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Impressionist gardens, river bends and lamplit medieval streets make these destinations ideal for a slow day for two.
Pair a morning garden visit with a leisurely lunch — restaurant information is included only where we have verified it.
Eure, Normandy
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.
Calvados, Normandy
A historic Norman harbour of slate-fronted houses, artists’ heritage, wooden architecture and seafood restaurants around the Vieux Bassin.
Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
A fortified medieval town on the Loing at the edge of the Fontainebleau forest, painted repeatedly by Alfred Sisley and home to a barley sugar made by nuns since 1638.
Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
The village on the edge of the Fontainebleau forest where Rousseau, Millet and Corot invented painting outdoors — one street of studios and galleries, and a museum inside the painters' old inn.
Oise, Hauts-de-France
A princely château on the water with one of France’s finest art collections, Le Nôtre gardens and the grandest stables in Europe — about 25 minutes by direct train from Paris.
Oise, Hauts-de-France
A royal and medieval town 45 km north of Paris, with an early Gothic cathedral, Gallo-Roman walls, cobbled streets used constantly as film sets, and Chantilly next door.
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