Ancien Palace : Riviera Palace

Built in 1897, the Riviera is one of the first palace hotels in the city. Swiss hotelier Widmer buys land on the Annonciade hill with the intention of building a sumptuous establishment surrounded by a large park. It was designed by the architect Abel Glena and the painter Guillaume Cerutti-Maori. The extension program planned by the same architect in 1910, is carried out by his collaborator, Alfred Auguste Marsang, and includes a three-storey elevation and the addition of a west wing. The...