Sean Connery’s French Riviera Villa Back On The Market

Sean Connery’s former French Riviera villa is back on the market for €23.5 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.

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 local agents.

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

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.

Sean Connery was not only one of the world's most famous actors, in 1999, he was named the “Sexiest Man of the Century” by People magazine.