The Riviera hilltop village of Roquebrune

underwent dramatic changes when the

enormous wooded tongue of land of Cap

Martin became a kind of aristocratic annexe

of Menton at the start of the 19^th century.

Sumptuous villas, lush parks with their

exotic-smelling plants, beautiful jagged

rocks plunging down to the sea, ancient

olive trees... this is where the design pioneer

Eileen Gray, and later Le Corbusier

chose to build their dream "retreats".

E 1027, the Maison en bord de mer , and

Le Corbusier's Cabanon and Unités de

Camping are unique examples of the new

architecture between the world wars.