century landscape                       For 40 years, the area of Fontainebleau
                                                                                           DES PEINTRES DE BARBIZON                                                   painters, this walk will introduce you to the village. In                      was the centre of an artistic revolution:
                                                                                           92 grande rue, 77630 Barbizon                                              Barbizon you will visit the places frequented by the artists                   that of the precursors of Impressionism.
                                                                                           Tel: 01 60 66 22 27                                                        on a daily basis before plunging into Fontainebleau                            Between Barbizon and Chailly-en-Bière,
                                                                                           www.musee-peintres-barbizon.fr                                             Forest (UNESCO biosphere) and the sites by which the                           discover the artists’ itinerary in the
                                                                                                                                                                      artists were inspired.                                                         footsteps of the Impressionists.
                                                                                                                                  MUSEUM                              The itinerary can be downloaded from www.fontainebleau-tourisme.com            Other walking routes in Fontainebleau Forest
                                                                                                                                                                      Audio-guides are also available for download on the site www.zevisit.com       can be downloaded from
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     www.fontainebleau-tourisme.com
                                                                                                                                                                      Don’t miss the open-air museum that exhibits 20 modern creations made
                                                                                                                                                                      in Venetian glass by mosaicist artists. This approximately 6 km cultural
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The summer home of Stéphane
Mallarmé from 1874 till his death in 1898,
the “Impressionist poet” in the words

                                                                                    OUTINGS
of Victor Hugo, and the “best friend” and

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defender of Édouard Manet, has today
been recreated with its furniture and
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family belongings, as well as works by
his artist friends. Berthe Morisot and her
daughter Julie Manet painted in                                                                                                ‘S
the property’s beautiful flower and
vegetable garden.                                                                   FOOTSTEPS
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                                                                                 Born to English parents, Alfred Sisley took up painting
                                                                                 in Paris with a group of young artists that included Bazille,
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                                                                                 Renoir and Monet. He settled in the region of Moret-sur-

                                                                                                                                                                                               RESIDENCE
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                                                                                 Loing about 1880, where he would remain for 20 years
                                                                                 till his death, immortalising the small mediaeval town
                                                                                 that has retained its charm intact. Many artists still visit
                                                                                 today to set up their easels. Sisley and his wife were buried
                                                                                 together, at his request, in Moret graveyard beneath                                  Gustave Caillebotte spent 19 years with his family                 NEW!
                                                                                 a rock from the forest of Fontainebleau. Several itineraries                          in their summer home in Yerres. During this                        Following refurbishment to restore the house as it was
                                                                                 will take you to the landscapes painted by Alfred Sisley                              period he painted 89 works and, from 1875                          during the lifetime of the painter, a visit to the property
                                                                                 in Moret and its surrounding villages: Saint-Mammès,                                  to 1879, created some of his most famous                           now draws you fully into the spirit of a summer home
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          at the end of the 19th century. Referred to as
                                                                                 Thomery, Veneux-les-Sablons.                                                          works, such as Bathers, Bank of the Yerres.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          the “Maison des illustres”, it faithfully reproduces
MUSEE DEPARTEMENTAL                                                              The Tourist Office offers guided visits.                                              For a complete visit to this beautiful white                       the personal world of the artist. The drawing room,
STÉPHANE MALLARMÉ                                                                                                                                                                                                                         dining room and billiards room have been entirely
                                                                                                                                                                       building and its 11 hectares of land,                              redecorated and Caillebotte’s bedroom has been
4, promenade Mallarmé, 77870 Vulaines-sur-Seine                                  OFFICE DE TOURISME DE MORET SEINE ET LOING                                            you can visit the property in augmented reality                    restored with its original furniture. Caillebotte’s studio,
Tél : 01 64 23 73 27 - www.musee-mallarme.fr
                                                                                 4 bis place de Samois, 77250 Moret-sur-Loing                                          on smartphones or by hiring a tablet.                              also fully restored, exhibits original works by the artist.
                                                                                 Tel: 01 60 70 41 66 / www.msl-tourisme.fr
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                                                                                                                                                                                                     ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Paris provided plenty
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                                                                                                                                                                                                     the Impressionists, the expansion
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                T h i s period was admirably
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                depicted by Monet’s La Grenouillère,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Party and Seurat’s Sunday Afternoon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                on La Grande Jatte, which feature
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                                                                                                                                                                                                     of the railways, the improvement
                                                                                                                                                                                                     in painting materials and the growth       guinguettes (open-air dance halls),
                                                                                                                                                                                                     in popularity of recreational activities   afternoon siestas, boating trips and

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                                                                                                                                                                                                     offered them new motifs close to           picnics. Such inspiring moments,
                                                                                                                                                                                                     the capital. It was in the “Country        captured by the Impressionists, are
                                                                                                                                                                                                     of the Impressionists” through             still very much to be had.
                                                                                                                                                                                                     which the Seine winds, such as
                                                                                                                                                                                                     at Chatou, Bougival and on the Île
                                                                                                                                                                                                     de la Jatte, that a joie de vivre was
                                                                                                                                                                                                     cultivated around the pleasures
                                                                                                                                                                                                     of frivolity, dancing and boating.

