La Pausa is a large detached villa in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, in the Alpes-Maritimes department of France.
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15 Facts About La Pausa
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La Pausa was built by architect Robert Streitz, who sought to build 'the ideal Mediterranean villa'.
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La Pausa contains three wings that face onto a shaded courtyard, with the rooms containing large fireplaces.
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Guests of Chanel's at La Pausa included Igor Stravinsky, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and Luchino Visconti.
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The designer Roderick Cameron said that at La Pausa, Chanel was the first to cultivate lavender and other flora previously regarded as "poor plants".
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Architect of La Pausa, Robert Streitz, was a member of the French Resistance during the German occupation of France in the Second World War.
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Design of La Pausa influenced Chanel's fashion designs, with her collections evoking the pink and grey palettes of the house and landscape.
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La Pausa arranged for herself and her husband to be buried at William and Mary.
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La Pausa was closed up after her death; in 2013 the house was described as requiring modernisation, needing new heating, electrical, and plumbing systems, as well as renovations to the kitchen and bathrooms.
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In 2012 La Pausa was withdrawn from sale by Sotheby's due to pending litigation.
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