French Riviera villa where famous kiss took place goes up for sale
For 鈧�3.6million, you could create the iconic moment between Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in Alfred Hitchcock鈥檚 1955 film
The C么te d鈥橝zur is unsurprisingly home to many properties with starry backstories
C么te d鈥橝zur Sotheby鈥檚 International Realty. Inset: To Catch a Thief
The Riviera villa that provided the backdrop to a famous kiss between Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in Alfred Hitchcock鈥檚 1955 film To Catch a Thief (inset) has gone on sale.
The 425m虏 Les Bolovens, in Saint-Jeannet in the hills above Nice, has seven bedrooms and views of Nice and the Mediterranean.
It is listed by C么te d鈥橝zur Sotheby鈥檚 International Realty Nice for 鈧�3.6million.
Media attention has attracted the interest of several serious potential buyers, including fans of the British filmmaker, said agency director Eric Laboue.
鈥淲e have people from Los Angeles who are flying over just for a visit.鈥�
As the playground of celebrities and filmmakers, the C么te d鈥橝zur is unsurprisingly home to many properties with starry backstories.
Also on Sotheby鈥檚 books is the nine-bedroom , which was the holiday home of the Kennedy family when JFK was a child and his father was US ambassador in London.
鈥淲hen buying a house, there is a technical part to consider 鈥� the size, the views, the orientation,鈥� Mr Laboue said.
鈥淭hen there is sometimes another part, which is cultural, sentimental, or historical.
This is precious to us because some people are much more sensitive to this aspect.鈥�
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