Normandy – Paris Plus Plus

MONET’S HOUSE AND GARDEN: VISITING GIVERNY

Categories: Paris Region (Ile de France), Normandy

Masses of rose bushes were planted in front of Monet’s house. I am often asked by friends and colleagues for suggestions for day trips out of Paris. There are so many dest…

WALKING THROUGH A WORK OF ART – MONET’S GARDENS AT GIVERNY

Categories: Normandy

Front entrance to Monet’s house in Giverny. Photo, Alamy We have often been asked about visiting Monet’s gardens at Giverny. How difficult is it to get there independently,…

LES PLUS BEAUX VILLAGES DE FRANCE

Categories: France – Regional Attractions, Alsace Lorraine, Bordeaux Region, Brittany and The Channel Islands, Burgundy, Champagne, Dordogne, Loire Valley, Normandy, Provence, Pyrenees, South West France, South of France

The village of Polignac and its fortress, listed in Sept. 2021. In September 2021 two more villages achieved the highly prized acceptance into the association of Les Plus B…

MONT SAINT-MICHEL, NORMANDY’S JEWEL IN THE CROWN

Categories: Normandy

Rising tide at sunset, Mont Saint-Michel. It is surely one of the most stunningly beautiful sights in Europe, and in its setting in a bay shared by Normandy and Brittany, L…