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The Impressionists itinerary, which
features reproductions of paintings
inspired by the Île de la Jatte,

                                                                                                                    Vincent van Gogh , La pêche au printemps
is the chance to discover this very
special place made famous around
the world by Georges Seurat
and his painting Sunday Afternoon
on La Grande Jatte.
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Itinerary available on www.tourisme92.com

                                                                                                                                                               Auguste Renoir continually sang the praises of the Maison Fournaise,
                                                                                                                                                               which he called “the prettiest place around Paris”. This guinguette attracted
                                                                                                                                                               crowds who came to dance and flirt, but also the Impressionist painters looking
                                                            Between Asnières Bridge and Clichy Bridge, discover                                                for new motifs. The restaurant there today recreates the setting of the era,
                                                            the landscapes that influenced such famous painters                                                in particular the famous terrace looking onto the River Seine, which provided
                                                            as Van Gogh, Émile Bernard, Paul Signac and Georges                                                the background in Renoir’s famous painting The Luncheon of the Boating Party.
                                                            Seurat, for whom Asnières was both home and a place                                                The restaurant serves traditional French cuisine and a meal there can be continued
                                                            of inspiration.                                                                                    with a visit to the museum where, in winter, paintings of the countryside
                                                                                                                                                               around the Seine by lesser-known masters evoke the period
                                                            Itinerary open to all or guided visits on reservation
                                                            at the Direction de la Culture et du Tourisme,
                                                                                                                                                               of boating parties. During the summer, it is a place
                                                            Asnières Town Hall                                                                                 for temporary exhibitions.
                                            © JL Dolmaire

                                                            Tel: 01 41 11 14 21
                                                                                                                                                               A route around the museum with questions
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From Chatou to Croissy-sur-Seine,
and from Louveciennes to Marly-le-
Roi, discover the landscapes painted
by Renoir, Sisley, Monet and Pissarro
by means of 30 reproductions of their
paintings placed in the exact spot
where the artists set up their easels.

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A detailed map traces out itineraries
in places of interest and other
remarkable sites.

OFFICE DE TOURISME
INTERCOMMUNAL SAINT GERMAIN
BOUCLES DE SEINE
                                                                               LE
                                                                                     MUSÉE                                 DE

                                                                                                                                         © Tourisme Bougival
Jardin des arts, 3 rue Henri IV,
78100 Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Tel: 01 30 87 20 63
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                                                                            GRENOUILLÈRE
www.seine-saintgermain.fr
                                                                       Between 1855 and 1928 this guinguette attracted
                                                                       Parisians avid to enjoy their leisure time and
                                                                       inspired Renoir and Monet in particular to paint
                                                                       several works. With its collection of paintings,
                                                                       objects and engravings displayed in the setting                  Bougival, its river banks and islands attracted                       Would you like to travel on the Seine
                                                                                                                                        the Impressionists. Follow the itinerary in the footsteps             in a novel way on the traces of Monet,
                                    © Jarry-Tripelon / CRT Paris IDF

                                                                       of a guinguette from the Belle Époque,                                                                                                 Renoir and Sisley? Nautic Park in Bougival
                                                                       the museum is representative of the activities,                  of Alfred Sisley, Berthe Morisot, Claude Monet,                       offers a 2-hour trip in an inflatable dinghy
                                                                       culture and pleasure so beloved                                  Auguste Renoir and Camille Pissarro. It is still possible             that will take you to emblematic places
                                                                       of the Impressionists.                                           to find the views in this charming little town on                     like the Île de la Grenouillère, Bougival,
                                                                                                                                        the banks of the Seine, just as the painters saw them.                the Machine at Marly, and the Musée-
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Restaurant Fournaise.
                                                                       MUSÉE DE LA GRENOUILLÈRE                                         Boating, walks, barges berthed by the bank, riverside
                                                                       Espace Chanorier                                                 parties and dances on riverboats bring the scenes to life.            NAUTIC PARK
                                                                       12 Grande Rue, 78290 Croissy-sur-Seine                                                                                                 Île de la Chaussée, 78380 Bougival
                                                                       Tel: 01 30 53 61 02 - www.grenouillere-museum.com                                                                                      Tel: 06 37 22 34 77
                                                                                                                                        OFFICE DE TOURISME DE BOUGIVAL                                        www.nauticpark.com
                                                                                                                                        1 rue du Général Leclerc (entrée quai Clémenceau),                    Reservations required.
                                                                                                                                        bâtiment A, 78380 Bougival
                                                                                                                                        Tel : 01 39 69 21 23
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On the banks of the Seine, just in front
of the Île des Impressionnistes, come and
discover a bit of Giverny in Rueil-Malmaison
as you walk through the Parc des Impressionnistes.
The gardeners took the inspiration from
the palettes of the painters to create a living
picture in vivid colours.

