VILLA LYSIS

On the north-eastern edge of Capri, this house, also known as Villa Fersen, was the refuge of the exiled French baron, dandy, poet and eccentric writer Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen (1880-1923). The villa, built in 1905 by the architect Edouard Chimot, is a fine example of Art Nouveau or "neoclassical decadent" according to some descriptions.

To find out more: Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen: l'insoumis de Capri, a fascinating biography by Viveka Adelswärd and Jacques Perot (published by Séguier), published in 2018, on this mysterious character .