The tourist office's loop into Monet country: up the hillside behind the museum to a balcony path over the village and the valley, through the woods and back via Manitôt – the landscape the painters set up their easels in front of.
Photo: Aurélien Papa / Office de Tourisme Nouvelle Normandie
Distance
9.3 km
Time
2 h 30
Difficulty
Moderate – a steep climb early on and a steep descent to Manitôt
Start
Giverny town hall, 6 chemin Blanche Hoschedé-Monet
Past
the back of the Musée des impressionnismes, the balcony path above the village, the Bois du Gros Chêne, the calvaire de la Grosse-Pierre, the hamlet of Manitôt
Season
All year.
With children
For older children used to walking – there are steep sections.
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