PARC DES IMPRESSIONNISTES

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Allée Jacques Prévert (or by the banks of the Seine),

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92500 Rueil-Malmaison
www.rueil-tourisme.com

                                                                                       Meudon’s art and history museum has                          Once the residence of the artist, the museum is dedicated to the work of Maurice
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                                                                                       a collection of paintings and watercolours                   Denis, the painter and theoretician of the Nabi group. In addition to the paintings
                                                                                       representative of the history of French                      of this artist, the museum exhibits a collection of works by artists from the Symbolist,
                                                                                       landscape painting, from the late 18th                       Nabi, and Post-Impressionist movements, as well as by painters from the Pont-Aven
                                                                                       century to the 1950s. The Barbizon                           group, such as Sérusier, Gauguin and Vuillard.
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FROM PISSARRO TO VAN GOGH,
                                                                                                                                                      FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS

           Vincent van Gogh, L’église d’Auvers-sur-Oise, 1890 (détail), Collection Dr Gachet © RMN-Grand Palais (musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski
                                                                                                                                                      OF GREAT ARTISTS IN AUVERS
                                                                                                                                                      AND THE OISE VALLEY

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                                                                                                                                                                i n c e n t van Gogh moved      Although the town owes its

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                                                                                                                                                                to Auvers-sur-Oise in
                                                                                                                                                                spring 1890, having left
                                                                                                                                                      the south of France where he had
                                                                                                                                                                                                international fame to Vincent
                                                                                                                                                                                                van Gogh, it is also known for Charles
                                                                                                                                                                                                 François Daubigny, a precursor

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                                                                                                                                                      been placed in a psychiatric hospital.    of the Impressionists and a source
                                                                                                                                                      “Auvers is seriously beautiful”           of inspiration to Van Gogh.

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                                                                                                                                                      he wrote to his brother Theo.             A veritable centre of art, Auvers
                                                                                                                                                      It was here that he spent the last        attracted Corot, then Pissarro

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 THE                                                                                                                                                  70 days of his life, an extraordinarily
                                                                                                                                                      productive period in his art.
                                                                                                                                                                                                and Cézanne contributed to its
                                                                                                                                                                                                fame. And Pontoise was made just

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                                                                                                                                                      He painted more than 80 canvases,         as famous by Camille Pissarro.
                                                                                                                                                      including the famous Church               From Auvers to Pontoise, by way
                                                                                                                                                      at Auvers-sur-Oise. He also died          of Isle-Adam, the Impressionist
                                                                                                                                                      there in tragic and mysterious            adventures invite you to enjoy
                                                                                                                                                      circumstances and is buried               special moments by discovering
                                                                                                                                                      in the town’s churchyard, where           the valley of the River Oise,
                                                                                                                                                      his brother joined him soon after.        a region of creation and inspiration
                                                                                                                                                      Today, Auvers-sur-Oise is                 for generations of artists.
                                                                                                                                                      a true open-air museum that
                                                                                                                                                      has succeeded in maintaining its
                                                                                                                                                      rural and picturesque nature.

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                                                                                                                                               his body was buried in the village
                                                                                                                                               graveyard. Six months later, his brother
A direct train links the Gare du Nord
                                                                                                                                               Theo also died and his widow had
in Paris with Auvers-sur-Oise every
                                                                                                                                               his remains transferred to Auvers-sur-
Saturday, Sunday and public holiday
                                                                                                                                               Oise so that the two brothers could
between 7 April and 28 October 2018.
                                                                                                                                               be reunited. The ivy that covers
OUTBOUND                                                                                                                                       the two graves comes from
                                                                                                                                               the garden of the house belonging

                                                                                                             © J.Cornish / Institut Van Gogh
Leave Gare du Nord – 9.38am                                                                                                                    to Dr Gachet.
Arrive Auvers-sur-Oise – 10.26am

RETURN
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        WALK
Leave Auvers-sur-Oise – 6.32pm

                                                                                                                                                © J. Tripelon / CRT Paris IDF
Arrive Gare du Nord – 7.05pm

Times subject to change,
consult www.transilien.com
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Vincent van Gogh painted more than 80 paintings
                                                  The spirit of the painter still inhabits the attics of                                                                                          in Auvers-sur-Oise. This walk will take you through
                                                  the Auberge Ravoux, where he lived during his stay                                                                                              the streets of the village in his footsteps, but also
                                                  in Auvers-sur-Oise. In room number 5, which he occupied,                                                                                        in those of Cézanne, Pissarro, Dr Gachet
                                                  the glory of Van Gogh is replaced by an atmosphere                                                                                              and Daubigny.
                                                  of intimacy. The dining room is a place of animation                                         CIMETIÈRE
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                                                                                                                                                                                                  Guided visit every third Sunday of the month at 3pm, from April to October.

