• In addition to being Fersen's retreat, Villa Lysis also became a gathering place for artists, intellectuals, poets, and writers who visited Capri during the 1900's drawn...
  • There's something magical about Villa Lysis, built in 1904 by Jacques d'Adelswärd Fersen, a nobleman from Paris who chose the island of Capri as his...
  • We have walked Villa Lysis 10 times. ... The villa’s location is exquisite, a 35-minute walk up the hill from Capri town.
  • Villa Lysis (initially, La Gloriette; today, Villa Fersen) is a villa on Capri built by industrialist and poet Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen in 1905.
  • He decided to call it Villa Lysis in reference to Plato's dialogue, Liside, which deals with friendship and homosexual love.
  • Villa Lysis is located just a stone's throw from the former emperor's palace of Villa Jovis, and the pair can easily be visited while exploring the island of Capri.
  • You have to travel by boat to Capri, but that’s just half the journey if you want to reach Villa Lysis, which its owner coined as being ‘Dedicated to the youth of love’.
  • Surrounding the building is a garden designed by Mimi Ruggiero, of course with a beautiful view of the Gulf of Naples. Villa LysisVilla lo Capo 12, Capri.
  • ...secret of the life of its builder, the magic of a unique and wonderful place: Villa Lysis is one of the places you absolutely must visit during your experience in Capri.
  • Villa Lysis, especially the grounds, is a must-see attraction on Capri. ... The path from the Villa back to Capri Town is well-maintained and an easy trek downhill.
  • Fersen sought refuge in Capri following a scandal in Paris, and Villa Lysis became his retreat where he could indulge in literary and artistic pursuits.
  • Villa Lysis dates to 1904, built by a French nobleman, Count Jacque d'Adesald Fersen who sought refuge from scandals in his home country by retreating to Capri.
  • This beautifully melancholic art-nouveau villa is set on a clifftop on Capri’s northeast tip and was the one-time retreat of French poet Jacques d…