Green Lion Holiday in Paris the City of Light



Skip the Line: Paris Louvre Museum Guided Tour

Introduction: Don't waste time waiting in queues - take a Louvre Museum prioritized guided tour. Make a booking and jump the queue to make the most of your limited time inside the world's largest museum. After your guided tour, you can stay on if you want to and continue exploring the Louvre Museum at your leisure.

Your prioritized guided tour of Paris' Louvre Museum focuses on three world-famous works: the Venus de Milo, the Victory of Samothrace and Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, painted at the beginning of the 16th century.

The Louvre Museum has always been popular but it's now even more of a drawcard since the phenomenal success of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code. By booking your place on this tour you can skip the queues and see the famous Mona Lisa without the hassles.


Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Commences: Paris, France

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Price: £38.08


Giverny and Monet

Introduction: Visit the beautiful home and garden that inspired the master of Impressionism, Claude Monet, on a half-day tour from Paris. The tour takes in Monet's restored home, garden and workshop at Giverny, where the famous Impressionist artist lived from 1883 to 1926. A particular highlight is the water-lily pond with its famous Japanese bridge which featured in many of Monet's masterpieces.

Your half-day tour to Giverny will take you through the Normandy countryside to the charming country village of Giverny, where Monet settled with his family. It was here in Giverny that Monet indulged his love of nature, in his painting, his gardening and his photography. As you stroll in the exquisite gardens and admire the pond and bridge, you'll enter into Monet's world where art and nature became one.


Duration: 5 hours
Commences: Paris, France

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Price: £60.58


Auvers sur Oise, Giverny and American Museum of Art by Minivan

Introduction: Pay homage to Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet on a full-day small group tour from Paris by minivan. You'll take a guided tour of Auvers sur Oise, the village where Vincent van Gogh spent his last 100 days; travel to Giverny to see Monet's house and gardens; and tour the American Museum of Art in Giverny. You'll be picked up and dropped off at your centrally located Paris hotel by air-conditioned minivan, which holds a maximum of only eight passengers and ensures you'll receive individual attention from your expert tour guide.

Travel to Giverny to visit Claude Monet's house and gardens. Your tour takes in Monet's restored home, garden and workshop at Giverny, where Monet lived from 1883 to 1926. A particular highlight is the water-lily pond with its famous Japanese bridge which featured in many of Monet's masterpieces.

Visit the American Museum of Art in Giverny, housing a number of works by American painters who traveled to Giverny to meet Claude Monet and draw inspiration from his Impressionist techniques. Enjoy lunch at the Moulin de Fourges before arriving at Auvers sur Oise.

The final stop on your artists' tour before returning to Paris is a Visit to Auvers sur Oise, where Vincent van Gogh painted his last works before his death here in 1890. You'll hear the tragic details of Vincent's time at Auvers in the "Impressionist Story" at the Chateau of Auvers sur Oise, following your guided tour of Auvers sur Oise.


Duration: 9 hours 30 minutes
Commences: Paris, France

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Price: £143.67


Monet's Garden at Giverny and American Art Museum Afternoon Tour by Minivan

Introduction: Visit the beautiful home and garden that inspired the master of Impressionism, Claude Monet, on a small group afternoon tour from Paris. The half-day, personalized tour takes in Monet's restored home and garden in Giverny, and you'll also visit the American Museum of Art in Giverny. You'll be picked up and dropped off at your centrally located Paris hotel by air-conditioned minivan, which holds a maximum of only eight passengers and ensures you'll receive individual attention from your expert tour guide.

Your afternoon tour to Giverny will take you through the Normandy countryside to the charming country village of Giverny, where Monet lived with his family from 1883 until his death in 1926. It was here in Giverny that Monet indulged his love of nature, in his painting, his gardening and his photography. You'll be able to stroll in Monet's exquisite gardens and admire the water-lily pond and famous Japanese bridge which featured in his masterpieces.

The final stop on your artists' tour before returning to Paris is a visit to the American Museum of Art in Giverny. The museum houses a number of works by American painters who traveled to Giverny to meet Claude Monet and draw inspiration from his Impressionist techniques.


Duration: 5 hours
Commences: Paris, France

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Price: £80.49
Amazon Books
Image of Paris: Discovering the City of Light
Author: Kurt Ulrich
Publisher: C J Bucher Verlag (2007)
Binding: Paperback, 192 pages

Location

City of Light Paris
France
48° 51' 24.0012" N, 2° 21' 3.5532" E