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Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild

A pink Belle Époque villa on Cap Ferrat, surrounded by nine themed gardens and dancing fountains.

Photo: Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0
Open
Every day
Price
Paid
Time Needed
2 hours
Address
1 Avenue Ephrussi de Rothschild, 06230 Saint-Jean-Cap-FerratDirections
Getting There
About 30 minutes by bus from Nice, or a walk from Beaulieu-sur-Mer station.

Why Go

Baroness Béatrice de Rothschild built the villa between 1907 and 1912 on the narrow neck of the cape, with the sea on both sides, and filled it with art and porcelain. Its gardens, Spanish, Japanese, Florentine and more, step down from a French garden whose fountains dance to music.

Nearby in The French Riviera

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