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                                                  where you can enjoy simple but genuine cuisine                                               D’AUVERS-SUR-OISE                                  Maps and audio-guides available at the Tourist Office.
                                                  in the warm atmosphere of an artists’ café.                                                  95430 Auvers-sur-Oise
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                                                                                                                                                                                          The first artist to settle in Auvers-sur-Oise, Charles
                                                                                                                                                                                          François Daubigny was later joined by a plethora
                                                                                                                                                      DE                                  of other artists, such as Vincent van Gogh. Housed
                                                                                                                                                                                          in a manor, the Musée Daubigny pays tribute

                                                                                                               ABSINTHE
                                                                                                              L’                                                                          to the work of this landscape artist and precursor
                                                                                                                                                                                          of Impressionism.

                                                                                                              To explain the importance of absinthe in the social
                                                                                                              and cultural life of the 19th century, the museum
                                                                                                              displays a unique and authentic collection of
                                                                                                              the objects necessary to its ritual consumption,

                                                                                           © Olivier Gaulon
                                                                                                              as well as drawings, etchings and paintings.
                                                                                                              The aromatic plants required for its manufacture
                                                                                                              grow in its garden.
                                                                                                              Tastings available.

                                                                                                                                                                                           © Musée Daubigny
                                                                                                              MUSÉE DE L’ABSINTHE
NEW!
                                                                                                              44, rue Callé, 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise
The château has a new presentation called                                                                     Tel: 01 30 36 83 26
“Vision Impressionniste, Naissance et Descendance”.                                                           www.musee-absinthe.com
The history of Impressionism is told by the French
actor Jacques Gamblin as you visit eight spaces
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that make good use of digital devices. Don’t miss
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                                                                                                                                                                                          Manoir des Colombières
the departmental collection, which in particular                                                                   MUSEUM
                                                                                                                                                                                          Rue de la Sansonne, 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise
includes Claude Monet’s painting The Station                                                                                                                                              Tel: 01 30 36 80 20
                                                                                             in Auvers
at Argenteuil. Also to be enjoyed are the elegant                                 e bridge             ,                                                                                  www.museedaubigny.comv
                                                             at  th e foot of th ions on the Oise
gardens and restaurant rooms.                          S it                       ct
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                                                                                                             MAISON

                                                                      © D. et M. Raskin
                                                                                                             - ATELIER
                                                                                          BOGGIO
     MAISON-
ATELIER
 DAUBIGNY
                                                                                           © Xavier Boggio

                                                                                                                                           © Eric Hesmerg
Classified as a Historic Monument and with the label
“Maison des illustres“, this building preserves
a genuine 19th century atmosphere. The outstanding
painted decoration in this large house-studio was
the work of Daubigny and his son, but also of Corot,
Daumier and Oudinot, illustrative of the artistic
blossoming that occurred during this period.
                                                                                          This is a new site for the public.
                                                                                          Another of the sites labelled “Maison                             MAISON DU
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                                                                                          des illustres“, this lovely property has                                                                 SITE
MAISON-ATELIER DAUBIGNY                                                                   belonged to the Boggio family for more
61 rue Daubigny, 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise                                                    than a hundred years and was the house
Tel: 01 30 36 71 81                                                                       and studio of painter Émile Boggio from
www.atelier-daubigny.com                                                                  1910 to 1920. Xavier Boggio, also
                                                                                          a painter and sculptor, lives and works          A doctor, member of scholarly societies, amateur painter
                                                                                          here surrounded by original works by             and engraver, Dr Gachet bought his house in Auvers in 1872.
                                                                                          his great-uncle. Wishing to maintain             He drew and engraved in the company of Cézanne and Pissarro.
    SITE                                                                                  the property in good condition and to            At Pissarro’s request, in 1890 he received Vincent van Gogh
                                                                                          open it to the public and other artists,         on his arrival in the town and took a personal interest
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                                                                                          his art and life.                                Dr Gachet by painting three portraits of him.
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                                                   en – half                              MAISON-ATELIER BOGGIO                            for art exhibitions. The house has been labelled
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               THE

                                                                                                                       © Destination Tourisme L’Isle Adam
   IMPRESSIONIST

       WALK
AT     SAINT-OUEN-
  L’
     AUMÔNE

                                                                 MUSÉE D’ART ET
                                © Ville de Saint-Ouen l’Aumône

                                                                  D’
                                                                     HISTOIRE

                                                                                                                                                            © Ville de Pontoise
                                                                        LOUIS
                                                                    SENLECQ
                                                                                                                                                                                              MUSÉE
A walk in 11 stages along                                        This museum has a fine collection of paintings
the quai de l’Écluse et du Halage,                               by the School of the Banks of the Oise, including                                                                                                                 MUSEUM
where a series of panels gives                                   by its best known representative Jules Dupré.

