Sean Connery’s ‘Bond Villa’ on the French Riviera Hits the Market for €23.5 Million

Sean Connery’s former French Riviera villa is back on the market for €23.5 million (US$26.4 million).

The late “James Bond” actor owned the Nice, France, home in the 1970s and ’80s, according to Savills, which began marketing the property this week.

Though it’s formally named “Villa Roc Fleuri,” meaning “Flowery Rock,” the property is locally known as the “Bond Villa,” said Chuck McKee of Savills.

(Connery owned the villa in the 1970s and ’80s. Getty Images)

The Art Deco villa sits above the seafront at the foot of the Mont Boron and neighbors Château de l’Anglais, a historic castle noted for its architecture. Views look out over the port toward Cap d’Antibes.

Built in 1930, the property’s main house has more than 10,000 square feet of living space and is full of period details that have been preserved over the last 95 years, including mosaic inlays, wood paneling, wrought-iron banisters, ceiling moldings and even the original elevator cabin.

There are multiple terraces, including a rooftop deck with a barbecue area and “arguably the most spectacular view in Nice,” according to Savills.

There are five bedrooms and five bathrooms, with the primary suite that includes two en-suite bathrooms and occupies the entire top floor.

(There is a spa area with an infinity pool. Savills)

The sellers, who Mansion Global couldn’t identify, have owned the villa since 2015, and since then, they’ve “overhauled everything” from the central heating and air conditioning to the bathrooms, McKee said.

They’ve also redone the landscaping, creating flat lawns and garden paths, one of which leads down to the rocks along the sea.

(The villa neighbors Château de l’Anglais, a coral-colored castle noted for its architecture.Savills)

They’ve tried to sell it before, listing it in late 2020 for €30 million. Mansion Global couldn’t determine what the sellers paid for the villa. The Bond Villa wasn’t Connery’s only French home.

In 1979, Connery bought Domaine de Terre Blanche, a château in Tourrettes, about 45 minutes from Nice.

He owned it for about 20 years before selling it to billionaire Dietmar Hopp, who converted the property into a luxury resort.

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