Outside of Cap Ferrat and Nice are a number of delightful towns and villages. One of our favourites was Beaulieu-sur-Mer, referred to as Beaulieu with what guidebooks describe as its "dazzling Belle Epoque architecture". Beaulieu was once home to Gustave Eiffel who designed the seafront casino. Nearby was a remarkable place - Villa Kerylos, built between 1902 and 1908 for an eccentric individual who was passionate about Ancient Greece. As a result he had a villa designed which is described as a copy of an ancient villa, except for the glass windows. With its mosaics and archeological collection, it was well worth a visit, especially on a rainy day.
Villefranche-sur-Mer is immediately adjacent to Cap Ferrat and home to Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild. We visited it a number of years ago, and although I subsequently read The Hare with the Amber Eyes, which tells the remarkable story of the Ephrussi family, we didn't visit this time since it was closed when we tried to see it.
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| We nearly missed seeing Villa Kerylos since we couldn't find a way to get inside, but eventually we succeeded and happily so. |
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| Some of the rooms were really quite fantastic. |
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| The villa was planned to replicate an ancient Greek villa with various courtyards and beautiful gardens |
Outside of Cap Ferrat and Nice are a number of delightful towns and villages. One of our favourites was Beaulieu-sur-Mer, referred to as Beaulieu with what guidebooks describe as its "dazzling Belle Epoque architecture". Beaulieu was once home to Gustave Eiffel who designed the seafront casino. Nearby was a remarkable place - Villa Kerylos, built between 1902 and 1908 for an eccentric individual who was passionate about Ancient Greece. As a result he had a villa designed which is described as a copy of an ancient villa, except for the glass windows. With its mosaics and archeological collection, it was well worth a visit, especially on a rainy day.
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