ポルト・ヴィレのおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

Beautiful castle on the banks of the Seine

Avoid weekends during peak season if you want to visit...

right next to a small Norman house

This Harten, which is the size of a small park, is a total work of art. I am not judging it from a botanical perspective, but as someone who paints under the influence of impressionism. Incidentally, his Japanese bridge can be admired as a painting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, (“Met”), in New York. I have already looked at several important museums in the world (the Museum of Modern Art in NYC was disappointing), and can therefore say that the Met is a museum of superlatives, without going into too much detail. Monet is represented here with around 15 works.

I visited his grave not only because I believe his art is immortal, but also because it makes you realize what is left of us humans, physically speaking: a few bones and maybe a few hairs. - So what is important in life?

This church dates back to the 11th century and is therefore Romanesque. It was rebuilt and expanded in the 16th century, and the richly decorated furniture and beautiful interior decoration mostly date from the 17th century. The graves of Claude Monet and his family can be visited in the adjacent cemetery.

The oldest part of the Romanesque-style building dates back to the Middle Ages. In the last 15 years it has been classified as a historical monument for several reasons.

Monet's grave is on the side of the church next to the stairs.