                                                                                                                                                                                  PISSARRO
faithful representations of famous                               This friend of Théodore Rousseau left Barbizon
paintings painted between 1872                                   to set up a studio at l’Isle-Adam, where he painted
and 1908. The panels are situated                                the landscapes of the Oise valley.
in the same spots that the painters
set up their easels to capture                                   MUSÉE D’ART ET D’HISTOIRE                                                                                        Opened on the 150th anniversary of the birth of Pissarro, this recently renovated
the landscapes of the banks                                      LOUIS SENLECQ                                                                                                    and enlarged museum pays tribute to the Impressionist master who lived in Pontoise
of the Oise.                                                     31 grande rue, 95290 L’Isle Adam                                                                                 between 1866 and 1868, then again between 1872 and 1884. It presents works
                                                                 Tél : 01 74 56 11 23                                                                                             by Camille Pissarro and his five children, and by artists who worked in the area
SAINT-OUEN-L’AUMÔNE                                              musee.ville-isle-adam.fr                                                                                         between Pontoise and Isle-Adam in the second half of the 19th century: Daubigny,
95310 Saint-Ouen-l’Aumône                                                                                                                                                         Guillaumin, Signac, Hayet, Piette, Daumier and Thornley.
www.ville-saintouenlaumone.fr
                                                                                                                                                                                  MUSÉE PISSARRO
                                                                   MUSEUM                                                                                                         17 rue du Château, 95000 Pontoise
                                                                                                                                                                                  Tél. : 01 30 38 02 40
                                                                                                                                                                                  www.ville-pontoise.fr

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SEE GIVERNY
                                                                                        AND EXPERIENCE
                                                                                        IMPRESSIONISM
                                                                                        IN THE “SI BEAU PAYS”
                                                                                        OF CLAUDE MONET

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                                                                                                 o see Giverny and live         cascades of flowers and
                                                                                                 Impressionism at first hand,   reflections of the light. Plunge
                                                                                                 enjoy a sensorial experience   into this picturesque setting
                                                                                        at the doors of Normandy, in            by visiting the house and gardens
                                                                                        the “si beau pays” where Claude         of the artist, the musée
&   ITS SURROUNDINGS                                                                    Monet settled in 1883. Monet would      des impressionnismes, and
                                                                                        spend 43 years in this small village    the many galleries that line
                                                                                        of 300 souls. He experienced joys       the streets of the village. Both
                                                                                        in the village and the death of loved   Giverny and the surrounding area
                                                                                        ones, but above all his time there      are marked by the stately presence

                       Claude Monet (1840-1926), Les Nymphéas, 1908 © musée de Vernon
                                                                                        was marked by the international         of the Seine. From Vernon
                                                                                        recognition he received for his         to Les Andelys, passing through
                                                                                        series of Lilies, Haystacks and         Mantes-la-Jolie, this headstrong
                                                                                        Poplars. Exploring the village and      and impetuous river, like
                                                                                        its surrounding area, like Vernon,      the Impressionists themselves,
                                                                                        you will live the same experiences      would inspire Claude Monet, Paul
                                                                                        that inspired the painter: landscapes   Signac and Maximilien Luce.
                                                                                        that change appearance with the light
                                                                                        and wind, an explosion of colours,

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     ANCIEN
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                                                                                                                                      © Maison Claude Monet © Fondation Claude Monet, Giverny
HÔTEL                                               IMPRESSIONNISMES
    BAUDY
In 1887, the first painters
who would make up the future
                                                        DE
                                                              GIVERNY
colony of American artists came
looking for somewhere to stay
in the village. Madame Baudy
decided, therefore, to turn
her grocery-refreshment room
into a hotel-restaurant. Bustling
and convivial, it became
the setting for animated
evenings in the company
of such artists as Monet, Renoir,
Robinson and Cézanne. More
than 18 nationalities settled
in the hotel, which today has                                                                                                        MAISON ET JARDIN DE
                                                                                                                                     CLAUDE MONET
become a restaurant.

                                                                                                                            © MDIG
This history-filled house is still
redolent of the Impressionist
period.

