Château de la Chèvre d'Or

Èze, France. Located in the heart of the medieval village of Èze, overlooking the Mediterranean.

Château de la Chèvre d'OrÈze, France

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40 rooms and suites, each decorated differently; the suites bear the names of artists who stayed nearby, such as Nietzsche and Cocteau.
The Michelin-starred La Chèvre d'Or, the bistro Les Remparts, the open-air Café du Jardin and a lounge bar with terrace.
Terraced gardens, medieval houses and lanes; private pools in the Panoramic and Nietzsche suites.
Located in the heart of the medieval village of Èze, overlooking the Mediterranean.

11 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

Early 20th c.
Yugoslav violinist Zlatko Baloković, one of its owners, names the private property the Château de la Chèvre d'Or.
1920s
The medieval castle that houses the hotel is rebuilt.
1953
Hotelier Robert Wolf buys the château and turns it into a gourmet restaurant.
1954
It becomes one of the six stops of Marcel Tilloy's « Route du Bonheur », forerunner of Relais & Châteaux.
1956
A visit by Walt Disney brings international fame; Wolf gradually buys village houses and turns them into guest rooms.
1960
Bruno Ingold, South African consul in Monaco, joins Wolf to develop the six-room hotel.
1975
The restaurant earns its first Michelin star, kept for over twenty years by chef Élie Mazot from 1977.
2000
Chef Jean-Marc Delacourt, in charge since 1 February 1998, wins a second Michelin star.
2003 – 2009
Philippe Labbé runs the kitchens, reaching 19/20 in the 2009 GaultMillau guide.
2007
A scene of The Bucket List, starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, is filmed at the hotel.
July 2016
After Fabrice Vulin and Ronan Kervarrec, chef Arnaud Faye takes over the kitchens.