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Adamson House ~ Malibu

Adamson House Star Pool Photo © Alice Joyce

Adamson Star Pool: Photo © Alice Joyce

Adamson House is known for the historic Malibu Potteries, and its lovely gardens which overlook the Pacific Ocean in Malibu, California. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a showcase for colorful tilework, Adamson House is adjacent to the Malibu Lagoon Museum, situated in the house’s attached 5-car garage. Although part of the California State Parks, Adamson House and

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Getty Villa: Elegant Symmetry .. Echoes Ancient Rome

Getty Villa Outer Peristyle Hedge and Pool Photo © Alice Joyce

Located along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, the Getty Villa first opened in 1974 as the original J. Paul Getty Museum; the architecture of the site patterned after the Villa dei Papiri – a Roman country house dating to the first century. The Villa closed for renovation in 1997, just as The Getty Center opened to great fanfare in Los Angeles. After a 12-year closure, the cultural cognoscenti were abuzz by 2006 as the Getty Villa reopened with stunning exhibition spaces; presenting an unparalleled showcase for Greco-Roman & Etruscan antiquities. An overall stunning redesign by architects, Machado and Silvetti Associates of Boston received widespread praise.

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Villa d'Este .. Fantastical Gateway to Italy's Splendor

Villa d'Este Oval Fountain Detail [Photo © Alice Joyce]

Allow yourself to give way to the atmosphere of Villa d’Este (located in Tivoli, Italy) and you’ll experience a fantastical gateway to the historic splendor of an Italian era long past. A visit affords the opportunity to immerse yourself in the fireworks of the stunning water features that animate your passage through an architectural masterwork of design and invention. Note: Buses, trains, and day tours regularly depart Rome for Tivoli.

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