Villa La Mandala, Castle in Saint-Tropez, France.

Villa La Mandala is a 500 m² villa on a two-hectare wooded park on the heights of Saint-Tropez, at 7 avenue Charles Camoin. The square building has pale outer walls and a hipped roof of terracotta tiles forming a closed ring around a square inner courtyard planted with trees. A rectangular swimming pool with blue water lies to its lower right, reached by a paved area with curved steps.

Bernard Tapie bought La Mandala in 2012 for 47 million euros from the Belgian businessman Lucien D'Onofrio. Before that it belonged to Catherine Schneider, heiress of the Schneider family and fifth wife of Roger Vadim. In July 2022 the American businessman Tony Tamer, ranked 638th on Forbes' world wealth list, bought it for 81.2 million euros, about 160,000 euros per square metre. The sale was forced by Belgian justice as part of the liquidation of Tapie's assets.

The villa's name, La Mandala, was kept from earlier owners; it stands at 7 avenue Charles Camoin, next to the municipal sports complex and near the Byblos hotel. Before Bernard Tapie, it belonged to Catherine Schneider, heiress of the Schneider family and fifth wife of Roger Vadim. Its sale by Belgian justice in 2022 drew attention to the property.

The villa stands at 7 avenue Charles Camoin, next to the municipal sports complex and near the Byblos hotel, on the heights above town. A private path leads down to the small Graniers beach at the foot of the southern slope of the Saint-Tropez citadel. It is a private residence, not open to visitors.

The villa's name, La Mandala, is not explained by the sources, but its address is 7 avenue Charles Camoin, next to the municipal sports complex and the property of lawyer Bernard Lagarde, near the Byblos hotel. It also has direct access to the small Graniers beach at the foot of the southern slope of the Saint-Tropez citadel.