Paris VIP : Giverny Claude Monet House & Gardens Tour de 5 horas

If Claude Monet saw this…☹️ No management of the number of tourists "welcomed" who are treated like cattle. Visiting conditions are deplorable due to the crowds, both in the gardens and in the house where you ultimately see nothing. To start the pseudo visit of the places, you are forced to go through the "souvenir supermarket": it is detestable! The day we went there (a Tuesday), we started with the gardens (the line to enter the house was long). A long line in the gardens awaited us where practically only the roses were in bloom. A 45-minute wait followed to visit the house with many stations in the full sun (they could at least install some shade cloths and think of the many elderly people). It is then a continuous flow of people entering without regard for the "comfort" of the visit. Very difficult to take your time to appreciate the place and soak in its history. It is nothing less than a circus where the only objective is to get a photo on the bridge of the water lily pond or at the window of Monet's room. A collection of prints, including some by Hokusai, 2 original paintings, copies, but nothing tells the story of the house (no photos, no books, no explanations except for the small panel in the room). Everything is designed for you to pass through quickly so as not to interrupt the flow. Whether you have a reservation or not, you will be treated the same way (you will just avoid the line outside to buy your ticket). I am very disappointed that this place has fallen into the trap of "business is business" and has lost its soul. I do not understand the approach of overtourism: Monet certainly would not have wanted this... We are far from being able to soak in the magic of the places and the spirit of Monet. Maybe Tuesday is a particularly busy day, maybe June is not the most favorable month, but I am not ready to repeat the experience.