The Seine valley offers an array of opportunities to soak up the region’s culture and explore the local countryside.
Just a stone’s throw from the Hôtel du Mont Vernon*** you can discover:
- Claude Monet’s house and gardens in Giverny
- The museum of impressionism in Giverny
- Vernon: the town is renowned for its old mill, located on the banks of the Seine, the Collegiate church, the Château des Tourelles built during the war between Richard the Lionheart and Philippe Auguste, the Tour des Archives, the last remains of the former castle in Vernon, as well as the town’s half-timbered houses.
- The Château de Bizy in Vernon set in a park of century-old trees
- The Château de la Roche-Guyon in the Vexin Natural Park
- The Eure Valley railway with its station dating back to 1870. The journey takes you along the route travelled by the impressionist painters who visited the region at the end of the 19th century.
- Château Gaillard built by Richard the Lionheart offers sweeping views over the Seine valley
- The Château de La Roche-Guyon. The village is ranked among the 152 most beautiful villages of France.
- The Château de Gaillon, a medieval castle transformed into a Renaissance palace then a prison and finally military barracks.
