Cap d'Ail, an Eden on the French Riviera... at the gates of Monte-Carlo, 20 minutes from Nice and Italy.
Cap d'Ail has a past rich in history. For nearly a century, personalities have chosen to reside there for its charm and its living environment. To name but a few: the Tsarevich, the Prince of Wales, the Lumière Brothers, Sacha Guitry, Winston Churchill, Guillaume Apollinaire, André Malraux, Lord Beaverbrook, Greta Garbo as well as many other celebrities.
The creation of the Mala district is at the origin of the Cap d'Ail resort. Its development began around 1879 thanks to the initiative of a daring financier, Baron de Pauville who, convinced of the tourist potential of the place, recently crossed by the national road and attached to the rail network, decided to launch in 1880, a vast real estate transaction. The planned ensemble consists of a housing estate and a hotel intended to accommodate a clientele of wealthy winter visitors who prefer to stay in peace while enjoying the distractions offered by the large neighboring resorts of Nice and Monaco.