Hotel du Cap, Palace hotel in Cap d'Antibes, France

Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc stands at the southern tip of the Cap d'Antibes, its main building a Napoleon III château with a raised mansard roof and lower flat-roofed wings, set in a nine-hectare park of century-old pines. The property comprises five buildings, including the Eden-Roc pavilion built against the sea cliffs and Les Deux Fontaines, a two-storey residence.

The estate began in 1870 as a private villa and was converted into a hotel in 1889 under the management of an Italian hotelier. It underwent a transformation in the 1920s when American guests began spending the summer months on the French Riviera.

The name refers to the headland where the property sits and which has established itself over the years as a retreat for artists. The estate itself became the setting for numerous film shoots and still displays the style that attracted many writers in the middle of the last century.

The hotel at 165-167 boulevard J. F. Kennedy closes annually between October and April, so visits are only possible in the warmer months. The main château and the Eden-Roc pavilion above the sea are linked by a wide allée through the nine-hectare pine park.

A seawater pool was carved into the coastal rock formation, positioned directly on the Mediterranean. The view from there extends far across the open sea.