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HOLIDAYS IN FRANCE

Monet’s Garden

and Treasures of Versailles 4 Days from £299
Departures
Enjoy this short break, combining a visit to the house and Apr to Oct 2021
gardens of Claude Monet and a full day in Versailles.

Rouen

Monet’s Garden Gardens of Versailles
HIGHLIGHTS Day 1 Local departure by coach or Home We then continue to the Rouen where you
• Home of Claude Monet Connect service, then to the Rouen area will have time at leisure to explore. See the
for a three-night stay. Notre Dame Cathedral with its Butter Tower,
• Magnificent gardens at Versailles immortalised in paintings by Claude Monet.
Day 2 Monet’s Garden and Rouen
Included Excursions & Attractions This morning we travel to the pretty village Take a stroll to admire the famous Gros
• Monet’s Garden and Rouen of Giverny to visit the home of Claude Monet. Horloge, a huge astronomical clock dating back
to the 16th century, and in the centre of the Old
• Versailles The artist lived here from 1883 until his death Market Square stands the church of St. Joan
in 1926. Today, his house and gardens, made
Also Includes famous by his painting of the water lilies, have of Arc, whose design represents the pyre on
which Joan perished in 1431. B
• 3 nights hotel with continental breakfast been restored to Monet’s original designs.
• Porterage at the hotel His gardens, stretching from the house down Day 3 Versailles A full-day included visit to
to the river, provided the inspiration for many
Versailles, home to the famous château and
• Local joining points of his famous paintings, such as the series gardens. Located on the western outskirts
(see pages 6 & 7 for your nearest) of ‘Nympheas’ or Water Lilies and his ‘Pont of Paris and originally created for Louis XIV,
YOUR HOTEL Japonais’ or Japanese Bridge, which has also you will have time at leisure to explore the
been rebuilt for visitors to enjoy.
magnificent gardens from this once opulent
You will stay for three nights at the 4-star era (château entrance is at extra cost).
Novotel Rouen Sud. The hotel is set in a Enjoy a relaxing stroll through the gardens,
wooded park on the outskirts of the medieval or along Versailles own Grand Canal, or why
city centre of Rouen. The hotel’s facilities not discover the many fountains and pools. B
include tennis courts, a restaurant with
terrace, a bar, lounge and Wi-Fi. Day 4 Return home. B
Included Meals: B=Breakfast

Tour Code: W4FMG
Apr 16 2021 £299 Sep 3 2021 £329
Apr 30 2021 £319 Sep 24 2021 £329
Jun 11 2021 £329 Oct 1 2021 £299
Jul 16 2021 £329
Optional excursions are at extra cost.
Novotel Rouen Sud Lilly ponds, Giverny Extras: single room supplement from £109.

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