Villa Aurélienne

  • Historic site and monument
  • Historic patrimony
  • House
  • Villa
  • listed
  • Town of Art & History
  • 17th C
85 Avenue du Général d’Armée Calliès, 83600 Fréjus
Italian Renaissance-inspired Palladian villas (in reference to the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio) number two in France, including the Villa Aurelienne in Fréjus.
BUT WHO BUILT THE AURELIAN VILLA?

By consulting the first register of the Fréjus cadastral matrix (C443), we discover that a certain Mr. Crossman James had a villa built in the "Raton" district. Completed in 1889, it is known as Château Aurélien. Two inscriptions engraved on the small bridge below the villa provide further information:

J.H.C./A.D./1889

"J.H.C." would be the initials of the builder (JH Crossman) and "AD" for Anno Domini;

On the other side of the bridge is another...

Services

Services

Activity
Temporary exhibition
Botanic trail
Lift
Toilets
Public WC
Exhibition space
Car park
Meeting room
Free car park
Pets welcome
Themed tour

Openings

Openings

All year 2025 - Open everyday

Location

Location

Villa Aurélienne
85 Avenue du Général d’Armée Calliès, 83600 Fréjus

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • French

Environment

Environment
  • Close to a public transportation
  • Bus stop < 500 m
Updated on 26 February 2024 at 14:27
by Office de tourisme de Fréjus
(Offer identifier : 4662663)
Report mistake