Luxury real estate Villefranche-sur-Mer: sale and rent

A moving city

The bay of Villefranche-sur-Mer is one of the most beautiful bays of France. Every year it hosts many cruise ships that stay anchored next to the small fishing boats and the magnificent private yachts making beautiful postcards. These landscapes combine perfectly with the beauty of this traditional fishing village. This village is livened up all week with its famous markets. Visitors enjoy walking through the narrow streets of the city and stopping at the beautiful St. Peter’s chapel. This Roman style chapel was completely decorated by Jean Cocteau, making of this chapel the very symbol of the city. Nowadays the beauty of this chapel is recognized by everybody and it is part of the listed historical monuments. This architecture and cultural wealth is the result of an illustrious past. Villefranche-sur-Mer became French in 1860 but was a home address for the English and Russian aristocracy for ages.