Celebraties living in France

David & Victoria Beckham

The Domaine Saint-Vincent a €2m chateau just outside the village of Bargemon in the Var region of Provence France is the holiday home of David & Victoria Beckham.  Its a 19th century Chateau with 15 bedrooms, a swimming pool, chapel, farm and 250 acres of woodland.  It's situated about 20 mile inland from the Cote d'Azur.

The holiday home of David & Victoria Beckham

The village of Bargemon

The village of Bargemon is about 75 mins drive from Nice and Toulon. The village's spectacular position nestling in the hills among olive groves and woodlands, means that the roads from either direction is relentlessly windings. Research has shown that any child, or adult sitting in the back seat of a car will throw up at least 50% of the time you either leave or arrive in the village by car. Poor kids, but then, they probably get a flight or helicopter.



Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie

Not far from the Beckham's mansion is the home of Brad and Angelina. A $60 million Chateaux with 35 rooms. It has a vineyard, indoor and outdoor swimming pool, and is surrounded by a 1,000 acre forest.  It also has a lake, moat and 20 fountains.  The driveway alone is 3 miles long, and has his and her gym. The building is considered an historical monument.

The Chateaux is located in a tiny village called Brignoles, which is surrounded by forests and Vineyards. It has a large market known for its peaches, olives and honey. Some of the castles still standing date back to the 13th century.

Chateaux Miraval 

A short distance from the village is a medieval town which was the residence of the Counts of Provence.

Medieval Town

Tina Turner

Tina Turner has a holiday home in Villafranche-sur-Mer which adjoins the city of Nice overlooking the Mediterranean, which she visits monthly. Villafranche is located on the south east coast of France and is part of the community of Nice, the second largest city on the mediterranean coast. She calls her house Villa Anna Fleur and is set high above Vilafranche.
The view from this high vantage point is very impressive, as you can imagine, and includes a view of Elton Johns villa overlooking Nice.

The villa is unapproachable and invisible from the public highway and the property boundary is screened by a thirty foot high wall.

Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster

A secluded luxury villa in the south of France worth £3.3 million, this is the holiday home of Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster. 



The villa is set in about an acre of land, in the hills, overlooking Nice. It has four bedrooms, a nursery, swimming pool, spa, indoor gym and theater.

It is in a small village called Saint Paul-de-Vence, just outside Nice. I just had a look to see what the holiday prices are to rent a villa there, £5,000. to £7,500. per week. Saint Paul-de-Vence is a medieval hilltop walled village, located 25 miles from Nice. Since the 1900's Saint Paul-de-Vence has attracted famous painters such as, Monet, Van Gogh, and Picasso. It was in 1950's that the rich and famous discovered this jewel.

So this is how the rich and famous live, but would you live in a fortress, cut off from the world and worried for your safety and that of your children?

Quote for today:
"Money, if it doesn't bring you happiness, will at least help you to be miserable in comfort"