{"id":99605,"date":"2020-09-01T10:17:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T15:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/all-destinations\/la-saga-de-la-chevre-dor\/"},"modified":"2021-05-17T06:47:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T11:47:53","slug":"the-saga-of-the-chevre-dor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/all-destinations\/the-saga-of-the-chevre-dor\/","title":{"rendered":"The saga of the Ch\u00e8vre d\u2019Or"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perched on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Mediterranean between Nice and Monaco, the Ch\u00e8vre d'Or is a one-of-a-kind Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux<\/a> hotel. Follow in the footsteps of Walt Disney, Lauren Bacall or Leonardo di Caprio for an exceptional experience.<\/h4>\n

C\u00d4TE D'AZUR - Welcome to the Ch\u00e8vre d'Or. Set at the heart of the medieval village of \u00c8ze and revered by travellers from all over the world for decades, the hotel\u2019s history alone makes it worthy of the #SoBARNES treatment. It all began in the 1930s, when Croatian violinist Zlatko Balokovic discovered \u00c8ze with its sleepy sun-drenched alleyways and terraces overlooking the sea. Legend has it that he was guided by a golden-haired goat to an imposing building that he immediately fell in love with and that he bought and later restored over the years before it eventually became the Ch\u00e2teau de la Ch\u00e8vre d'Or (\u2018Castle of the Golden Goat\u2019). And so the myth was born... Another version of the story, as told by the oldest inhabitants of the village, maintains that the first owner of the house bred goats and used to hide the money made from the animals\u2019 milk behind the stones of one of the walls. Years later, the premises were renovated and the treasure discovered in the process.<\/p>\n

British hotelier Robert Wolf was swept away by the ch\u00e2teau\u2019s charm and decided to buy it in 1953 and convert it into a restaurant. The real light-bulb moment, however, came in 1956, when a certain Walt Disney also fell under its spell, and it is he, in fact, that is believed to have inspired Robert Wolf to turn the restaurant in \u00c8ze into a luxury hotel. Unable to extend the residence, Wolf decided to purchase the neighbouring houses, which he gradually converted into rooms and suites. The hotel would later become one of the 6 stops along the Route du Bonheur, a forerunner to the Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux collection, of which the Ch\u00e2teau de la Ch\u00e8vre d'Or is now one of the standard-bearers.<\/p>\n\n\t\t