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Many artists and Impressionist painters in particular have stayed or lived in the Pays des Impressionnistes. Below are the details and addresses of some of them, by town:
Maison Levanneu...
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Carrières was originally a simple land where men dwelled in quarries and lived by hunting and gathering. Back in the 1500s, the town fell victim to invasion by the Celts and then the Romans. The Hun...
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Alexandre Dumas' home and park
Following the success of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte-Cristo, Alexandre Dumas bought land in Port-Marly and built a Renaissance-style château. This...
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The village of Chatou has existed since the Merovingian era, and was originally a village of fishers, farmers and wine-growers. In the 11th century, the first ferry boat appeared, enabling people to ...
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The CNEAI is a national centre for contemporary art devoted to publishing artists and their work, housed in the Maison Levanneur; one room of this former restaurant was the art studio of Maurice de Vl...
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Formerly a Pavillon des Eaux, this residence was the property of Louis XV’s favourite, the Comtesse du Barry, who lived there from 1769 to 1795. Now a private property, it is only opened to visitor...
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In the Middle Ages, Croissy was a modest fishing village. In spite of devastation at the hands of the Vikings in the 9th century, and then by the Hundred Years War in the 15th century, a few trace...
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Short cruises with commentary
Boarding at the pontoon in the Gare d’Eau
Ile des Impressionnistes – CHATOU
Tel.: 06 99 24 35 06
Open from May to October: Saturday, Sunday and bank...
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Situated on the Ile des Impressionnistes at Chatou, where Renoir painted his famous “Luncheon of the Boating Party”, this museum holds an outstanding collection and array of documentation on the histo...
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Why is the Grenouillère so famous?
Between 1855 and 1928, this guinguette restaurant on the banks of the Seine at Croissy attracted not just Parisians eager for leisure activities, but also writ...
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