While you can immerse
yourself in Claude Monet’s
epic Water Lilies series in a
museum within the Jardin
des Tuileries, the actual garden that inspired it is only 50 miles
outside Paris, so it’s perfectly possible to visit both within
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(musee-orangerie.fr), contemplating Monet’s enthralling murals
spread across two oval rooms. Break for lunch at La Palette,
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eighth arrondissement, the station immortalised in Monet’s
painting of the same name, and take a train to Vernon (from £6;
one hour) in order to reach Monet’s Garden at Giverny (fondation-
monet.com). Standing on the Japanese-style bridge to admire the
water-lily pond, you may feel as though
you’ve strayed into a painting.
STAY At Hôtel Saint-Jacques Paris,
rooms have Belle Époque-
inspired decor, and there’s
a bar named after Monet’s
contemporary, Toulouse-
Lautrec (from £190;
paris-hotel-stjacques.com).
ARRIVE Eurostar from
London St Pancras to Paris
(from £80; eurostar.com).24
A tale of two
French gardens
Adventures in art
Make a pilgrimage to a see a famous painting, then break
out of the museum for a themed exploration of the host city
IN THE FRAME
F i n d a r t wo r k s i n p l a c e s
you never expected with
the clickable map on the
Art UK website (artuk.org).
It’s ideal for locating
lesser-known museums
among more than 3,250
listed UK venues.