Château de la Croix des Gardes

Château de la Croix des Gardes, also known as Villa Perrier,[1] is a mansion in the La Croix-des-Gardes district of Cannes on the French Riviera. It appears as the Sandford Villa in the Alfred Hitchcock's 1955 film To Catch a Thief, with Cary Grant and Grace Kelly.[2]

History

It was built in 1919 for the Swiss industrialist Paul Girod, with a nearly 13,000-square-foot interior and 25 acres of gardens.[2] The mansion was built in a Medici style, and the gardens were designed in a matching Italianate style.[1] In 1960, it was purchased by Gustave Leven, who owned the Perrier brand of bottled mineral water.[2] He hired architect Alan Gore to re-design the facade in the Palladian architectural style as well as the swimming-pool, under the guidance of architect Andreï Svetchine.[2]

Since Leven's death it has been owned by a "group of investors" and is for sale for Euro 50-100 million.[2]

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References
  1. Mérimée IA06000244, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) maison dite Villa Perrier ou Château de la Croix des Gardes
  2. ANDREW ALLEN (19 May 2016). "High Above Cannes, a House With a Hitchcock Past - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 6 July 2017.


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