Celeb-Worthy Cannes Hideaway

This week, cameras will be trained on the stars walking Cannes' red carpet.
Just as film-worthy: this five-story, $6.7 million (5 million euros) hillside villa overlooking the Bay of Cannes. Own it and it will make you the envy of every A-lister.

Just as film-worthy: this five-story, $6.7 million (5 million euros) hillside villa overlooking the Bay of Cannes. Own it and it will make you the envy of every A-lister.

How so? Well, for starters, much of the four-bedroom, five-bathroom home's 4,600 square feet of interior space is covered with wood and marble flooring. An open, light-flushed living room provides ample room for entertaining. The kitchen comes fully furnished and equipped with all necessary appliances, should dinner be taken overlooking the bay, instead of at a crowded restaurant. Each floor opens to a columned balcony or arched terrace, finishing finally to a top floor sun deck, which is half-shaded by the red tile, steeple-like roof.

Lush Landscaping
Trees and gardens rise around the periphery, providing the 21,000-square-foot property with shade and privacy. A free-form pool lies fixed in a patio at the foot of the house's terraces and gardens. From the lounging chairs covered by umbrellas, there are views of the city and bay

Living Room
Wood and marble floors cover the 4,600-square-feet of interior space, which includes four bedrooms, four bathrooms and an open, light-flushed living room. The kitchen comes fully furnished and equipped with all necessary appliances.

Riviera Riches Cannes orients around a crescent-shaped, seven-and-a-half-mile seafront, bracketed on the west by the hills of Le Suquet and to the east by Pointe Croisette and the Palm Beach Casino. Between them runs the Promenade de la Croisette, filled with luxury hotels, outdoor markets and high fashion on the city side, and private beach clubs to its sandy south.

From the flat beachfront, the landscape climbs into the hills of La Californie and to the observation tower at Super-Cannes, at the city's high altitude point of 1,067 feet. Picasso made his home in La Californie during the 1950s, and the area is often used as a location for films, most recently director Jacques Fieschi's 2006 festival entry La Californie. Palms, white facades and red-tile-roof Mediterranean architecture combined with the district's name create synergy with Cannes' cinematic cousin in Southern California.

source : forbes.com