Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Day Trip - The Getty Villa

The Getty Villa was commissioned by oil tycoon J. Paul Getty in the early 1970s, to house his collection of Greek, Roman, and Etruscan statues and objects.  Its design was based off of a first century Roman house, and much of the details are authentic to that period, even down to most of the landscaping.  The buildings and grounds were renovated in 1997, giving them a more modern, but still decidedly Mediterranean feel.  The location in Pacific Palisades is right across the Pacific Coast Highway from the beach, and there are few more stunning places to spend an afternoon, or a day.






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