Chateau beau site, National heritage mansion in Nice, France.

Chateau Beau Site is a classified historical monument and villa in Nice, rising over several floors and topped by a tower that stands above the surrounding rooftops. The tower is the most visible part of the building when seen from the streets nearby.

A square-plan villa built about a decade before 1882, when Nice merchant Eugène Vidis bought it and added a square corner tower. In 1885 British trader Achille Larrey acquired it, named it Beau Site, and in 1890 had architect Sébastien-Marcel Biasini add a side wing with four Corinthian columns and a belvedere tower. Later owners included diamond dealer Lewis Lindon and Gisèle Tissier, who died in 1988 and left the estate to the Institut de France.

Inside the building, frescoes painted in the Pompeian style cover some of the walls alongside original furniture and a decorated organ. These decorative choices give a clear sense of the tastes and interests of the people who once lived here.

The property is located in a residential part of Nice and can be seen from the public streets around it. As it is a protected monument, it is worth checking access conditions before planning a visit.

Gisèle Tissier, the villa's last owner, died on 14 July 1988 and bequeathed the estate to the Institut de France on condition that a cultural foundation open to the public be created. In 2005 the Institut obtained a court revision of those conditions allowing it to sell Beau-Site, which was bought by a wealthy German based in Monaco who began renovation work.