Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild is one of the most beautiful gardens and palaces on the French Riviera — a pink Belle Époque fantasy perched on the narrowest point of the Cap Ferrat peninsula near Nice, surrounded by nine themed gardens and offering breathtaking 360° views of the Mediterranean on both sides. Built between 1905 and 1912 by Baroness Béatrice de Rothschild, this extraordinary house and garden is now one of the Côte d’Azur’s most visited cultural attractions — and for good reason: from the formal French garden with its dancing fountains to the Spanish, Japanese, Florentine, and exotic gardens, every corner is designed for beauty.
Quick Facts: Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild
- Best time to visit: April–October; the fountains are activated every 20 minutes in the French garden; late spring for the roses in full bloom
- How to get there: ~20 minutes from Nice by car on the coastal road to Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat; bus 81 from Nice to the “Passable” stop near the villa
- Entry fee: ~€16 (adult)
Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild is one of the most beautiful gardens in Europe located in France, in St. Jean Cap Ferrat, between Nice and Monaco. St. Jean Cap Ferrat was at the beginning of the 19th century one of the most famous summer resorts in Europe. The most beautiful palace of the French Riviera and in total 9 different gardens of Baroness Béatrice Rothschild is in the form of a ship. 30 gardeners have been working for the vivid dream of Baroness Béatrice. Béatrice, wife of a wealthy Russian banker Maurice Ephrussiho, liked art, to which she dedicated all her life. She collect porcelain, sculptures and antique furniture, and when she died in 1934 in seventy-five years, she left the entire collection to the French Academy of Fine Arts.
The town is a resort of the aristocracy, the wealthy and celebrities. Some famous people spent holidays here, such as Charlie Chaplin, or Winston Churchill. Admission to the villa is 10 euros.
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