Weekend Impressionist | Day 1

Your meeting point is located in Paris in front of the Marmottan museum and starts with a guided tour of the world’s largest collection of Monet’s paintings. Then departure by coach with your Carol Voyages’ guide for a drive to Auvers-sur-Oise. Visit of the castle with its impressionist journey then stop at Auvers-sur-Oise’s church made famous thanks to Van Gogh’s painting. Passage to the Ravoux inn and at the cemetery where Van Gogh rests next to his brother Theo. Free time for lunch at the Ravoux inn or in the village and continuation to Giverny with a visit of the house and gardens of Monet. Drive to Rouen and check into your hotel. Free time for dinner and night in a 3-star hotel in the surrounding area.

Weekend Impressionist | Day 2

Breakfast at the hotel. Visit to the Fine Arts museum, the 2nd largest collection of Impressionist work in France. Stop in front of the cathedral of Rouen immortalized by a series of Monet’s paintings. Free time for lunch around the cathedral, then drive along the loops of the Seine, a many towns and villages have close ties with Impressionism. Caudebec-en-Caux, much appreciated by Eugène Boudin, St Wandrille, Jumièges, La Bouille, Sisley who set up his easel in 1894 or Sahurs. Continuation to Barbizon, village bucolic charm where the School of Barbizon Rousseau, Millet and Corot are born. Visit of the house of Jean François Millet and walk in the village among art galleries. Return to Paris and end at the Orsay museum to enjoy the largest collection of Impressionist paintings in the world.

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