{"id":142,"date":"2021-10-22T15:05:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T13:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nellcotechronicles.com\/?page_id=142"},"modified":"2023-09-22T14:41:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T12:41:10","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nellcotechronicles.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h1>The Curious Chronicles of <br \/>Villa Nellcote<\/h1>\r\n<p><a id=\"trigger-\" href=\"#\" data-modal=\"\" data-node=\"\"> Play Teaser <\/a> Preview modal- <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Nellcote Chronicles Teaser\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/390515868?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p>A mysterious villa on the French Riviera. The Rolling Stones rented it. The wealthy and eccentric owned it. And the Nazis occupied it. But are all the rumors really true?<\/p>\r\n<p><em>&#8220;THANK YOU FOR YOUR HISTORICAL ENDEAVOURS&#8221;<\/em><br \/>&#8211; KEITH RICHARDS <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"2nd_2500_STOT_clean\" src=\"https:\/\/nellcotechronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2nd_2500_STOT_clean.png\" alt=\"2nd_2500_STOT_clean\" width=\"2514\" height=\"2500\" \/><\/p>\r\n<!-- pagination -->\r\n<h1>The Curious Chronicles<br \/>of Villa Nellcote<\/h1>\r\n<h2>Geir H\u00f8rnes<\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>CURRENTLY SOLD TO CUSTOMERS IN 40 COUNTRIES<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><i>The Curious Chronicles of Villa Nellcote <\/i>is an exclusive 400-page book about the legendary Riviera-mansion Villa Nellcote. The Rolling Stones rented it. The wealthy and eccentric owned it. And the Nazis occupied it. But are all the rumours really true?<\/p>\r\n<p>Produced in collaboration with the families having owned Nellcote, the book includes first-hand accounts, and exclusive, new contributions from the Rolling Stones\u00b4 entourage adding further insight about the bohemian recording of <i>Exile on Main St.<\/i> at Villa Nellcote in 1971.<\/p>\r\n<p>Lavishly illustrated with architect drawings, personal journals and more than 250 photos from private archives, <i>The Curious Chronicles of Villa Nellcote<\/i> is unparalleled in scope and the most authoritative document on the history of Nellcote.<\/p>\r\n<p><i>&#8220;Mme Keller did not realise to whom she was renting the villa. She thought a successful young pianist would be living there and had no idea who the Rolling Stones were. When she finally mentioned the name of Keith Richards, I nearly fainted.&#8221;\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\r\n<p>&#8211; Barbara Lee<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<!-- pagination -->\r\n<h2>The villa<\/h2>\r\n<p>Villa Nellcote is located on the French Riviera, where the facades of sand-coloured houses and swaying palms reflect off the surface of the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\r\n<p>Built by the French wine producer Eug\u00e8ne Thomas-Pi\u00e9tri in 1899 and ruled over by the mighty Bordes family for generations, Villa Nellcote boasts a history shrouded in mystery and speculation.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>All its residents were exceptional people: One drove the fundraising campaign for the Statue of Liberty. Another survived the Titanic disaster. A third worked, in secret, both for the Nazis and Allied during World War II.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<!-- pagination -->\r\n<h2>The Rolling Stones<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Rolling Stones is to blame for Villa Nellcote having pop-cultural celebrity status today.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>In 1971, guitarist Keith Richards arrived at Nellcote. Worshipped by fans, hounded by the police, and hated by the establishment, the Rolling Stones had been banished from Britain. Now they wanted to make music &#8211; in the land of the old enemy, France! The mythical recording sessions for <i>Exile on Main St<\/i>. turned Nellcote into a musical place of pilgrimage on a par with Graceland and Abbey Road. Daily, visitors arrive, take photos, and post them online as a &#8216;bucket list&#8217; experience. And it doesn&#8217;t stop there: A Napa Valley wine brand &#8216;draws its inspiration&#8217; from Villa Nellcote. A Chicago restaurant is decorated to resemble its interior. A hip Swedish perfume is curated to smell like its garden. Why is Villa Nellcote so alluring? And why has its full, fascinating story not been told &#8211; until now?\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Join author Geir H\u00f8rnes as he travels the globe and uncovers Villa Nellcote\u00b4s fascinating past on three different continents.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><i>The Curious Chronicles of Villa Nellcote <\/i>takes you inside the mythological villa, from its construction in 1899 up through the 20th Century.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h2>THE BOOK<\/h2>\r\n<p><b>The Curious Chronicles of Villa Nellcote <\/b>includes:<\/p>\r\n<p><i>\u2022 A vast selection of rare and unpublished photos, maps, drawings and ephemera.<br \/><\/i><i>\u2022 Architect drawings of Nellcote &#8211; including the basement where The Rolling Stones recorded.<br \/><\/i><i>\u2022 The original Nellcote guestbook from World War I, reproduced for the first time ever.<br \/><\/i><i>\u2022 The never-before-seen journal from the Titanic, written by one of Nellcote\u00b4s owners.<br \/><\/i><i>\u2022 Exceptional images of the German soldiers in Villefranche-sur-Mer during World War II.<br \/><\/i><i>\u2022 Private snapshots and colour slides of Nellcote in the post-war years.<br \/><\/i><i>\u2022 Georgia Bergman\u00b4s personal journal from 1971, offering a rare glimpse into the real chronology of the events at Villa Nellcote during the Stones stay.<br \/><\/i><i>\u2022 Mick McKenna\u00b4s custom-made technical drawings of The Rolling Stones Mobile\u00a0 in 1971.<br \/><\/i><i>\u2022\u00a0 Images of the 1971 Nellcote phonebook, displaying the names and numbers of the power players and celebrities visiting the villa.<br \/><\/i><i>\u2022 The Nellcote Chronicles offers new interviews and exclusive contributions from the 1971 Stones entourage: Marlon Richards, photographer Dominique Tarl\u00e9, author Robert Greenfield, Stones office administrator Georgia Bergman, record producer Robin Millar, artist Stanislas Klossowski de Rola, Nellcote chef G\u00e9rard Mosiniak, Rolling Stones Records\u00b4 European Label Manager Trevor Churchill, International Label Manager at WEA France Dominic Lamblin, Stage and Lighting Technician Bruce Byall, as well as the siblings Jake and Charley Weber.<br \/><\/i><i>\u2022 Contributing museums and art collections: Sotheby\u00b4s New York, Arts et M\u00e9tiers Paris, New York Public Library, New Orleans Historical Collections, Staatsarchive Zurich, Swiss Federal Archives Bern, National Biblioth\u00e8que France, Military Archive Freiburg, Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum Jerusalem.<\/i><\/p>\r\n<p><i>\u2022 The Curious Chronicles of Villa Nellcote is written by award-winning Norwegian TV- and filmdirector Geir Hornes. <\/i><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Curious Chronicles of Villa Nellcote Play Teaser Preview modal- A mysterious villa on the French Riviera. 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