AUVERS SUR OISE & GIVERNY MUSEUM (9 Hours)

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AUVERS SUR OISE & GIVERNY MUSEUM – PRIVATE GUIDED TOUR (9 Hours)

Code : AOGI/09H

This 9-hour excursion will allow you to visit in the morning :

– The village of Auvers-sur-Oise : a stroll through the village will allow you to discover the Ravoux Inn, that Van Gogh made famous by lodging there during the last months of his life, the house of the doctor Gachet and, of course, the wonderful landscapes that made the village famous.

– The Auvers-sur-Oise Castle : built in 1632, the Auvers-sur-Oise Castle hosts the “Voyage au temps des Impressionnistes” (Journey back to the Impressionist times) show.

After some free time for lunch, you will then be driven to Giverny, where you will visit :

– The House and Gardens of Claude Monet : Impressionist painter Claude Monet lived there from 1883 to 1926. The two floored house revives the painterÂs everyday life, along with his eight children. But it is the unsurpassed beauty of the Giverny flower and water gardens that will delight you. The painter continually worked on these gardens, and painted them, all throughout his life.

– The Giverny Impressionist Museum : this splendid museum reviews the history of Impressionism and of the later painters the movement inspired, up to the second half of the 20th century.

* The offer details above are merely suggestions and cannot under any circumstances be considered as a fixed program.

* The suggested program is likely to vary according to season and demand.

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AUVERS SUR OISE & CHANTILLY (8 Hours)

webcomete — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 17:26:17 +0000

AUVERS SUR OISE & CHANTILLY – PRIVATE GUIDED TOUR (8 Hours)

Code : AOCY/08H

This 8-hour excursion will allow you to visit in the morning :

– The Auvers-sur-Oise Castle : built in 1632, the Auvers-sur-Oise Castle hosts the “Voyage au temps des Impressionnistes” (Journey back to the Impressionist times) show.

After some free time for lunch, you will then be driven to the Chantilly Castle, where you will visit :

– The “Cabinet des Livres” (Book Cabinet) : in 1876-1877, Honoré Daumet designed this impressive room for the Duke of Aumale’s book collection.The Cabinet currently has 13,000 volumes, 1,500 manuscripts and 11 500 prints.

– The Great Apartments : the Antechamber, the Cabinet d’angle (Corner Cabinet), the Great Singerie (Monkey Room), Gallery des Actions de M. Le Prince (M. Le Prince’s great deeds Gallery) or the Music Lounge make up the Château de Chantilly’s superb apartments.

– The Gallery of Paintings : composed of a multitude of rooms and salons (Gallery of the Deer, the Painting Gallery, the Galleries of the House, the Clouet Room, the Carolina Room, the Salon d’Orléans, the Isabelle Room, the Cabinet of Giotto, etc.), the Gallery of Paintings of the Chantilly Castle is the second French Ancient painting museum.

– The Chapel : built in 1882, the castle chapel is dedicated to Saint Louis.

– The Small Apartments : arranged in 1845-1846 by the painter and decorator Eugène Lami, the private apartments of the Duke and Duchess of Aumale consist of 9 impressive rooms.

– The Park and its Gardens : an integral part of the princely estate, the Park and Gardens include an elegant French garden designed by le Nôtre and a poetic English garden designed by Victor Dubois.