This place does not cease to amaze me each time I visit. The location, the architecture and the fascination for the Greek culture is fabulous. The design and the architecture are special and is one of the treats to imagine how life would have been there and then. Park your car next to the Beaulieu Casino as the entrance of the villa is on a dead end. Take your time to admire the terrace and garden. Watch the translation of the dog sign at the entrance though.

There is no doubt that the Villa Kerylos is an amazing building in a stunning location. The former summer home of a rich Parisian built in the style of a Greek villa is beautiful but it must have been a bit like staying in a theme park (albeit a very grand and beautiful one) . Definitely worth a visit even if you just see the bathrooms upstairs . In the basement, there is currently a small and interesting exhibition on the excavations on Delos.

On the face of it “a dream of Greece” in the south of France sounds strange but this lovely Greek Villa was a brilliant surprise. Not sure where visitors would park in the summer as there were just 7 spaces in the road outside. On two floors, the building was a homage to the guy who built it rather than a museum. Seems he collected everything Greek. The roof area was out of bounds, which was a shame. In the basement was an Antiques Gallery with casts of many well-known Greek (and Roman?) statues. Here there were also a few old black & white photos of the family that lived there. The leaflet we were given explained the family history but a few more photos would have been interesting – we didn’t notice one of Herr Reinach at all. The Villa is on a peninsular, with great views in all directions.