{"id":60,"date":"2021-01-21T11:25:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T10:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culturaeturismo.comune.capri.na.it\/en\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2026-06-28T18:37:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T16:37:25","slug":"villa-lysis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/culturaeturismo.comune.capri.na.it\/en\/sites\/villa-lysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Villa Lysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Enchantment of the senses<\/span><\/h3>

Nestled in the most genuine natural frame of Capri, after a pleasant walk uphill towards Mount Tiberio, Villa Lysis<\/strong> opens up to the visitor\u2019s eyes as one of the best hidden jewels of the island. <\/span>
There is something magical about Villa Lysis<\/strong>. It was built in 1904 by will of Jacques d’Adelsw\u00e4rd Fersen<\/strong>, a nobleman from Paris who chose the island as his voluntary exile destination, after his life had been shattered by a number of scandals that led him to leave his native country and to create what we would call a lifelong link with his new home place. <\/span>
Elegant, eccentric, luxurious, secluded, monumental, the Villa was, above all, an intimate shelter where Fersen enjoyed his carefree flirts with Nino Cesarini, a young man from Rome, until the latter\u2019s premature death.<\/span>
Over time, Villa Lysis turned into a meeting place for artists, intellectuals, poets and writers, who stayed in Capri at the beginning of last century<\/strong> and skillfully described and praised its myth.<\/span><\/p>

Visiting Villa Lysis means discovering its secrets and wonders. Entrance halls, stuccos, decorations, furnishing, precious marbles,<\/strong>\u00a0you won\u2019t find one single detail lacking peculiar inspirations: from Louis XVI-style to Neoclassical theatricality<\/strong>, from the grandeur of ancient Greece<\/strong> to the sinuous forms of art nouveau<\/strong>, from the gilding of Vienna Secession to the contaminations of Oriental art.<\/span>
The result is an extraordinary Villa on a spur overlooking the sea with breathtaking views of Marina Grande and the Gulf of Naples<\/strong>. <\/span>
The symbol of Villa Lysis is its majestic staircase culminating in the peristyle with Ionic columns<\/strong>, where the inscription “Amori et Dolori Sacrum”, commissioned by Fersen himself, embodies the real essence of his life.<\/span><\/p>

Villa Lysis, the creative forge established by Jacques d\u2019Adelsw\u00e4rd-Fersen, is now renewing itself and stepping into the future with a contemporary twist.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

The Villa, which has always been a place of vision and cultural research, welcomes the art of Jago with an innovative exhibition project<\/strong> that launches the island toward its candidacy for Italian Capital of Contemporary Arts 2028.<\/span><\/p>

In this unique setting, the artist’s works engage in an intimate dialogue with the Liberty architecture and the surrounding nature, transforming the visit into a deeply participatory experience.<\/span><\/p>

Between the historic rooms and the park, which amplifies the contemplation of the landscape, Jago’s works find a new home, continuing to pass down the immortal heritage and beauty of Villa Lysis through time.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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