Villa Kérylos and Villa Ephrussi

Leaving Nice, it’s a direct 10.6 km run along the Basse Corniche (M6098) to Beaulieu-sur-Mer, tucked between the Pointe des Sans-Culottes and the Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat peninsula. On Baie des Fourmis stands Villa Kérylos, Théodore Reinach’s 1902–1908 homage to ancient Delos: a triclinium, underfloor heating, marbles and mosaics meticulously recreated. Five minutes up the road, on the ridge of Cap-Ferrat, Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild unfolds nine themed gardens around a rose-hued palace by architect Aaron Messiah, where musical fountain shows pace the visit.

Your half-day is seamless: hotel pickup in Nice, Villefranche or Monaco, a Mercedes at your disposal, and an Amani Limousines driver handling parking and timing. Wander Kérylos at your own pace while the car waits, then continue to Villa Ephrussi for the house, the gardens, and—time permitting—a coffee on the tearoom terrace. We can weave in a photo stop at the Moyenne Corniche viewpoint above Villefranche if traffic is light, so the schedule bends to you, not the other way round.