Property in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

Buy property in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat . Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat is a city with an interesting history. Down to the port of Villefranche the path leads to Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat! To the right at the top of the hill is where Villa Ephrusside Rodschild is located, built between 1905 and 1912 by Baroness Ephrussi de Rodschild.

The villa is luxurious, with its gardens and musical fountains, overlooking the Rade de Villefranche on the west side and the Bay of Beaulieu. Gardens of different countries are located here: Japanese gardens: French, Italian and exotic. In the ancient buildings of King Leopold of Belgium, there is a garden where an important collection of vegetable oils was discovered.

Today it is the property of the house of Marnier Lapostolle, which is famous for producing the Grand Marnier liqueur, and some of its plants used in making this liqueur come from the garden. Cap Ferrat at the end of the 19th century attracted very rich and respected people and was built up with luxurious villas. It remains one of the most expensive and revered places on the Cote d'Azur to this day.