Monet’s Gardens – A Green Heaven On Earth
In this fast paced life the harmful factors like pollution is eating up our life quality. We are just becoming aloof from the natural beauty. However it is really necessary to enjoy the
Monet's Garden
natural scenic backdrops so that our mind can relax and body can feel rejuvenated. Thus going to celebrate holidays in the lap of nature is one of the best ideas. Unfortunately there are only a few such sites that can give you real feeling of being in to a garden. But Monet’s Gardens have their own story to tell.
Historical Background
Monet’s Gardens are actually an artist’s gardens which are originally designed by an artist. It has taken number of years to form this garden ranging from 1883 to 1926. This spectacular garden is positioned in the River Epte valley. This awesome garden is actually created by an eminent artist, Claude Monet. The nature love of the creator and his quest to convey this lush treasure to common people is reflected quite easily though this garden. The person behind forming it is the chief of the Impressionist watercolorists.
Visiting Information
Monet’s gardens are open for the seven months only in a year and even this shorter period of time over 500000 visitors come to witness this breathtaking scenery. The reason behind closing it for 5 months is to retain the natural beauty of garden. The inner alleys of this spectacular garden are prohibited for public access so as to avert the crowd from treading on flowers and plants.
You can saunter around the side alleys and can roan all around the magnificently lush garden to cherish the perspectives. The material information for visitors or the set of instructions include, pet restriction, picnics not allowed and taking pictures from the walkways only. If you want to admire the eternal scenic beauty of the water garden you can get through the underground passage. The Japanese bridge will blow your mind away and the hidden recesses of this amazing garden will make you speechless.
Monet liked painting a subject in the open air at different times of day to show variation in light. This garden was thus a picture itself besides a subject for painting. His garden will have special appeal for artists and photographers. This garden is a true tribute to Monet’s paintings which express variations of lights and the different shades of nature.
The gardens are really enthralls visitors with the exquisite pictorial landscapes and give meaning to every nature lover. Monet’s gardens a utopia for the photographers and the artists.