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Casino Royale’s Lake Como Villa for sale

Another day, another real estate listing with an unexpected James Bond connection.

This time, it’s a two-bedroom, two-bath apartment inside the stunning Villa La Gaeta on Lake Como, the estate that appears at the end of Casino Royale. At roughly £1 million, you’re only buying a slice of the property, but it’s an awfully scenic slice.

The lakeside views are spectacular, and every glance outside comes with the added bonus of a memorable Bond filming location. It’s really the perfect place to recover after a particularly painful ball-beating. Or, if you’re feeling particularly ambitious, you could always pay Mr. White an unexpected visit.

On This Day…

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August 1, 2026 – 10:07 PM UTC

Surely only TimeFor007.com is the only James Bond site in 2026 that references the damn L’Americain mouse from Spectre (2015). So, welcome, and let’s get the obvious question out of the way about this scene: would Bond have ever found Mr. White’s hidden surveillance room at the L’Americain hotel in Tangier if the movie’s second…

August 1, 2025 – 10:07 PM UTC

Bond slaps Dink’s butt goodbye. Big yikes!  A part of me wants to spit out a drink every time I watch this scene from Goldfinger.  It’s easily one of the most misogynistic and primitive Bond moments in the entire series!  That’s the 1960s for you I guess…

August 1, 2025 – 10:07 AM UTC

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