Referred by Pablo Picasso as "the house of my dreams",[citation needed] the estate spreads over three hectares and has views of the Bay of Cannes, the Esterel mountains and the hills of Mougins.

Château de Vie has since been refurbished to become a private collection, while keeping as close as possible to the original house as it was during the days of Pablo Picasso.

[1] The current form is designed by the architect and interior decorator Axel Vervoordt - maintaining its ancestry while providing a comfortable home despite its significant size.

The sanctuary of Notre Dame de Vie is a remarkable architectural achievement and has been protected as a Monument historique (national heritage site) since 1927.

[7] Until 1730, the chapel was a sanctuaire à répit [fr] where families could bring their stillborn children to be baptised and thus, according to Catholic doctrine, enter heaven.

[9] The town of Mougins restored the site with funds raised from public subscription, grants from the Ministry of Culture and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional administration.

[13] Among some of the art works produced in the house are The Dance of Youth, 1961, Nu Assis dans un Fauteuil, 1963, the Chicago Picasso, 1967 and Femme Nue au Collier, 1968.