This is Johnny Depp’s private village in Southern France
If you’re someone like Johnny Depp, astronomically famous and steadily marching to the beat of you own drummer, we can imagine you have a need for a fair amount of privacy. Combining this with the fact that you have more money than you would ever know what to do with would somewhat explain why the Hollywood actor bought himself a private Caribbean Island – the location of his wedding to Amber Heard – and owns a private village in the South of France – the country where he spent a lot time during his marriage to Vanessa Paradis. Apparently he has no more use for the latter because he recently put the property on the market.
Alexander Kraft, chairman and CEO of Sotheby’s International Realty France, shares the deets on the place. “The estate centres around a village square, with a church that Mr. Depp converted into a guest house; a former confessional is now a wardrobe. There’s also a restaurant with a full professional kitchen, which the Depps basically used as the dining room,” Mr. Kraft tells The Wall Street Journal. “Other buildings in the square include a laundry building and a garage, all made to look like local businesses.”
“When Mr. Depp purchased the roughly 37-acre parcel in 2001 it was in a pretty rough state. Mr. Depp spent about $10 million restoring and updating the structures. Mr. Depp did much of the decorating himself rather than hiring a designer”, Mr. Kraft said. “A wine cave in the main house has a Pirates of the Caribbean-motif, with skulls and brightly colored scarves.”
The main house is a rambling structure of about 4,300 square feet, with five bedrooms, 3½ bathrooms and an art studio where Mr. Depp paints. There are also several cottages that are used for guests, Mr. Kraft said, as well as a covered wagon that Mr. Depp outfitted with a bathroom and kitchen.
There are two swimming pools, as well as a gym and a skate park with a half pipe that Mr. Depp built for his son. Sounds like a lot of fun (if you can cough up the asking price $26 million. Sigh.)
