Walking on Wednesday: Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France

That's where we spent the day. It was constructed between 1905 and 1912 by Baroness Beatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild* after she fell in love with the region following a visit to a seaside villa built by a cousin of her husband.**

The Villa Ephrussi, designed in the Venetian style, is a treasure house filled top to bottom with beautiful things.

But although we toured the house, we were really there to see the grounds, classified as
one of the Notable Gardens of France. There are nine themed gardens including Florentine, Spanish, Japanese and French. And as you stroll along the many paths the views of the Mediterranean continually appear.

[All photos from my personal collection]

*Both of Beatrice's parents were both members of French Rothschild banking family and her husband Maurice Ephrussi came from another wealthy banking clan.
**Villa Kerylos which was built in the antique Greek style.



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