France has seized a villa in one of the most prestigious parts of the French Riviera that once belonged to Greek tycoons Aristotle Onassis and Stavros Niarchos.
The Château de la Croë at the Cap d’Antibes is estimated to be worth around $117 million.
The latest owner was Roman Abramovich who is sanctioned as part of a crackdown on Russian oligarchs amid the invasion of Ukraine.
Constructed in 1926, the elegant villa comes complete with over a dozen bedrooms, eight bathrooms and is set in 12 acres of lush woodland and lavish lawns just metres from the Mediterranean sea.
Abramovich spent some £30million restoring the Château after he bought it in 2001, building a 15-meter swimming pool on the roof and inserting a huge gym and home cinema in the basement to create the ultimate billionaire’s play pad.