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]

References
  1. Base 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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