Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
early to late spring, daffodils, tulips, rhododendrons, wisteria and irises appear, followed by
poppies and lilies. By June, nasturtiums, roses and sweet peas are in blossom. And around
September there are dahlias, sunflowers and hollyhocks.
The Best…
Place to Paint
Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny
* Place to Eat
Le Jardin des Plumes
Top Tip
Be aware that the village has no public toilets, ATMs or bureaux de change.
Getting There & Around
Train
From Paris Gare St-Lazare there are up to 15 daily trains to Vernon (€14.30, 50
minutes), 7km to the west of Giverny.
Bus
Shuttle buses (€8 return, 20 minutes, four daily April to October) meet most trains to
and from Paris.
Taxi
Usually waiting outside the train station in Vernon,
taxis
(
06 07 01 83 50, 06 81 09
00 43)
charge around €15 for the one-way trip to Giverny.
Bike
Rent bikes at the
Café L'Arrivée de Giverny
( 02 32 21 16 01; 1 place de la Gare; per
day €14; 7am-11pm)
, opposite the train station in Vernon, from where Giverny is a sign-
posted 5km along a direct (and flat) cycling-walking track.
Need to Know
Location
74km northwest of Paris
Tourist Office
(
02 32 64 45 01;
www.cape-tourisme.fr
; 80 rue Claude Monet;
10am-6pm Apr-
Oct)
New office by the Maison et Jardins de Claude Monet.
