This summer, Intelligence Online invites readers to explore the legendary sites of the French Riviera and follow in the footsteps of Britain's most famous fictitious spy: 007. Here we rediscover the eclectic interiors of the Rothschild villa at Cap Ferrat, a jewel of the French Riviera.
In a scene from Never Say Never Again (1983), James Bond (Sean Connery) and Domino Petachi (Kim Basinger) are 'guests' of Maximilian Largo at his fortress named Palmyra (IO, 30/07/24). They discover the sumptuous residence of a leading member of global criminal organisation SPECTRE. Largi has stolen two US nuclear warheads in order to hold NATO to ransom.