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impressionist adventures THE NORMANDY & PARIS ILE-DE-FRANCE GUIDE 2018 IMPRESSIONIST ADVENTURES, INSPIRING MOMENTS! elcome to Normandy, Paris and Île-de-France! It is in these regions and nowhere else that you will be able to admire marvellous W Impressionist paintings while also enjoying the instantaneous emotions that inspired their artists. It was here that the art movement that revolutionised the history of art came into being and blossomed. Enamoured of nature and the advances of modern life, the Impressionists set up their easels in forests and gardens along the rivers Seine and Oise, on the Norman coasts, and in the heart of Paris’s districts where modernity was at its height. These settings and landscapes, which for the most part are still unspoiled, still bear the stamp of the greatest Impressionist artists and their heirs: Daubigny, Boudin, Monet, Renoir, Degas, Morisot, Pissarro, Caillebotte, Sisley, Van Gogh, Luce and many others. Today, these regions invite you to enjoy moments of pleasure with a series of Impressionist journeys. Admire the changing sky and light as you gaze out to sea, recharge your batteries in the cool of a garden. - Giverny, musée des impressionnismes, acquis grâce à la générosité de la Caisse des Dépôts, de la Caisse d’Epargne Normandie, Normandie, de la Caisse des Dépôts, d’Epargne acquis grâce à la générosité musée des impressionnismes, - Giverny, Relive the artistic ebullience of Paris and Montmartre and the authenticity of a bohemian culture. Enjoy joie de vivre in company: a “déjeuner sur l’herbe” with family, or a glass of wine with friends on the banks of the Oise or in an open-air café on the Seine. Be moved by the beauty of the paintings that fill the museums, enter the private lives of the artists, their gardens and house-studios. The Impressionist adventures offer endless inspiring moments. Parterre de marguerites, vers 1893 de marguerites, Parterre Just choose the ones you wish to enjoy! Gustave Caillebotte, musée des impressionnismes Giverny de SNCF Réseau, la Société des amis du musée impressionnismes et d’une souscription publique, 2016, MDIG 2016.2.1 à 4 © Giverny, ROUEN ITINERARIES & THE BENDS Your Impressionist journey OF THE SEINE 6 à la carte 46 Explore Rouen, the Impressionists’ BON VOYAGE open-air studio In Normandy, Paris and Île-de-France, If you wish to explore more PARIS & enjoy unique experiences in nine Impressionist journeys, don’t hesitate to THE SEINE different regions deeply marked by consult the websites of the Normandy MONTMARTRE the great Impressionist movement. and Paris region Tourist Boards: ESTUARY Discover the masterpieces Whether in urban settings or the open normandie-tourisme.fr 50 From Le Havre to Deauville, 8 of Impressionism and relive passing through Honfleur, the vivacity of the period countryside, on the banks of the Seine visitparisregion.com relive the dawn of Impressionism or the seashore, in preserved forests or the intimacy of a private garden, For more information available on BARBIZON, ITS these regions present all the beauty the app “Destinations THE CÔTE SURROUNDINGS of the landscapes that inspired Impressionnisme”: the Impressionist painters. voyagesimpressionnistes.com D’ALBÂTRE 16 & YERRES 56 Enjoy a helping of art Discover Impressionism This guide (available for download on the Côte d’Albâtre and its precursors south of Paris on the site voyagesimpressionnistes. com) offers a selection of museums, artists’ houses, visits and sites. FROM CAEN THE BANKS TO THE OF THE SEINE COTENTIN 22 Enjoy the beauty of the banks 60 of the Seine just outside Paris Drift with the currents of Impressionism AUVERS & THE OISE EXCURSIONS From Paris to Normandy, VALLEY in the footsteps of the Impressionist 30 painters From Pissarro to Van Gogh, follow 66 in the footsteps of great artists GIVERNY & ITS SURROUNDINGS AGENDA 40 See Giverny and experience A selection of exhibitions in 2018 Impressionism in the “si beau pays” 70 of Claude Monet Varengeville- sur-Mer Netherlands Dieppe Great Britain Offranville Belgium Germany Veules- Luxembourg Fécamp les-Roses Beaumont- Yport Gréville-Hague Hague Barfleur Étretat THE CÔTE D’ALBÂTRE Vauville Cherbourg- FRANCE Switzerland Saint-Vaast-la Hougue en-Cotentin Sainte-Adresse Rouen Italy Le Havre Grandcamp-Maisy Port-en-Bessin- Huppain Trouville-sur-Mer ROUEN & THE BENDS Deauville Honfleur OF THE SEINE Houlgate La Bouille -Sahurs Bayeux THE SEINE Les Andelys Spain ESTUARY & TO Caen GIVERNY FROM CAEN ITS SURROUNDINGS THE COTENTIN & Vernon AUVERS Fervaques Giverny THE OISE VALLEY L’Isle-Adam Pontoise Auvers-sur-Oise Mantes-la-Jolie Asnières Saint-Germain- Chatou en-Laye Croissy-sur-Seine Île de la Jatte Bougival NORMANDY & Marly-le-Roi PARIS & MONTMARTRE - DE - THE BENDS PARIS -ÎLE FRANCE OF THE SEINE Yerres FROM YERRES TO BARBIZON Barbizon Vulaines-sur-Seine Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei Fontainebleau Moret-sur-Loing CHATOU 17 BARBIZON 60 73 YERRES 28 52 42 AUVERS-SUR-OISE 33 34 96 70 GIVERNY 75 68 136 