Thu 9 Apr 2009
While attending French school here on the Cote d’Azure, we are free on the weekends. Maurice came down and one day we decided to take the bus and visit the Villa And Gardens of Beatrice de Rothschild in Saint Jean Cap Ferrat. To say they are magnificant is an understatement. Beatrice had a passion for travel where she collected many things, a passion for pink which she often wore and her home was painted pink too, and a passion for her garden.

The back of the villa as seen from the garden.

There were eight separate gardens all blended together. These were in the exotic garden. There was also a Spanish garden, Florentine, Stone, Japenese, Rose, French and Provencal gardens. There were fountains that came on with music every twenty minutes.

I took so many photos but I think I like this simple one the best. There’s just something pleasing about orange flowers against gray.

I would have loved to have seen this Pink Palace (for fairly obvious reasons, I should think!), but I didn’t even know it existed till now. Thanks yet again for enlightening me!
What a magnificent place. I love the red hot poker flowers, thanks for sharing again.
The Gothic exterior is striking! I’m amazed there’s a difference between a French and a Provencal garden.
I have heard about this lovely place, and thank you for showing us some of it with your gorgeous photos.
WOW!!! Witha view like that I would keep comfy outdoor furniture on that roof and spend all my fre time there. The mountains, the gardens, the pond, the trees…it’s all too gorgeous:-)
Hope your French classes are going well. What a beautiful place it is!
You should frame that last photo. Wonderful. Great composition.