Villas du Cap d'Antibes
Découvrez l'histoire et l'architecture des villas les plus emblématiques de la presqu'île.
Villa Eilenroc
Villa Eilenroc is the crown jewel of Cap d'Antibes and one of the finest examples of Second Empire architecture on the French Riviera. Commissioned in the 1860s by Hugh-Hope Loudon, a wealthy Dutch former governor of the Dutch East Indies, the villa was designed by Charles Garnier, the celebrated architect behind the Paris Opera and the Monte Carlo Casino. Loudon named the property Eilenroc, an anagram of his wife Cornelie's first name.
Chateau de la Croe
Chateau de la Croe is perhaps the most storied private estate on Cap d'Antibes, its history intertwined with royalty, shipping magnates, and modern oligarchs. The classical-style chateau was designed by the distinguished French architect and decorator Armand-Albert Rateau and completed in 1927 for Sir William Pomeroy Burton, general manager of Associated Newspapers. Set within eight hectares of grounds extending to the sea, its architecture evokes the grandeur of an English country house transplanted to the Mediterranean.
Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc
The Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc is the most legendary hotel on the French Riviera and an enduring symbol of Mediterranean glamour. Originally conceived in 1869 by Hippolyte de Villemessant, founder of Le Figaro newspaper, as Villa Soleil — a retreat for writers seeking inspiration — the property opened in 1870. Italian hotelier Antoine Sella purchased it in 1887 and reopened it as the Grand Hotel du Cap in 1889, establishing its reputation as a destination for the European elite.
Chateau de la Garoupe
Chateau de la Garoupe stands at one of the most commanding positions on Cap d'Antibes, built on four acres at the very point of the peninsula. In 1907, British Member of Parliament Charles McLaren, later Baron Aberconway, purchased the land and commissioned the eminent English architect Ernest George — along with his associate Alfred Bowman Yeates — to design a residence worthy of the spectacular setting. The resulting chateau features a distinctive long facade with half-moon windows and a grand stairway descending to the sea.
Villa Aujourd'hui
Villa Aujourd'hui is one of the most striking Modernist residences on the French Riviera and a masterpiece of American architect Barry Dierks. Built in 1938 for Palm Beach socialite Audrey Chadwick, the villa was one of the last expressions of the Modernist style to be constructed on the Riviera before the outbreak of World War II. Its name, meaning 'Today' in French, reflects the forward-looking spirit of its design.
Villa Thuret
Villa Thuret holds a unique place in the history of Cap d'Antibes as both the earliest significant villa on the peninsula and one of France's most important botanical research sites. Created in 1857 by Gustave Thuret, a distinguished French botanist renowned for his pioneering studies of algae reproduction, the villa was built after Thuret was advised to settle in the south of France for health reasons. He chose a plot on Cap d'Antibes and established what would become the first privately funded research laboratory in France.
Villa Andre-Bloc
Villa Andre-Bloc, also known as Villa Ex or Villa Bloc, is one of the most radical architectural statements on the French Riviera. Built in 1961 by the visionary French architect Claude Parent for Andre Bloc — architect, painter, sculptor, and founder of the influential magazine L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui — the villa stands near the Garoupe lighthouse on a steep, rocky site at the tip of Cap d'Antibes.
Villa Sous le Vent
Villa Sous le Vent, meaning 'Leeward' in French, is the largest residence ever designed by the prolific American architect Barry Dierks and one of the most prestigious private estates on Cap d'Antibes. Commissioned in 1937 by American socialite Marion Sidney Allen, the villa was constructed on a dramatic rocky promontory on the western shore of the Cap, with commanding views over the Baie des Milliardaires.
Villa Hier
Villa Hier, meaning 'Yesterday' in French, forms an intriguing conceptual pair with Villa Aujourd'hui ('Today'), both designed by American architect Barry Dierks on Cap d'Antibes. Located at 374 Avenue Mrs L-D Beaumont, the property was remodeled in 1951 by Dierks for the British arms manufacturer Anthony Edgar Somers. Dierks created new staircases, an entrance portico, a patio, a swimming pool, and a pavilion, while also modifying the garage and gardener's house.
Villa Les Chenes Verts
Villa Les Chenes Verts, meaning 'The Green Oaks,' is one of the oldest and most literary villas on Cap d'Antibes. Built in 1866 by architect Auguste Abeille for the French playwright Adolphe d'Ennery, who had purchased the plot the previous year, the villa occupies a prominent position on the eastern coast of the Cap overlooking the Golfe Juan.
Villa La Vigie
Villa La Vigie, meaning 'The Lookout Tower,' is one of the most visually distinctive properties on Cap d'Antibes, instantly recognizable by its pink-painted neo-Gothic silhouette crowned by a dramatic turret. Built in 1912 by architect Lucien Stable on the waterfront of Boulevard Edouard-Baudoin, the villa commands panoramic views stretching from the Massif de l'Esterel to the Lerins Islands.
Villa La Garoupe
Villa La Garoupe occupies one of the most enviable positions on Cap d'Antibes, sitting directly on the golden sands of Garoupe Beach — the same beach that helped define the Riviera's transformation from a winter resort to a summer paradise. The property evolved organically from its origins as a beachside establishment into the exclusive private villa it is today, carrying with it decades of extraordinary social history.
Villa Le Clocher
Villa Le Clocher, meaning 'The Bell Tower,' takes its name from the nearby Chapelle de la Garoupe and its distinctive bell tower that has guided sailors for centuries. Originally built around 1910 as a pavilion within the grounds of the Chateau de la Garoupe for Sir Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren, Baron Aberconway, the property shares the same commanding position at the tip of Cap d'Antibes.