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Claude Monet's house at Giverny with its green shutters behind the spring flower garden

Eure, Normandy

Giverny

The Normandy village where Claude Monet lived from 1883 to 1926 — his pink house, the Clos Normand flower garden and the water-lily pond, plus an Impressionism museum, 45-50 minutes by train from Paris Saint-Lazare.

Travel time
~1h 15m from Paris
Transport
Train plus seasonal shuttle
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The Château de Chantilly reflected in its moat

Oise, Hauts-de-France

Chantilly

A princely château on the water with the Musée Condé, 115 hectares of gardens and the Great Stables — about 30 minutes by direct train from Paris.

Travel time
~30 min from Paris
Transport
Direct train
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