Château de l'Aiguetta

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Le château en bref

The Château de l'Aiguetta is a villa transformed into a castle-style residence, built in 1901 in Èze for the British client Alfred Tennyson, owner of the site between 1882 and 1908. The work was carried out by the Nice architect Marici and the contractor Decanale. The building, constructed in masonry with facings imitating ashlar, comprises four full storeys above a basement level; it features crenellated towers, domes and a false groin vault, in a picturesque style characteristic of early 20th-century villas on the Côte d'Azur. The property then passed to Edie Hay around 1926, and to the Société des Bains de Mer in 1928. Abandoned during the 20th century, the château fell into disrepair before being bought in 1993 by a property holding company (société civile immobilière) with a view to its rehabilitation. Major restoration work, involving the Atelier Alma agency and the engineering firms Tractebel Monaco and Ingetec SAM, was carried out in the 2020s, respecting the historic architecture while incorporating contemporary glass and steel elements.