insights by our critic
Spiraling up a hilltop in the shape of a snail shell, the village of Mougins looks almost too perfect to be real.
Picasso first visited the medieval village in 1935 with lover Dora Marr and returned to live here with his final love, Jacqueline Roque, from 1961 until his death.
Mougins is something of an elite location, with beautiful hotels, Michelin-ranked restaurants, one of France’s best international school, and Sophia Antipolis (France’s Silicon Valley) nearby.