Giverny: Where American Settlers and 19th Century Peasant Life Meet

What you can expect:

• Discover Giverny at the end of the 19th century.
• Meet Louise, a chambermaid in one of Giverny's estaminets, who doesn't mince her words.
• Relive the excitement in this small village following the arrival of the painter Monet.
• Join an engaging and playful interactive tour led by your guide in historical outfit.
• Explore Giverny during an interactive tour filled with gossip and historical anecdotes, sure to delight both young and old.

Program

Everything is buzzing in this village ever since a painter discovered that the father of Impressionism lived here. With his friends who are members of the Julian Academy in Paris, many soon start coming for weekends or even settling in the village! What if one of them fell in love with a local villager? Worse yet: with Claude Monet's stepdaughter!? The villagers, however, do not look kindly upon this "Parisian" settling among them, nor the upheaval he inadvertently causes in the village with the arrival of these strangers. It's a delicate balance to find in this peaceful village amidst a France experiencing industrial and international growth...

Get to Know Your Guide/Character:

Louise is a chambermaid at Angélina Baudy's, the owner of one of Giverny's estaminets, which quickly turns into a hotel for lodgers with names like Cézanne, Degas, Marie Cassatt, and more...
A discreet and smiling worker, she finds herself both the confidante of some guests and the house employee. And there's quite a bit of traffic! Between what she sees and hears, there would be enough material for a whole novel... which she proposes to share with you if you meet her in the village.