This elegant oriental style building dominates the hill in front of the small port of Bordighera.

The private residence of Queen Margherita of Savoy is today an important museum and culture center hosting various works of art from the famous Terruzzi collection. 

The villa is a sort of self-portrait and expression of the playful, creative and extraordinary personality of the ‘King of Clowns’, Adrien Wettach. 

A permanent exhibit ‘Discover the 19th Century’ is hosted at Villa Nobel: it is a general view of the most important discoveries of the 19th century to which Nobel dedicated his research activities.