PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

Wednesday 22 September Half Day Tour (9:00 - 13:30) 55 € per person
Nice, the Chagall Museum and Wine tasting
This rate includes: 1 professional private guide, private coach disposal, visits, Chagall entrance fees
and wine tasting
Minimum number of participants per bus: 40 persons; Maximum number of participants per bus: 50 persons
Nice Belle Epoque
Escorted by your private guide, you will discover the major monuments in Nice linked to "the Belle Epoque".
(Part of the tour will be done by coach). The tour starts in the Mont Boron area which possesses several
outstanding villas. Amongst the elegant houses overlooking the sea, you'll find the surprising "Chateau de
l'Anglais" with its Oriental's inspiration, pink facade and crenellated tower. Then, you'll proceed to the hill of
Cimiez where the English aristocratie built luxury residences like the Regina Palace and Grand Hotel
Victoria.
Nearby, in the park of Château Valrose, former home of Baron Van der Wies, you'll see an amazing wooden
iba (little hut) from Siberia. You will have the opportunity to discover the Chagall Museum in Cimiez.
The Musée du Message Biblique Marc-Chagall (Marc Chagall Museum of Biblical Themes) stands out
among Nice France museums as one of the most interesting on the French Riviera. It contains seventeen
superbly displayed large canvases depicting biblical scenes and themes from the Old Testament in bright,
joyous colors. The Chagall Museum also holds sculptures, stained glass windows, mosaics, tapestries,
preparatory sketches, engravings, and lithographs from this important 20th-century artist.
Wednesday 22 September Half Day Tour (14:00 - 18.00) 45 € per person
Villas Belle Epoque of Saint Jean Cap Ferrat Kerylos & Ephrussi de Rothschild
This rate includes: 1 professional private guide, private coach disposal, visits, tea time
Minimum number of participants per bus: 40 persons; Maximum number of participants per bus: 50 persons
Fall into the Belle Époque Follies…!
Go to the peninsula of St Jean Cap Ferrat, where the dense vegetation conceals the elegant house of the
rich and famous, and hosts two “Belle Epoque” villas.
Kerylos Villas
First you will visit a reconstitution of an ancient Greek villa: the Villa Kerylos
Kerylos, whose name means sea swallow, is an architectural dream that came true. Erected on the 'Baie des
Fourmis' in Beaulieu, the villa is an absolutely unique reconstitution of the dwellings of ancient Greece, a
striking image of refinement and beauty.
Ephrussi de Rothschild Villas
Afterwards, you will go to another splendid sample of the famous Belle Époque style: the Villa Ephrussi de
Rothschild, inspired by the Italian Renaissance.
You will then share the passion of Ephrussi de Rothschild for her seven wonderful gardens overlooking the
sea. Enjoy the unique panorama over the French Riviera from the patios, waterfalls and ornamental lakes.
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