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Riviera style for British bank clerks
The French Riviera, from Nice to St Tropez is may epitomise glamour and luxury lifestyle but it is also becoming a target for well-heeled Brits looking to sell of their suburban semi in London for a chic retirement home. As sexy sports cars cruise the Corniche, bank clerks from Beckenham are checking out the new developments that are going up in the charming narrow streets.
Places like Nice and Saint Tropez is not just the home of the select and elusive few. There are homes to be bought within te price range of anyone who has a half decent home to sell and are within easy reach of the UK. Just 20 minutes from the heart of St Tropez for example are new homes going up in a hamlet on sale for just over £268,000. It is a picture-postcard property development of seventeen homes which have two or three bedrooms and villa properties with stunning views over the Mediterranean.
Spacious three-bedroom villas are on the market in the area for about £320,000 so those that are thinking of retirement to the South of France should not be put off by the luxury lifestyles of some of their neighbours. It's worth checking out the real estate agents to see just what is on offer.
This article was written for TravelSavvy Europe by Nancy Evans. If you know of an interesting European travel related news story, please get in contact.
