Villas Nice
Villas for sale on the mont Boron
It is one of the most sought after addresses in Nice. The mont Boron is a wooded hill east of the town, neighbouring Villefranche-sur-mer. The well-maintained small Mediterranean forest overlooks the port of Nice, the Colline du Chateau and Nice Old Town on one side with a stunning view on the Baie des Anges and on Villefranche harbour and Saint Jean Cap Ferrat peninsula on the other.
The Mont Boron is now an area that cannot legally be built on and therefore has no recent buildings but it shelters splendid villas among its trees. Sir Elton John made no mistake about it when he bought a luxury villa on top of the hill close to the Fort du Mont Alban. Built in the middle of the countryside, the prestige houses are set in tree-filled gardens, even in grounds of several acres. There may still be villas for sale and these rare opportunities must be seized immediately.
The Mont Boron is now an area that cannot legally be built on and therefore has no recent buildings but it shelters splendid villas among its trees. Sir Elton John made no mistake about it when he bought a luxury villa on top of the hill close to the Fort du Mont Alban. Built in the middle of the countryside, the prestige houses are set in tree-filled gardens, even in grounds of several acres. There may still be villas for sale and these rare opportunities must be seized immediately.
Safely hidden villas
On leaving the Plateau du Mont Boron down the Route Forestière, you are struck by the beauty of the villas that line it. Single-storey or more levels, they feature the Niçois style with baluster terraces, four slope or terrace roofs and louvered shutters. Or they play the contemporary architect card offering white façades with wide picture windows giving the owners maximal luminosity and a panoramic view of town and sea below. The luxury villas also keep their secrecy: invisible to strollers, they nest at the heart of enchanting gardens or at the end of discreet dead ends.
Along the boulevard du Mont Boron
While going a further down, you come across the boulevard du Mont Boron which winds up the hill from the Riquier railway station to the boulevard Maeterlinck leading to Villefranche. There again, you fall under the spell of the villas that line it. Either typical small Niçois houses decorated with friezes or more modern ones, each has a breath-taking view over the town and the port of Nice below.
At the Cap de Nice
Lastly, if you are looking for the most exclusive address you will find it at the Cap de Nice. The small plot of land sloping up from the boulevard Franck Pilatte to the boulevard Maeterlinck has a concentration of the most stunning houses in Nice. Beside the emblematic Château de l’Anglais, a mid 19th century pink extravaganza, the most prestigious villas are embedded there. Unsurpassed amenities and services, large gardens filled with palm and olive trees, indoor and outdoor swimming-pool, pool house, spa and guest house… And more than that, wherever you look, you have an enchanting panoramic view over the Mediterranean Sea.