High stakes on Monte-Carlo: Legendary Casino Founder’s Villa

The mansion Le Manoir de L’Echauguette is owned by the descendants of one of the world’s luckiest and most adventurous investor and entrepreneur, François Blanc, who founded the Casino Monte-Carlo and SBM (Société des Bains de Mer), and his wife Marie Blanc. The villa priced at 110 mln euros is one of the most expensive properties ever offered in the Principality’s real estate market. After all, the new owner purchases a six-storey building in the heart of Monaco, standing on a steep cliff, with a breathtaking view of the Port Hercules and the Prince’s Palace, which only Monsieur Blanc could afford. Along with the house, the new owner may also win the favour of Lady Luck, who has never been as kind to anyone else as she was to François Blanc, the “lucky man” who changed the fate of Monaco.