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The Villa Costebelle is a residential property perched on the Mont Boron overlooking the port of Nice. The villa was initially known as the Villa Guilia.

The villa was built in 1872 by the renown architect Sébastien-Marcel Biasini. Biasini built several stunning villas along the French Riviera and is best known as the architect of the Hotel Regina, in Nice.

The Villa Costebelle was built for a local, wealthy merchant Jules Gilly. Gilly would eventual become the Mayor of Nice for a brief period in 1886.