What to do · Giverny
Rue Claude Monet and the former Hôtel Baudy
Information
- Price
- Free
- Duration
- 1 h
- Season
- All year; the Baudy restaurant, April to October
- Who it's for
- All ages
- With a dog
- On a lead, in the street
Giverny is almost a single street, Rue Claude Monet, which runs from the painter's house to the church. Halfway along is the former Hôtel Baudy, where from 1886 the American painters who came to be near Monet stayed: they ate on the terrace, painted in the studios in the garden and exhibited in the rooms.
What to see
The rose garden and the Baudy studios are still there, behind the restaurant, which is open from April to October. Along the street, art galleries and stone houses with gardens. The whole walk, from Monet's house to the painter's grave, is less than a kilometre.
Tips
- Go down the street, not the road Rue Claude Monet is narrow and quiet; the road below is not.
Frequently asked questions
What was the Hôtel Baudy?
The hotel where Giverny's colony of American painters stayed from 1886. Today it is a restaurant with a garden.
As a familyWith a dog
