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A medieval village on a rocky summit above the sea
Èze on its cliff, with Cap Ferrat beyond, September 2011. Tobi 87 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Hitchcock · 1955 · the French Riviera, west to east

To Catch a Thief

Wikipedia says the film was shot largely at Paramount in Hollywood and on location in the Alpes-Maritimes. This page rides that coast by bus, as Robie does, and says where a stop is a copy or has gone.

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Ride east

Eight stops on the coast

In the film Robie reaches Monte Carlo by bus. Slide the bus from Cannes to Monte Carlo, or tap a stop, to open each place.

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1 of 8 stops seen · 0 km from the Carlton in a straight line · now at stop 1: The Carlton, Cannes

A white seafront hotel with a domed corner under a blue sky
The Carlton on La Croisette, Cannes, August 2015. David Jones from Isle of Wight, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0

Cannes and the hills behind the coast · measured at the hotel

The Carlton, Cannes

Wikipedia calls the Carlton a central location for To Catch a Thief.

A fan location list says it is where Frances Stevens and her mother stay.

Grace Kelly stayed at the Carlton during the 1955 Cannes Film Festival and met Prince Rainier III there for an arranged photo shoot. They married in 1956.

The hotel opened on 30 January 1911. It reopened in March 2023 as Carlton Cannes, a Regent Hotel.

A working seafront hotel. La Croisette is a public promenade; rooms and bars are for guests.

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Off the route: The Sanford villa is a private home in the hills above Cannes, so it has no stop. A fan location list places the Sanford villa on Boulevard Leader, in the hills west of Cannes.

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A medieval village on a rocky summit above the sea
Èze on its cliff, with Cap Ferrat beyond, September 2011. Tobi 87 · CC BY-SA 3.0

The Corniche

Three roads above the sea

Wikipedia describes three Corniche roads east of Nice. Pick one.

The Grande Corniche sits on the high cliffs, and it featured prominently in To Catch a Thief, says Wikipedia.

Wikipedia calls Èze an eagle’s nest, on a cliff about 427 metres above the sea.

A fan location list says an arched viaduct carries Avenue de Verdun into Èze, between Villefranche-sur-Mer and Monaco, and that the car drives through La Turbie.

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End of the line

Go and find the coast

The Carlton, Tourrettes-sur-Loup, Haut-de-Cagnes, the Cours Saleya, Villefranche-sur-Mer and Èze are open to visit. The Monte Carlo terrace is gone, Robie’s villa has no address, and the Sanford villa is a private home; none of the three is pinned.

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Where it is now

6 places you can visit between Cannes and Èze, plus a lost terrace, an unaddressed villa and a private home.

Pins mark public places; private homes are named but not pinned.

  • Building reference · Public access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A working seafront hotel. La Croisette is a public promenade; rooms and bars are for guests.

  • Area reference · Public access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A perched village you can walk through. Park outside and take the lanes on foot.

  • Area reference · Public access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A working cemetery on the hill below the old village. Visit quietly and keep to the paths; the photograph shows the village from its château.

  1. A white seafront hotel with a domed corner under a blue sky
    The Carlton on La Croisette, Cannes, August 2015. David Jones from Isle of Wight, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0

    Cannes and the hills behind the coast · 58 La Croisette, Cannes

    The Carlton, Cannes

    Wikipedia calls the Carlton a central location for To Catch a Thief.

    A working seafront hotel. La Croisette is a public promenade; rooms and bars are for guests.

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  2. A hilltop village of ochre houses above green terraces
    Tourrettes-sur-Loup on its rocky spur, June 2025. Harald Hetzner · CC0

    Cannes and the hills behind the coast · Tourrettes-sur-Loup, in the hills inland from Nice

    Tourrettes-sur-Loup

    Wikipedia names Tourrettes-sur-Loup among the places the film used.

    A perched village you can walk through. Park outside and take the lanes on foot.

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  3. Terracotta roofs and narrow streets of an old hill village
    Haut-de-Cagnes seen from the château, August 2008. Rdavout · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Cannes and the hills behind the coast · Haut-de-Cagnes, above Cagnes-sur-Mer

    The cemetery at Haut-de-Cagnes

    A fan location list says the funeral of Danielle’s father is held at the Haut-de-Cagnes cemetery.

    A working cemetery on the hill below the old village. Visit quietly and keep to the paths; the photograph shows the village from its château.

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Stay

A room on La Croisette.

The seafront hotel the film’s Frances stays in, per a fan list.

Carlton Cannes

Carlton Cannes

La Croisette, Cannes

The seafront hotel at 58 La Croisette that Wikipedia calls a central location for the film. Rooms, restaurants and a spa; check its page for current offers. Pictured: the Carlton, 2015.

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Go there

Ride the coast.

Walks in Old Nice and day trips along the Corniche to Èze and Monaco.

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What’s on

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The archive

Every place and moment behind this page, with sources.

9 of 9 places · 11 of 11 stories

  • The Carlton, Cannes

    58 La Croisette, Cannes

    • Frances and her mother check in

      Frances Stevens and her mother stay at the Carlton.

    • A photo shoot with a prince

      Grace Kelly meets Prince Rainier III at the Carlton during the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.

  • The Sanford villa

    Boulevard Leader, in the hills west of Cannes

    • The Sanford villa

      A fan list puts the Sanford villa on Boulevard Leader, a private home.

  • Tourrettes-sur-Loup

    Tourrettes-sur-Loup, in the hills inland from Nice

    • Following the maid

      The maid is followed through the villages of Le Bar-sur-Loup and Tourrettes-sur-Loup.

  • The cemetery at Haut-de-Cagnes

    Haut-de-Cagnes, above Cagnes-sur-Mer

    • The funeral

      The funeral of Danielle’s father is held at the Haut-de-Cagnes cemetery.

  • Robie’s villa, Saint-Jeannet

    Saint-Jeannet, below the Baou rock

    • Robie’s villa

      John Robie’s villa is placed below the Baou rock at Saint-Jeannet.

  • The flower market, Nice

    Cours Saleya, Old Nice

    • The market

      The real flower market is on the Cours Saleya; the film built a copy on Boulevard Jean Jaurès.

  • Villefranche-sur-Mer

    The harbour, Villefranche-sur-Mer

    • The harbour

      Wikipedia lists the film among productions shot at Villefranche-sur-Mer.

  • The Corniche at Èze

    Èze, on the Corniche between Villefranche-sur-Mer and Monaco

    • The high road

      The Grande Corniche features prominently, and a fan list puts the car on the viaduct into Èze.

  • The Monte Carlo terrace

    The waterfront, Monte Carlo, Monaco

    • The bus and the birds

      Robie reaches Monte Carlo by bus; Hitchcock appears beside him with a caged pair of birds.

    • The terrace

      Robie tries to convince Bertani he is not the Cat on a waterfront terrace that has since gone.

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