                                                    Each year the museum puts on two high quality temporary                          The house and garden of Claude Monet offer an insight into the painter’s
                                                    exhibitions related to the Impressionist movement,                               family life. With its objects and memories, the house with green shutters
                                                    its precursors and its French and foreign heirs. And this year                   is infused with the master’s spirit. It invites you to enter into the daily life    SITE
                                                    the permanent exhibition has a space dedicated to Hiramatsu                      of the artist thanks in particular to its collection of Japanese prints
                                                    Reji. During its exhibitions, the museum organises many                          and the re-creation of the bedrooms. The house is the result of Monet’s
                                 © CRTN C. Hebert

                                                    activities: painting workshops for children and adults, a games                  immediate love for Giverny. He had his first sight of the village
                                                    book for children, lectures and guided visits. The museum                        as he was passing it on a train and immediately fell under
                                                    has also developed several apps and mini-sites (La galaxie                       its charm. In this pink rough-cast house, which he bought
                                                    des impressionnismes, Iris et les graines lumineuses)                            in 1890, he found the principal subjects of his paintings.
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                                                    to deepen your understanding of Impressionism in                                 He was so attached to Giverny that to leave it
                                                    a playful manner. The garden too is a veritable eulogy                           for any period became a terrible wrench.                                          S            T
ANCIEN HÔTEL BAUDY
                                                    to colour, delicate hues and the pleasures of aromatic plants.                                                                                              MOMEN
                                                                                                                                     MAISON ET JARDINS                                                                                            r of
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81 rue Claude Monet, 27620 Giverny                  MUSÉE DES IMPRESSIONNISMES                                                       DE CLAUDE MONET                                                              th e  b e d room of s on the window
                                                                                                                                                                                                           Enter                       m
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ce your ar sh garden with
Tel: 02 32 21 10 03                                                                                                                                                                                              nism, pla            lu
                                                    99 rue Claude Monet, 27620 Giverny                                               84 rue Claude Monet, 27620 Giverny                              Impressio aze out on the               ents. Ou g
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Free entry to the rose garden                                                                                                                                                                                  d
                                                    Tel: 02 32 51 94 65 / www.mdig.fr                                                Tel: 02 32 51 28 21                                               rail an         s of colou do the same thin
and the shop of miniatures.                                                                                                                                                                                   u sa n d
                                                    Free entry on the first Sunday of each month.                                    www.fondation-monet.com                                          its tho        den, you
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 can
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                                                    From 16 to 26 July 2018 the main exhibition rooms are closed                                                                                         in the gar panese bridge. onet with
                                                                                                                                                                                                             on the Ja hysical link as M
                                                    for preparation of the new temporary exhibition.                                                                                                                      p                  e lilies in
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                                                                                                             Théodore Earl Butler, la collégiale de Vernon, 1ère moitié du XXe s.
CULTURAL                                             ITINERARY

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                                                                                                                                                                                                      © Musée de l’Hôtel-Dieu, Mantes-la-Jolie
                                                                                                             © Musée de Vernon

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Maximilien LUCE, Rolleboise,
                                                                                                                                                                                                      l’arbre en fleurs, vers 1920
                                                                                                                                                                                    MUSÉE DE
                                                                                                            VERNON                                                                                  This attractive museum, not far from the banks
                                                                                                                                                                                                    of the Seine, is home to more than 350 works
                                                                                                                                                                                                    by the Neo-Impressionist painter Maximilien Luce.
                                                                                                            This discreet and charming museum is housed

                                                                                             © T. Berteil
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Living in Rolleboise in 1917, this artist with strong
                                                                                                            in a 15th-century private residence and lies
                                                                                                                                                                                                    anarchist tendencies found the banks the Seine
                                                                                                            only 5 km from Giverny on the other bank
                                                                                                                                                                                                    an ideal motif to express his unique art, dominated
                                                                                                            of the Seine. Its collection includes many
                                                                                                                                                                                                    by light and his admiration for the world
                                                                                                            Impressionist works by the American Theodore
                                                                                                                                                                                                    of working men and women.
                                                                                                            Butler, Blanche Hoschédé-Monet (the master’s
Include in your stroll this itinerary featuring
                                                                                                            stepdaughter), the pointillist Pierre Bonnard,
20 panels in French and English that describe
the history of Giverny and those people who
                                                                  !                                         and the Nabis Félix Valloton and Maurice Denis.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    MUSÉE DE L’HÔTEL-DIEU
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1 rue Thiers, 78200 Mantes-la-jolie
                                                                 INFO                                       Claude Monet is represented by a tondo from
have marked its history. Claude Monet, Theodore                                                                                                                                                     Tel: 01 34 78 86 60 / www.manteslajolie.fr
                                                                                                            his series of Lilies, of which there are only four                                      Closed for works until autumn 2018.
Butler, Lilla Cabot Perry and Vaclav Radimsky are
                                                                                                            in the world. This museum is not to be missed.
some of those illustrious individuals who have          Painting takes on a new dimension on
wandered through the village and its surroundings       a digital device. The mini-site “La galaxie
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in search of motifs and inspiration. On your walk
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                                                        des impressionnismes” was developed

