Inside the villa
The Baroness's collections — 18th-century furniture, Sèvres porcelain, tapestries and Impressionist paintings — fill rooms designed around her personal taste rather than any single period. The Salon de Musique and the Baroness's private apartments are highlights on the self-guided audio tour.
The nine gardens
The gardens are the real draw for most visitors — nine distinct themed spaces (French formal, Spanish, Florentine, Japanese, exotic, stone, rose, Provençal and Sèvres) wrapped around the villa, with the famous musical fountain show running on the hour in high season.
“The gardens alone justify the visit — nine themed landscapes wrapped around a Belle Époque palazzo, with sea views on both sides of the peninsula.”
Pairing with Villa Kérylos
Ten minutes away in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Villa Kérylos is a meticulous 1900s recreation of an ancient Greek villa, built stone by stone using period techniques. Most cultural travelers combine both villas in a single day, with lunch in Beaulieu-sur-Mer or on Cap-Ferrat between them.
