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50 miles west of Paris, another beloved jaunt from the town center is Giverny, the former residence of renowned impressionist painter Claude Monet. Even if you’ve by no means heard of the two-and-a-half sq. mile village, you’re doubtless acquainted with Monet’s “Water Lilies,” a sequence of 250 oil paintings impressed by the gardens around his home. Wander through the luxurious landscape of Fondation Monet and you’ll be unsurprised to search out that it looks like strolling through a work of art. A tour of the house offers glimpses of the artist’s tiled kitchen and sunny yellow eating room, in addition …