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                                                        in 2017 by the musée des impressionnismes           12 rue du pont, 27200 Vernon
you will discover the very beautiful Romanesque
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                                                        to refine your understanding of the varied          Tel: 02 32 21 28 09
Church of St Radegonde next to Claude                   world of the painters of this movement              www.vernon27.fr
Monet’s last dwelling place before his death            in a colourful and recreational manner.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  off
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        erience
on 5 December 1926.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         nist exp                euil
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                                                                                                                                                                                                               the beat                     of the                   and
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Claude Monet (1840-1926), Le Portail, plein soleil, 1894 © Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
                                                                                                                                                                                                    EXPLORE ROUEN,
                                                                                                                                                                                                    THE IMPRESSIONISTS’
                                                                                                                                                                                                    OPEN-AIR STUDIO

                                                                                                                                                                                                    T
                                                                                                                                                                                                             h e open-air studio of          He found a small room to rent right
                                                                                                                                                                                                             the most famous painters,       in front of the building. He was sure
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Rouen and the Seine Valley      it would give him the perfect view.

ROUEN
                                                                                                                                                                                                    will offer you an unforgettable          Sitting at its window, Monet painted
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Impressionist journey. Like Monet,       a series of some 30 pictures of
                                                                                                                                                                                                    you will be dazzled by its cathedral     the city’s Notre-Dame cathedral that
                                                                                                                                                                                                    and the variations in its colours with   today are spread across the world.
& THE BENDS OF THE SEINE                                                                                                                                                                            the changing light. Like Pissarro        During the Post-Impressionist
                                                                                                                                                                                                    and Sisley, you will be captivated       period, a prestigious painting school
                                                                                                                                                                                                    by the narrow streets charged with       developed in the city – the School of
                                                                                                                                                                                                    history, the magic of the river and      Rouen. It counted among its pupils
                                                                                                                                                                                                    the picturesque villages that line       such renowned artists as Lebourg,
                                                                                                                                                                                                    its banks. In 1892 and 1893, Claude      Angrand and Delattre, who all took
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Monet stayed in Rouen on several         the Seine, with its changing and
                                                                                                                                                                                                    occasions. He discovered the city’s      misty atmosphere, as their favourite
                                                                                                                                                                                                    artistic potential, in particular        subject.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    its cathedral, whose beauty
                                                                                                                                                                                                    immediately leapt to his eyes.

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                                                                                                In its beautiful 19th century building, Rouen’s
                                                                                                fine arts museum holds a fine collection of works,
                                                                                                in particular a large group of Impressionist
                                                                                                paintings. Free of charge, the museum includes
                                               © Normandie Tourisme & Congrès / JF Lange

                                                                                                major works by Claude Monet, like Rouen

                                                                                                                                                                                                 ROUEN
                                                                                                Cathedral, Camille Pissarro, Gustave Caillebotte                                                                                                                           A resort village for the citizens
                                                                                                and Alfred Sisley. The museum also exhibits                                                                                                                                of Rouen during the 19th century,

                                                                                                                                                                                                 CATHEDRAL
                                                                                                several Impressionist works by members of                                                                                                                                  the village of La Bouille has become
                                                                                                the School of Rouen – Alfred Lebourg, Charles                                                                                                                              famous for its geographic location
                                                                                                Angrand, Robert-Antoine Pichon and Joseph                                                                                                                                  in the Seine valley. Its evenings
                                                                                                Delattre.                                                                                                                                                                  at dusk, ships and riverbanks have
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           been extolled by William Turner,
                                                                                                Refreshments in the delightful sculpture                                                                                                                                   Camille Pissarro, Alfred Sisley and
                                                                                                garden, beneath an elegant glass roof, will add                                                  A few steps from the Rue du Gros-Horloge and ancient Rouen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Albert Lebourg. Today La Bouille
                                                                                                a pleasant moment to your visit to this cultural gem.                                            stands the majestic Gothic cathedral of Notre-Dame. It was
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           still has its ferryboat and charming
                                                                                                                                                                                                 completed in 1506 but had to endure the tribulations of history,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           towpath. While staying in Rouen
                                                                                                MUSÉE DES BEAUX-ARTS DE ROUEN                                                                    in particular World War II. Classed as a historic monument
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           and La Bouille, you can also enjoy
                                                                                                                                                                                                 in 1862, it contains the tomb of the Dukes of Normandy.
                                                                                                Esplanade Marcel Duchamp, 76000 Rouen                                                                                                                                      the relaxed pleasure of a river cruise.
                                                                                                Tel: 02 35 71 28 40                                                                              A favourite subject of many artists, Monet painted a large
                                                                                                www.mbarouen.fr                                                                                  series of it, and the Fauve painter Pierre Dumont also took
                                                                                                Free entry to the permanent collections.                                                                                                                                   ROUEN NORMANDIE
                                                                                                                                                                                                 it as a model. The cathedral choir is the setting                         TOURISME ET CONGRES
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FROM LE HAVRE
                                                                                            TO DEAUVILLE, PASSING
                                                                                            THROUGH HONFLEUR,
                                                                                            RELIVE THE DAWN
  THE                                                                                       OF IMPRESSIONISM

