Remarkable architecture and eclectic interior design

Also known as the “Villa Île de France” due to the shape of its main garden, which resembles a ship's deck, this colossal pink building features suites, galleries, cabinets, and boudoirs. This collectors' residence, where the furniture and works of art reveal the best of each era, coexist in deliberate dissonance and forge the “Rothschild” style.

Hispanic-Moorish vaults, 18th-century woodwork, Verona marble, Sèvres porcelain, and Beauvais tapestries are scattered throughout the rooms, from the grand salon to the Baroness's private apartments, the porcelain salon, the Louis XVI bedroom, and the small Chinese salon.

In total, more than 5,000 works of art are on display in this dazzling palace, bequeathed by Béatrice to the Academy of Fine Arts in 1935.

The nine gardens of the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild

Surrounding the villa, these dreamlike gardens offer spectacular views of the bay of Villefranche-sur-Mer and take visitors on a sensory journey through nine themed areas, some of which were created after the Baroness's death by landscape architect Louis Marchand.

Nine worlds combining travel, exotic and Provençal essences, where waterfalls, ponds, and colonnades adorn the poetic and captivating green spaces.

The French garden frames the villa with its central pond and corollary water features where water hyacinths sway.

The rose garden was one of the first areas landscaped by the Baroness, along with the lapidary, Japanese and Spanish gardens and the zoo, which no longer exists.

A path lined with rare species and sculptures, now enhanced by three additional gardens, shaped by winding paths and majestic avenues where cypresses, agapanthus, lavender, and other plants that perfume the generous nature rise under the hot sun of the French Riviera.

These remarkable gardens, which have been awarded a label of excellence, now attract thousands of visitors every year and, at sunset, lend themselves to evenings where music and art come together to recreate the crazy atmosphere of the Côte d'Azur parties of the Belle Époque...

Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild: a backdrop for cinema and high society

A majestic setting where the gardens are transformed into a film set, the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild has been the location for numerous film shoots since 1957.

The silhouette of its pink façade and French gardens blend into scenes from legendary films such as the 1983 James Bond movie Never Say Never Again, starring Sean Connery.

Alongside the movie stars who walk the flower-covered carpet around the residence, celebrities and billionaires have the privilege of enjoying this exceptional setting at prestigious evening events after dark.

It's a dream within everyone's reach during the villa's evening events, when candles light up the gardens, music fills the warm air, and shows around the ponds bring back the atmosphere of the wild parties of the French Riviera in the heart of this iconic place.

Discover the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild on its official website.