Les Colombières

[7] The interior of the house is adorned with frescos painted by Bac, featuring idealised landscapes from Mediterranean countries including Greece, Turkey, Italy, and Morocco.

[7] Prominent visitors to Les Colombières included the artist Jean Cocteau and the French war hero Marshal Joseph Joffre.

Caroline Ladan-Bockairy lived for several years afterward, and the three of them are buried in a mausoleum on a rock overlooking the garden at Les Colombières.

[9] Bac wrote that "the soul of gardens shelters the greatest sum of serenity at man's disposal.

[11] Created on the site of an olive grove, the gardens are set over several levels, studded with Mediterranean cypresses.

[14] In their purchase of the estate the Likiermans had to negotiate with the grandchildren of the Ladan-Bockairys, and restore the house with sensitivity, in order to comply with their acquisition of a "Monuments Historiques".

[7] Their restoration was designed with a potential future purchaser in mind, as a swimming pool and air conditioning were added to the house, and "the right number of bedrooms and bathrooms.