Villa Les Funambules

icons of cinema : Katharine Hepburn , Lynn Fontaine and Greta “ The Divine ”, her nemesis . Garbo will pursue , with her husband , an affair which will make the headlines from the end of the 1940s until he passed away in 1964 . La Divine Garbo made several stays at the villa The Rock with George and Valentina who must have detested these shared vacations .

Whereas it might have been possible to exorcize the spirit of George ; it would be impossible to exorcize the infinite charm of the Villa itself which stands amidst its lush vegetation .

LES FUNAMBULES

Les Funambules ” is also found in a key location on this coastal path with two large balconies that look over Cap Ferrat . The decor is of an eclectic nature , it mixes Gothic and classic elements .

At n ° 8 , Avenue Raymond Gramaglia , the Villa Les Funambules was bought by French actor and playwright Sacha Guitry who wrote new theatre pieces there as he was so inspired by the stunning location .

The playwright and actor came there to relax away from the Parisian scene ; in 1926 he had acquired the vast white house flanked by its pair of octagonal turrets . He renamed it “ Les Funambules ”. Sacha Guitry shared his time there with the first of his five wives , the actress Yvonne Printemps . After his death , in 1961 , his last wife Lana Marconi sold it . Finally , the villa was divided into apartments .

Sacha Guitry park

For a break from enjoying Villas on the Coastal path let ’ s visit one of the Belle Époque Villas in Monaco beloved by an Englishman who gave it his name .

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