Château Thorenc

The Château Thorenc in Cannes was once a historic garden, laid out in 1870 along with a château for the Duchess of Bedford. After changing hands several times, including ownership by the Emperor of Annam, the estate was purchased by Albert Neubauer in 1930. He commissioned the architects Louis Süe and Léon Le Bel to redesign it, while the painter Jean-Gabriel Domergue designed the Venetian salon. Over the years, the gardens were shaped by various gardeners, such as Lucien Lhotte and Jean-Baptiste Dental. The château itself was demolished in 1968 and replaced by a residential building, so today only the historic gardens remain, an atmospheric green space in the heart of the city.