{"id":55346,"date":"2026-09-29T18:57:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T18:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darkseagreen-rook-345411.hostingersite.com\/cosa-vedere\/villa-garnier-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T23:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T23:12:52","slug":"villa-garnier","status":"publish","type":"punto_interesse","link":"https:\/\/italian-riviera.com\/en\/what-to-see\/villa-garnier\/","title":{"rendered":"Villa Garnier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Villa Garnier is the villa that Charles Garnier, the architect of the Paris Op\u00e9ra, built for himself in Bordighera starting in 1871. Today it belongs to the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Aosta and can be visited with set hours and a reservation: the ticket costs \u20ac5 and, according to the tourist office in 2026, you can enter in the morning and in the afternoon. Book first on 0184 261833.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where:<\/strong> via Charles Garnier 11, Arziglia area, by the sea<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hours (tourist office, 2026):<\/strong> 1 April to 15 October 9:30 am\u201311:30 am and 2:00 pm\u20135:30 pm; 16 October to 31 March 9:30 am\u201311:30 am and 2:00 pm\u20134:00 pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prices:<\/strong> full price \u20ac5; groups of 5 or more, families and ages 10\u201318 \u20ac4; up to age 9 free<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reservations:<\/strong> tel. +39 0184 26 18 33, info@villagarnier.it<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time needed:<\/strong> 45\u201360 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Garnier&#8217;s villa<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/italian-riviera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/villa-garnier-bordighera-1024x681.webp\" class=\"wp-image-44459\" alt=\"Villa Garnier in Bordighera, designed by the architect of the Paris Op\u00e9ra\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italian-riviera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/villa-garnier-bordighera-1024x681.webp 1024w, https:\/\/italian-riviera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/villa-garnier-bordighera-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/italian-riviera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/villa-garnier-bordighera-768x511.webp 768w, https:\/\/italian-riviera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/villa-garnier-bordighera.webp 1203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Garnier came to Bordighera in 1871, when work on the Op\u00e9ra had stopped because of the war and the Paris Commune. He bought a plot by the sea, in Arziglia, in May of that year and built his villa there.<\/p>\n<p>The villa has three floors. Its most recognisable feature is the Moorish-style turret, which the architect called &#8220;Mon Mirador&#8221;, reached from the main bedroom and from the second-floor terrace. Inside there is a wooden staircase ordered in Paris, the entrance hall with frescoes and drawings by Garnier&#8217;s friends, and the ground-floor arches, now closed with glass.<\/p>\n<h2>The garden<\/h2>\n<p>The garden, about 6,000 square metres (around 2,500 are open; the rest is the sisters&#8217; vegetable plot and citrus grove), has ten species of palms and, according to the Italian Botanical Heritage, a column from the Tuileries. The FAI attributes it to his son Christian Garnier with the landscape designer Ludwig Winter; other sources say only that Winter gave advice. From the garden you see the sea and the upper town.<\/p>\n<h2>Monet and Villa Garnier<\/h2>\n<p>In 1884 Claude Monet painted &#8220;Les Villas \u00e0 Bordighera&#8221; from the garden of Villa Garnier, with the upper town in the background and, on the left, the tower of Villa <a href=\"https:\/\/italian-riviera.com\/en\/what-to-see\/villa-etelinda\/\">Etelinda<\/a>. If the subject interests you, read the guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/italian-riviera.com\/en\/riviera-di-ponente\/bordighera\/monet\/\">Monet in Bordighera<\/a> and the catalogue of <a href=\"https:\/\/italian-riviera.com\/en\/riviera-di-ponente\/bordighera\/monet-paintings\/\">Monet&#8217;s paintings made in Bordighera<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting there<\/h2>\n<p>The villa is in the Arziglia area, east of the town, by the sea. From Bordighera you can walk or drive: for parking, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/italian-riviera.com\/en\/riviera-di-ponente\/bordighera\/parking\/\">guide to parking in Bordighera<\/a>. From the villa you can continue along via Romana, with the other villas and the <a href=\"https:\/\/italian-riviera.com\/en\/what-to-see\/bicknell-museum\/\">Bicknell Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<details class=\"ir-faq\">\n<summary>Can you visit Villa Garnier?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes, with set hours and a reservation. The full-price ticket costs \u20ac5. To book, call 0184 261833 or write to info@villagarnier.it. Part of the villa is not open to visitors.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"ir-faq\">\n<summary>Who was Charles Garnier?<\/summary>\n<p>He was the architect of the Paris Op\u00e9ra and of the Monte-Carlo Casino. In 1871 he settled in Bordighera and built his villa there.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"ir-faq\">\n<summary>What is &#8220;Mon Mirador&#8221;?<\/summary>\n<p>It is the villa&#8217;s Moorish-style turret, from which Garnier looked out over the sea. It is reached from the main bedroom and from the second-floor terrace.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"ir-faq\">\n<summary>Who lives in Villa Garnier today?<\/summary>\n<p>The villa has belonged to the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Aosta since 1954. The sisters run it today.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"ir-faq\">\n<summary>Did Monet really paint here?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes: &#8220;Les Villas \u00e0 Bordighera&#8221; (1884) was painted from the garden of Villa Garnier. 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