The Curious Case Of Cuixmala In Mexico

Here in Mexico, some splendid secrets are meant to be spilled.

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There have been whispers of it amongst the celebrities: a Moorish-inspired castle sitting on sprawling green acres, set just above the bay of Costalegre. Its colour, a unique tinge of orange, extravagantly opposes the eye-soothing shades of blue surrounding it. Not many have stepped foot inside the lavish getaway, but the legends are true—the opulent casa exists—but not to prying eyes.

It was a sanctuary to Sir James Goldsmith, whose life as a European politician was exposed out in public, but whose private life remained in the sealed doors of his Mexican castle. The estate was passed on to his daughter Alix Marcaccini after Goldsmith’s death in 1997, and the doors slowly gaped open, not to unveil the family’s mysteries, but to let people bask in the exclusive beauty of the estate, which can be enjoyed for a time.