At the very tip of the Cap is the Villa Eilenroc, designed by Charles Garnier, who created the Paris Opera—which should give you some idea of its style. The estate commands a vast acreage, threaded with paths and much of it given over to a grand and glamorous garden. Here,in the Roserie you can glimpse the even-grander Château de la Croë, whose shimmering white portico once sheltered the likes of Garbo and Onassis (it was bought in 2005 by a Russian syndicate, whose billionaires' club will now use it as a winter palace, conjuring up the days of the 1920s, when exiled White Russians first colonized the Riviera). You may tour Eilenroc's grounds freely, but during summer months the house remains closed. But from September to June on Wednesdays visitors are allowed to wander through the reception salons, which retain the Louis Seize-Trianon feel of the noble facade. The Winter Salon still has its "1,001 Nights" wall mural painted by Jean Dunand, the famed Art Deco designer; display cases are filled with memorabilia donated by Caroline Groult-Flaubert (Antibes resident and goddaughter of the great author); while the boudoir has boiseries from the Marquis de Sévigné's Paris mansion.
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