Villa & Jardins Ephrussi de Rothchild in France

the Villa & Jardins Ephrussi de Rothchild

Admission fee is included in the French Riviera Pass. 

Location: in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat in Southern France.
              It's located just between Monaco and Nice.

Entrance of the Villa & Jardins Ephrussi de Rothchild

 

 

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We walked up the slope to the house.

the breathtaking beautiful view on the way to go up the slope.

We found the pink house of Rothchild at the top of the slope.
It was the entrance & exit of the villa of Rothchild. 

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Firstly, we visited the garden.

From the garden, we could see the villa of Rothchild, 

fountain and mounains behind the house.

It was the best view spot to see all of them.

 

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Next, we entered the house (villa).

The view from the balcony of the villa.

 

Episode of Villa & Jardins Ephrussi de Rothchild

Tomo & Chouchou went to the Villa & Jardins Ephrussi de Rothchild because its admission fee was included in the French Riviera Pass.
The Villa of Rothchild is in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat in Southern France.
It's located just between Monaco and Nice.
We went to Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat from Nice by bus 81. We got off the "Passable" bus stop and walked to the main entrance of the Villa & Jardins Ephrussi de Rothchild. There were security guards at the main entrance of the villa of Rothchild. There were many security guards inside the villa too. It was a high security level. They even asked us to present our passports to rent audio guides.  

First we needed to walk up the slope from the main entrance until the house (villa). On the way to go up this slope, we could see the breathtaking beautiful view. After finish climbing up the slope, we found the pink house of Rothchild.
It was like a castle. 
There was a big garden beside the villa. We visited the garden before entering a house.
The weather in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat along French Riviera [Côte d'Azur] is hot. So there were tropical plants such as cactus in the garden.
From the garden, we could see the pink house of Rothchild, mounains behind the house, and the fountain in front of the house. It was super beautiful and the best view spot for us. The view from the balcony of the house was very luxury scenery.

So many collections of porcelains and antique furniture were displayed inside the house (villa). There were also some Chinese potteries and Chinese traditional costumes there. Unfortunately we couldn't see everything because it was the closing time.

According to the audio guide, the Villa of Rothchild was NOT attacked during the world war. This villa was constructed by Charlotte Béatrice de Rothschild. She got married when she was young. It was a marriage of convenience. But later, she had been a widow for a long time. Béatrice de Rothschild had a flashy luxury life like Marie Antoinette. When you see her collections inside the villa or her gardens, we could clearly understand how luxury her life was. 

The villa of Rothchild was like a hideout. Also the villa and garden of Rothchild monopolize the wonderful scenery of the Mediterranean and the land of the peninsula. We could feel rich there. We enjoyed the extraordinary world.
 

How to go to Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat ?

We can go to Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat from Nice by bus 81.
The bus stop close to the villa of Rothchild is "Passable", so you can get off the bus there.

 

Tomo & Chouchou's advices for Villa & Jardins Ephrussi de Rothchild

1) It takes so much time to see the Villa & Jardins of Rothchild if we follow the audio guide. We advise you to have enough time to visit there.

2) If you want to experience the rich life, Villa & Jardins Ephrussi de Rothchild is a good place. Especially view from the balcony of the villa, you can feel you are rich!

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Sightseeing in Nice, France

Nice is the major city of French Riviera [Côte d'Azur].

 white and blue parasols along French Riviera

 

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- Sightseeing tour bus -

open double-decker sightseeing bus in Nice.

It runs the boulevard "Promenade des Anglais"along the coast.

We found a beautiful white monument near Jardin Albert 1er.

 

 

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the Russian Orthodox Church 

[French: Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas]

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- National Marc Chagall Museum -

[French: Musée National Message Biblique Marc Chagall]

the stained-glass windows by Marc Chagall

in National Marc Chagall Museum

 

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rental bike in Nice.

 

Episode of Nice

Tomo & Chouchou went to Nice where is the major city of French Riviera [Côte d'Azur]. We felt that Nice was really loved by the sun. The scenery of white and blue parasols along French Riviera was very typical sight of Nice. It was so dazzling and beautiful. Nice is facing the Mediterranean so the area around the coast is flat but most of other parts are hilly. It is too hilly to walk around Nice. We took public transportation such as city buses.
We bought a French Riviera Pass including the fare of city-bus tour and city bus.
Sightseeing bus of Nice is open double-decker bus and free to get on and get off the bus at 11 spots. There is an audio guide in 8 languages which explains about Nice. Sea wind made us feel good as the bus was open double-decker.
The sightseeing bus runs the boulevard along the coast called "Promenade des Anglais".
We found a beautiful white monument near Jardin Albert 1er.

It was very beautiful to see the sun & shining Mediterranean sea in the daytime, but also it wass beautiful to see the night view.

We visited Russian Orthodox Church [Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas]. It was a bit strange for us to find a Russian building in Nice. It was worth to visiting such a splendid Cathedral. Unluckily we couldn't enter inside Russian Orthodox Church because there was a wedding there. Anyway we were satisfied to see impressive Russian architecture of Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas even from outside. 

 
In Nice, there is the National Marc Chagall Museum [Musée National Message Biblique Marc Chagall]. Tomo likes the work of Marc Chagall so Tomo could enjoy it a lot. We especailly liked the stained-glass windows by Chagall. Inside the Marc Chagall Museum, we can buy some souvenirs of the painting of Chagall.
Of course, Tomo bought several postcards of Chagall works and so on at the souvenir shop in the museum. The Marc Chagall Museum is located on the hill.

 

We really enjoyed the blue Mediterranean, French Riviera, beach, the sun, and Mediterranean cuisine !

Petit Train

French Riviera Pass includes the fare of Petit Train.
If you focus on enjoying around the Old Town or Baie des Anges, Petit Train de Nice will be a good choice. Petit Train is 50-min guided tour in 8 languages.

In Old Town

There are many kinds of shops such as restaurants and souvenir shops. So it's very convenient area for the tourists.

 

Tomo & Chouchou's advice for Nice

1) The Rossian Orthodox Church [Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas] is closed during lunch time so please check it out before visiting.We also recommend you to go to the Russian Orthodox Church in the morning just for in case of the wedding celemony.
 

2)We can rent a bike in Nice. It looked very practical. If you are interested in looking around Nice by bike, renting a bike would be good. It is very useful. We don't need to check the bus time table. We can use our time effectively.

 

 

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