Villa Kerylos
Region : Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur
Photos P. Broage - Copyright Genius Tour
Ancient fresco of a rooster (2000 years old) in the entrance hall (thyroreion),
central courtyard (peristyle), library, a corridor on the second floor
Description:
You will be dazzled by Greek Villa Kerylos.This palace, built in the early 20th century, is extraordinary because it is the reconstruction of an antique palace.
Theodore Reinach, an archaeologist, and Emmanuel Pontremoli, architect, drew their inspiration with the houses of the 2nd century BC built on the island of Delos.
The audio tour will describe the beautiful parts of the house, and then you will go through:
- Peristyle, where you will be able to admire the frescoes and columns of this courtyard,
- The library, with its two levels,
- The triklinos, the banquet room with beds for dinner and extraordinary ceiling
- The balaneon, private baths,
- The Erotes, chamber of Theodore Reinach,
- The Ornites, the chamber of his wife,
- The Andron, so clear and so obscure at once, which immerses you in an atmosphere so different from the other rooms of the house and so close to the parable of the Plato's cave ...
Planning:
In one hour or one and half an hour, you take the time to immerse yourself more than 2000 years back in the past and you appreciate how the notables lived.The Villa is open on the following schedule:
- From January the 1st to the 4th: from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.,
- From January the 5th to February the 8th: from Monday to Friday from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; on weekends from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00p.m.,
- From February the 9th to November the 4th from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.,
- From November the 5th to December the 31st: from Monday to Friday from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; on weekends, bank holidays & school holidays: from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Disclaimer : The management team of the destination has the possibility to change the opening days and hours without prior communication.
Comments:
The villa, by its realization, provides an invaluable testimony of the lifestyle of the ancient rich Mediterranean families.Pets are not allowed in the Villa.
Tours are with an audio-guide available in 4 languages.
Address:
Impasse Gustave Eiffel, 06310 Beaulieu-sur-MerBeaulieu-sur-Mer is located at 10km from Nice and from Monaco, via the lower coast road (N98).
N 43°42'00'' E 07°19'59''
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