Villa Leopold

Leopold Villa (Villa La Leopolda) – the Villa is located between Nice and Monaco, on the Bay of Villefranche ( Villefranche) – cap-Ferrat (Cap Farrat). Villefranche-sur-Mer is included in the Department of Alpes-Maritimes, six kilometers from nice.

Villa Leopolda was built in 1902 by the king of Belgium Leopold 2 for a friend of heart, in the later future wife Caroline Lacroix.

For more than 100 years, many celebrities enjoyed her walks to the Park and views of the Mediterranean blue sea. Among them Frank Sinatra, Ronald Reagan…. The famous Director Alfred Hitchcock, this Villa-Palace was chosen for the filming of the Comedy “to Catch a thief.” On the French Riviera came grace Kelly, the actress. It was during the filming she was introduced Prince Rainier 3.

Famous and acclaimed English film-ballet “the Red shoes” was almost completely filmed at the Villa in 1948.

Leopold Villa changed many owners. Now, however, she again exhibited at the real estate market. She is one of the monuments of France and one of the most expensive objects ever sold in the world. Currently, the list of “Top most expensive properties” this masterpiece takes the honorable 2nd place.

A beautiful Park is situated on 8 hectares. 1200 olives trees, lemon, orange, cypress require a staff of 50 gardeners. This place is also called the Hanging gardens of Babylon.

The Villa has all the architectural details of the Belle époque. The shape of The house it resembles a diamond, surrounded by gardens.

The pools of the Palace are very large and heated. The Central place in the house – the Grand staircase. The building has many old fireplaces.

The Villa has undergone restoration work in 2008 and took her to the interior of expensive antique furniture. Today it is one of the most impressive homes in the world. The house includes 12 bedrooms, kitchens, dining rooms, living rooms, on the territory of Villa there is a private cinema, playgrounds, guest houses, WIFI, BBQ, 5 marble bathrooms with a powerful shower and bidet.