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If you’re an art buff， or even just the sort to enjoy a beautiful painting， you may have stared into the brush strokes of a Van Gogh or Monet piece and wished you could actually go there.2 Well， surprise！ Maybe you can. A number of the most famous works of art have been based on real settings， meaning that your next vacation could take you somewhere acrylic3 or oil based—except perhaps somewhat less messy. So instead of wandering through an art museum on your next vacation， buy a ticket and wander through the painting itself—or as close as you can get.
Vincent Van Gogh’s Cafe Terrace4
Though Van Gogh was of Dutch origins， he spent a great deal of time in France， and this specific painting was made in Arles at the Place du Forum in 1888. You can still go there and wander through the area， and even stop in at the cafe the painting was based on. Of course， there’s more to Arles than just this patch of coffee shops， and if you’re interested in continuing the art experience， you can head to the Musee Reattu， a modern art museum that houses two Picasso paintings and many other worthwhile works. You can also rent a bike and cycle through vineyards and countryside， some of which， according to Lonely Planet，5 was featured in other landscape paintings from Van Gogh.
Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
The subject of over 200 paintings from Monet is nothing if not6 a beautiful destination. If it was worth pounds of paint and miles of canvas7， it’s certainly worth a visit for your own eyes—and once again， visiting the real life pond of his water lily fascination is an option. The landscape paintings were done at his home in Giverny， a commune8 in northern France on the River Seine.
The trip also has the advantage of being only 80 kilometers from Paris， so you can take in some of the other French sights while there. His home and gardens are open to visitors， and the Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny is also located in the area， and hiking there is said to be beautiful if you’re feeling up for a walk in what Monet saw so many years ago through a train window—eventually helping him decide to move there. ”He looked out the window and saw this charming village. So he just got off the train，” said Normandy tour guide Brigitte Mueller to NPR9.”He walked until the first pub， sat down， had a big jug of cider and talked to the local people.”
Georges Seurat’s A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Seurat’s painting of A Sunday Afternoon is based on a park on the Grande Jatte island in the Seine River， close by Paris. The park itself is now just that—a park. Obviously， you can’t expect everything to be the 1880s pixilated10 version the moment you step onto the site—however， it affords a nice view of the water， perfect for a walk in the sun if weather allows.
Vincent Van Gogh’s Cafe Terrace4
Though Van Gogh was of Dutch origins， he spent a great deal of time in France， and this specific painting was made in Arles at the Place du Forum in 1888. You can still go there and wander through the area， and even stop in at the cafe the painting was based on. Of course， there’s more to Arles than just this patch of coffee shops， and if you’re interested in continuing the art experience， you can head to the Musee Reattu， a modern art museum that houses two Picasso paintings and many other worthwhile works. You can also rent a bike and cycle through vineyards and countryside， some of which， according to Lonely Planet，5 was featured in other landscape paintings from Van Gogh.
Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
The subject of over 200 paintings from Monet is nothing if not6 a beautiful destination. If it was worth pounds of paint and miles of canvas7， it’s certainly worth a visit for your own eyes—and once again， visiting the real life pond of his water lily fascination is an option. The landscape paintings were done at his home in Giverny， a commune8 in northern France on the River Seine.
The trip also has the advantage of being only 80 kilometers from Paris， so you can take in some of the other French sights while there. His home and gardens are open to visitors， and the Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny is also located in the area， and hiking there is said to be beautiful if you’re feeling up for a walk in what Monet saw so many years ago through a train window—eventually helping him decide to move there. ”He looked out the window and saw this charming village. So he just got off the train，” said Normandy tour guide Brigitte Mueller to NPR9.”He walked until the first pub， sat down， had a big jug of cider and talked to the local people.”
Georges Seurat’s A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Seurat’s painting of A Sunday Afternoon is based on a park on the Grande Jatte island in the Seine River， close by Paris. The park itself is now just that—a park. Obviously， you can’t expect everything to be the 1880s pixilated10 version the moment you step onto the site—however， it affords a nice view of the water， perfect for a walk in the sun if weather allows.