110 62 ROUEN 136 125 191 175 105 67 IMPRESSIONIST LE HAVRE 210 188 252 236 206 132 90 9 DIEPPE 198 190 253 237 166 133 67 118 REGIONS DISTANCES TOU IN PARIS Site discussed Impressionist site ROUEN YERRES CHA GIVERNY KM LE HAVRE More info available on the app in the brochure BARBIZON ”Destination Impressionnisme”, from the Guide du Routard AUVERS-SUR-OISE DISCOVER THE MASTERPIECES OF IMPRESSIONISM AND RELIVE THE VIVACITY OF THE PERIOD aris is an unmissable Manet, Monet, Degas, Renoir, destination in the Pissarro, Caillebotte and others were P Impressionist adventures. thrilled by the city and its hectic life, In 1859, Claude Monet moved from which offered them new motifs. Le Havre to the capital, which Today, Paris is home to the world’s he referred to as “stunning Paris”. largest collection of Impressionist Napoleon III had recently undertaken paintings, to which Claude Monet huge public works, directed by Baron made a major contribution. Great Haussmann, to beautify and sanitise museums with masterpieces by PARIS the capital city. The appearance the very greatest painters await you, & MONTMARTRE of Paris altered dramatically and don’t forget that Paris is packed and the transformations generated with places from the Impressionist a great change in the way of life of era. A visit to the Butte of Montmartre its inhabitants: café-concerts, is also essential, where the streets brasseries, balls, circuses, operas and squares filled with history and theatres, parks and public and lined with cafés and Parisian gardens, horseracing and many nightlife still reflect the joie de vivre other forms of recreation came into and ebullience of the Impressionist being. These were places that era. All they are waiting for is your the Impressionists frequented presence to really celebrate the festive and that they depicted as chroniclers spirit. - Musée dOrsay RMN Grand Palais © Hervé Lewandowski of the modern way of life. La classe de danse Edgar Degas, 9 MUSÉE MUSEUM D’ORSAY © Van Biesen / Ooshot CRT Paris Ile-de-France © Van MUSÉE DE L’ © Musée d’Orsay / Sophie Boegly ! ORANGERIE GOOD IDEA In 1986 the old station built to receive visitors to the Universal Exposition For André Masson (painter and decorator) this museum of 1900 was turned into a museum dedicated to the arts of the years 1848–1914. is the “Sixtine Chapel of Impressionism”. It holds TWIN TICKET MUSÉE D’ORSAY This unusual building is home to some of the greatest Impressionist paintings, the greatest and largest series of Lilies, masterpieces & MUSÉE DE L’ORANGERIE such as Olympia and Le déjeuner sur l’herbe by Édouard Manet, that Claude Monet offered the French state in 1918. Access to both the permanent Women Ironing by Edgar Degas, the Dance at the Moulin These eight mural paintings made up of 22 panels ring and temporary collections: de la Galette and The Swing by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, two oval rooms bathed with natural light through its glass a visit to each of the two museums for €16. and London, Houses of Parliament and Rouen Cathedral roof. The museum also holds the entire Walter-Guillaume Validity: three months from date of purchase. collection of 146 works, including 25 by Renoir, by Claude Monet. Other masterpieces TWIN TICKET in the museum are Starry Night INSPIRING 15 by Cézanne, and 1 each by Gauguin, Monet and Sisley. MUSÉE DE L’ORANGERIE and The Church at Auvers-sur-Oise & FONDATION CLAUDE MONET by Vincent van Gogh. MOMENTS MUSÉE DE L’ORANGERIE GIVERNY Place de la Concorde, 75001 Paris €18.50 (on sale until 10 October) MUSÉE D’ORSAY After leaving the Musée d’Orsay Tel: 01 44 77 80 07 or the Orangerie, prolong the Impressionist www.musee-orangerie.fr 1 rue de la Légion d’Honneur, experience with a walk in the Tuileries Gardens. 75007 PARIS An archetypal facet of life in Paris, this magnificent MUSEUM Tel: 01 40 49 48 14 garden in French style, lying between the Louvre www.musee-orsay.fr and the Place de la Concorde, fascinated Claude Monet and Pissarro in particular. From Orsay, take the Léopold Sédar Senghor footbridge that spans the Seine and stroll to the Tuileries Gardens and Musée de l’Orangerie. 10 11 AN IMPRESSIONIST SITE ITINERARY GETAWAY WITH OPÉRA 4 ROUES SOUS GARNIER 1 PARAPLUIE Famous around the world, since 1875 the Opéra Garnier has dominated one of the most elegant avenues in Paris laid out by Baron Haussmann. A great lover of music and dance, Edgar Degas was a regular visitor to © SLB / Christian Baraja the Opéra. He was very fond of the wings, and the rehearsals that took place on the stage and in the foyer, which inspired some of MUSÉE MUSEUM his most beautiful paintings and MARMOTTAN sculptures, like the Little Dancer. OPÉRA GARNIER ! GOOD IDEA Place de l’Opéra, 75009 Paris © D.Keller / PhotoProEvent MONET www.operadeparis.fr It is in this museum that you can admire the painting that QUEUE-BEATER TWIN TICKET An excursion with a driver and commentary to discover the Paris gave Impressionism its name, the emblematic Impression, MUSÉE MARMOTTAN MONET of the Impressionists in a 2CV.