If you’re at all into impressionism or Monet in particular, then this is an essential day trip. The house is restored, along with original furniture and décor and you can look around most of it – the kitchen is a delight. But it’s the water garden (or Japanese garden as it’s often called) that steals the show. Here you can imagine Monet creating his lily canvasses among the huge, draping willows that surround the ponds. The village has other places of interest, not least the churchyard where the artist is buried, and lies in an attractive rural corner of Normandy.

Fondation Claude Monet, rue Claude Monet 27620 Giverny. Giverny village is 1.5 hours drive north-east of Paris. Guided tours available from the city;
Open: Daily except Mondays, 9.30am to 6pm, from April 1 to November 1;
giverny.org/gardens/

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