It’s been awhile since we’ve been at the Getty Villa so today we decided to renew our acquaintance. We normally make it out to the Villa about every two to three months but due to a long-standing road closure and work in general, we’ve been unable to make it; normally, the Villa is about 20 minutes away but the major roadway was closed from March to June due to a landslide caused by heavy winter rains. So today the stars lined up and off we went!

From the looks of things, it appears that the gardens are under renovation and the grape vines in the arbor had been severally trimmed back.

The long pool and surrounding garden are some of our most favorite parts of the Villa and it’s easy to linger for a long time here and lost all track of time…not that we were any kind of a hurry. The weather was nice and cool, in the mid-70s which provided a nice break from the 100 plus temperatures we’ve been getting in the Valley lately. It was definitely worth the trip!