Museum · Champagne

Centre Culturel de Rencontre Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir's intimate summer home where he spent 30 consecutive summers in Essoyes, now a living museum showcasing his studio, gardens, and the Impressionist master's personal worlds across the village and neighboring cemetery.

What to do there

CulturalEssoyes: Where Renoir Found the LightPierre-Auguste Renoir spent 25 summers here painting the light that changed art history. His wife Aline was from Essoyes. Their house and studio are preserved exactly as he left them. Walk the village that appears in his paintings. Find his grave in the tiny cemetery. This is where Impressionism came to rest.

Places to see nearby

Landmark Les Riceys: The Triple-AOC Village Unique among Champagne villages, Les Riceys holds 866 hectares across 3 AOCs: Champagne, Coteaux Champenois, and the ultrarare Rosé des Riceys produced by only a dozen winemakers.