Aerial view of Villa La Vigie perched on the cliff above the Mediterranean, with the Monte Carlo skyline beyond.

Our Venue

Villa La Vigie

The Story

Set on the water’s edge overlooking the Principality of Monaco, the villa was Karl Lagerfeld’s home for over a decade.

Built in 1902 by the British publisher Sir William Ingram in the full Belle Époque style, Villa La Vigie, French for the lookout, perches on a rocky promontory above the Mediterranean, facing the sea on three sides.

Lagerfeld first spotted the villa from across the bay while lunching at the Monte‑Carlo Country Club, and Prince Rainier III offered him the house for life if he would restore it. From 1988 onward La Vigie became the backdrop to countless Chanel campaigns, and a house, in his own words, “all about the light.” The home became available to privatize in 2021.

The Area

Villa La Vigie sits on the border of Monaco and Roquebrune‑Cap‑Martin, only minutes from the heart of Monte Carlo.

Watercolour map of Monte Carlo showing Villa La Vigie on the eastern cape, with the casino, palace hotels, beach club, and surrounding restaurants.

Route de la Vigie, 06190 Roquebrune‑Cap‑Martin

From the Archive

Karl’s Riviera years

A few images from inside the villa during the years it was Karl Lagerfeld’s home.

Karl Lagerfeld posing in front of Villa La Vigie during the restoration in the late 1980s, with the villa wrapped in scaffolding behind palm trees.
The restoration, late 1980s · Lagerfeld on the grounds as the villa is brought back to life
Karl Lagerfeld in the top-floor bedroom at Villa La Vigie, beside the canopied Marie Antoinette bed and the gilded mantelpiece.
The top‑floor bedroom · Lagerfeld with the canopied Marie Antoinette bed
Black-and-white archive photograph of Karl Lagerfeld in the columned salon at Villa La Vigie.
A first‑floor salon · the columned ballroom in residence
The black-and-white tiled grand staircase at Villa La Vigie with its wrought-iron banister.
The grand staircase · modelled on Château de Saint‑Cloud
A sitting room inside Villa La Vigie with French doors opening to a view of Monte Carlo and the Mediterranean.
A sea‑facing sitting room · Monte Carlo through the doors
Karl Lagerfeld resting against the balustrade of the Villa La Vigie loggia, the Mediterranean and Cap Martin behind him.
The sea‑view loggia · Lagerfeld at the balustrade
Black-and-white photograph of Karl Lagerfeld descending the villa's garden steps in a white blazer and sunglasses.
The garden steps · a summer’s day at the villa
Karl Lagerfeld seated on the villa terrace beside a gilded coffee service and roses, the sea behind him.
Morning on the terrace · coffee above the Mediterranean
Karl Lagerfeld seated with a folding fan in the grand white salon at Villa La Vigie, the canopied window behind him.
The grand salon · Lagerfeld and his fan
“Villa La Vigie feels like a love letter to the Riviera: luminous, private, and quietly timeless.”