Sorry for the long absence everybody, the SP & I have been away on an extended trip to England and Scotland (pix & stories to come) and I have neglected my blogging duties for far too long.
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| A large Sevres vase is the centerpiece of this flowerbed, part of the celebrated Sevres Garden |
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| With sister Kathryn, Cap Ferrat, September 2014 |
Today I'm going to be sharing with you the delights of the amazing
Ephrussi de Rothschild Villa and Gardens in Saint Jean Cap Ferrat which I visited last month whilst in Nice for the QCI annual meeting.
The villa was the winter residence of Beatrice Rothschild who built the house after her separation from her husband Mr Ephrussi in 1904, and on the death of her father Baron Rothschild one year later.
Beatrice was extremely rich and spared no expense in the creation of the villa, she was able to afford anything she wanted and furnished the house accordingly.
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| Painted wall panels in the Directoire bedroom |
With it's triple aspect windows looking out over the gardens and towards the sea, furnished with both French and Italian pieces and a Meissen chandelier the nicest bedroom on the first floor was reserved for Beatrice's guests
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| Guest bedroom |
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| An upstairs inner hallway looking out onto the gardens |
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Each of the bedrooms had it's own bathroom, she also installed many new fangled inventions such as a telephone, a lift and central heating!
When it came to designing the gardens, and there are nine of them (click
here to learn more), she called her servants together and made them into a living garden dressed as trees and holding long swathes of fabric to represent rivers and ponds, pathways and flowerbeds.
As the servants moved around the grounds Beatrice was able to picture the garden exactly as she wished it to be before instructing famous landscape designers to create it for her.
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| A view of the Spanish garden |
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| Looking into the Florentine garden |
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| Many varieties of cacti are at home in the Exotic Garden |
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| Kathryn in the Florentine Garden |
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| A view of the Sevres Garden from the first floor balcony of Villa Ephrussi Rothschild |
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| The view out across Cap Ferrat from the Rose Garden |
Joining Beverly @ How Sweet The Sound
for Pink Saturday.
Click on the link to see who else is in the Pink this week.
Maggie, what an absolutely beautiful setting. Thanks for sharing your photos.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous place to visit, Maggie. I'm sure you and your sister had a wonderful time wandering through this house and gardens. It's like a jewel. I can't even imagine such wealth.
ReplyDeleteLooks absolutely amazing Maggie. I would love to wander around this beautiful building and garden . I'm glad you had a wonderful visit.
ReplyDeleteHow blessed you are to be able to enjoy other parts of our world. Thanks for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteSo gorgeous! Visiting you from Pink Saturday! Would love to travel there someday! Happy Weeekend! Karen
ReplyDeletethe beauty is stunning. Thank you for sharing so the we arm chair travelers get to take little virtual vacations, too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful setting. So glad you shared these photos. Glad to see you back at Pink Saturday!
ReplyDeleteMaggie what a treat for us and for you to visit this amazingly beautiful place.
ReplyDeleteWhat a view! Those gardens are to die for -- can you imagine looking out the window and onto the sea through such beauty? I can tell you had a spectacular visit -- how could you not?!
ReplyDeleteWow, what an amazing place to visit! I could definitely get inspired there! Thanks for sharing and Happy Pink Saturday to you!
ReplyDeleteMaggie, you could be tour guide for the villa. Great job and great photos. I so enjoyed visiting the Villa Rothschild again, especially the gardens. And can't forget the 5* lemon tart consumed in the tea room.
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful overview of this splendid visit..wasn't it just fabulous?
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