Sean Connery’s former South of France retreat — known by locals as ‘Bond Villa’ — returns for sale at a roughly $7M discount By Mary K. Jacob Published May 9, 2025, 12:48 p.m. ET ...

The team was astonished to uncover far more than they anticipated. As they carefully excavated the site, they revealed the remains of an extensive Roman complex, including a house over 115 feet long.

The villa’s development is extensive. A 4,800-square-foot garden is enclosed by a fountain to the south and a water basin, or an ornamental pond, to the north.

It was later home to a "richly decorated" Roman villa and aisled buildings embellished with painted plaster, mosaics, ornate tile work, colonnades, brick floors and other ornamentations, according ...