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Visit Beaulieu-sur-mer, a town best known for its Greek-style Villa Kérylos. The town also boasts two harbours, an old town center, sandy beaches and a casino.
Greek Villa Kérylos in Beaulieu
The Villa Kérylos is a world apart, with recent architecture and decoration in the ancient Greek style. Everything has been designed with this in mind, from the architecture to the furniture, crockery and decorative objects. Villa Kerylos is well worth a visit.
See our pages on Villa Kerylos.
The beaches
The fine sandy beaches offer much sought-after relaxation. Baie des Fourmis and Petite Afrique are the largest and most sought-after. Beaches are public or private.
The André Cane Berlugan Heritage Museum
This museum showcases the Berlugan life of Beaulieu-sur-mer's former inhabitants. From Roman coins, to costumes, to ancient tools, to the life of the inhabitants in days gone by.
Musée du patrimoine berlugan André Cane
27 Boulevard Marinoni
06310 Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Site officiel
The Belle-Epoque villas of Beaulieu-sur-mer
Beaulieu-sur-mer was home to an entire middle-class population, who had remarkable villas built in the Belle Epoque style.
Note that Beaulieu-sur-mer's most famous villa, the Villa Kerylos is not in the Belle Epoque style.
It still remains
- the Palais des Anglais, a former luxury hotel with a facade surprisingly topped by a lion and unicorn scumpture.
- the bandstand on Place Marinoni, with its remarkable ironwork.
- the Villa Andalousia
- the former Hotel Bristol.
A little further on, adjoining Monaco, is Cap d'Ail.
At Cap d'Ail, you'll discover numerous other Belle Epoque villas:
- le Château des Terrasses,
- Villa Lumière,
- Villa Hélios,
- the former Hotel Eden,
- the Villa les Camelias.
Practical information
Beaulieu-sur-mer is accessible by bus from several towns or by train, on the Cannes-Nice-Monaco-Menton line.
Activities in Beaulieu
Informations Côte d'Azur
Jean-Marc Foulquier