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                                                                                                          i t h its major sites of    T h e spreading of the railways
                                                                                                          Le Havre and Honfleur,      provided the Impressionists
                                                                                                          this region will fill you   with the chance to make the nooks
                                                                                            with a host of fleeting impressions       and crannies of Normandy their

           Adolphe-Félix Cals, un dimanche à Saint-Siméon @ musée Eugène Boudin, Honfleur
                                                                                            experienced and exalted by                motifs. Some set up their easels
                                                                                            the Impressionists. Watch the changes     on the coastline. Was it not Eugène

 ESTUARY                                                                                    in the sky and light dear to Boudin
                                                                                            in Honfleur, stroll by the docks and
                                                                                                                                      Boudin who advised the young
                                                                                                                                      Claude Monet to paint seascapes
                                                                                            admire the breathtaking view from         as, to his eyes, “the sea and its skies
                                                                                            the Côte de Grâce immortalised by         are so beautiful”? Thus Monet too
                                                                                            the Impressionist painters. Share,        glorified Sainte-Adresse. Eugène
                                                                                            145 years later, the experience with      Boudin employed his talent
                                                                                            Monet of a sunrise over the sea from      and mastery of detail to portray
                                                                                            the wharfs of Le Havre.                   Honfleur and Trouville. And Camille
                                                                                                                                      Pissarro depicted the bustling port
                                                                                                                                      in Le Havre in over 20 paintings.

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                                                                                                What is the best way to combine          It was in Le Havre in 1872 that Claude Monet painted Impression,
                                                                                                painting and digital technology?         Sunrise and gave the Impressionist movement its name. The town
                                                                                                By downloading the app “Le Havre         enjoyed the finest flowers of painting at the time, including Boudin,
                                                                                                impressionniste et fauve”. Each          Monet and Jongkind. The town museum, the MuMa, has a splendid
                                                                                                time you arrive at a site in the town    collection of Impressionist paintings, with works by Boudin, Monet,
                                                                                                that has been painted, the app will      Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley and Degas, as well as by Courbet and Corot.
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                                                                                                notify you. All you need to do is        All these, and many others, you will admire as you wander round
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                                                                                                admire the painting and listen           the museum in Le Havre. Constructed in the 1960s,
                                                                                                to the commentary.                       the building enjoys a transparent and luminous
                                          Quai                                                                                           architectural design. Facing out to sea,
                               from the
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                                                                                     Gustave Courbet , Rivage près de Honfleur @ H Brauner - Musee E. Boudin
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Fascinated by the estuary light,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Boudin, Courbet, Daubigny
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               and many other artists stayed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               at the Saint-Siméon Inn, run
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               by Mère Toutain. At the end of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               the 1850s, this mythical place
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               saw cultural gatherings of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Impressionist painters,

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               musicians, poets, etc. Today
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               this famous establishment is
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               a top quality hotel-restaurant.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               HÔTEL-RESTAURANT
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               20 Rue Adolphe Marais,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               14600 Honfleur
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Tel: 02 31 81 78 00

                                                                                                                                                                                               HONFLEUR &                                ITINERARY

                                                                                                                                                                                       ITS
                                                                                                                                                                                             PAINTERS
An outing to Honfleur will inevitably take you to the Vieux-Bassin and into the streets                                                                                                On 25 May, 15 June and 21 September Honfleur Tourist Office will
of the district of Sainte-Catherine, made famous by Monet, Jongkind and Boudin.                                                                                                        present a dramatised tour titled “Eugène raconte à la poupée:
To complete the Impressionist experience, make sure to take the detour to the museum                                                                                                   Le temps des Impressionnistes”. This Impressionist journey will
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dedicated to Eugène Boudin. It holds no fewer than 100 paintings by this artist,                                                                                                       take you on the traces of Eugène Boudin. You can also discover
nicknamed the “King of the skies” by Camille Corot, surrounded by works by Monet,                                                                                                      Honfleur as a family with the app “Rando-jeu” (which won
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         TS
Courbet and Jongkind. And you will be able to compare the different interpretations                                                                                                    a tourist prize in 2015). A free brochure “Sur les pas                    MOMEN
of the same place – The Church Clocktower – by Jongkind and Boudin.                                                                                                                    des peintres” completes the visit.                                                                               lle,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         of Deauvi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    r th e sp lendours s”. Visit
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Boudin.
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