| Monaco - this mythical principality is a magnet to the | | | | Bourgeois style and the overall feeling is genteel |
| world's rich and powerful who gravitate towards this | | | | elegance. |
| 2km independent state (the 2nd smallest after Vatican | | | | From the centre you are but a few minutes walk to |
| City) attracted by its famous tax laws, the high levels | | | | the heart of Monte Carlo, the Casino, the Hotel de |
| of security provided by its incredibly efficient police | | | | Paris, the exquisite restaurants and the amazing shops. |
| force and the glitzy and glam social life on offer. | | | | In fact Rue de France in Beausoleil is Monaco on one |
| Here you can rest assured that you'll be rubbing | | | | pavement and Beausoleil on the next! |
| shoulders with the most elite of the beautiful people - | | | | This is a first class spot for anyone wanting to live the |
| from real James Bond types through to supermodel | | | | Monaco lifestyle on a credit crunch budget! One British |
| types - all of whom sit comfortably alongside the | | | | lady who recently bought on Boulevard de la |
| oligarchs, the billionaire property developers, Euro | | | | Republique is delighted with her recent purchase "It |
| royalty - as well as Shirley Bassey and Ringo Starr! | | | | takes me just a couple of minutes to wander down to |
| The eye-popping Lamborghinis and Aston Martins | | | | Monte Carlo Casino from my front door. I can sit and |
| lazing around Casino Square as well as the mega | | | | take my morning croissant in the Café de Paris |
| yachts moored in the turquoise bay are testament to | | | | yet I can hear the accordion player on a Saturday |
| the fact that the credit crunch hasn't affected | | | | morning at Beausoleil market place just next to my flat |
| everyone quite so badly. | | | | so I've got a great mix of cosmopolitan sophistication |
| Property for sale in this tiny principality on the Cote | | | | and local French atmosphere. Beausoleil centre feels |
| d'Azur is rare and worth a not-so-small fortune with | | | | like a village to me as I already know the shop owners |
| even modest studios starting at around a million euros | | | | and the locals...it's a really friendly place and the centre |
| - a small price to pay for those requiring a tax bolt-hole | | | | is small enough to get to know everyone. I share the |
| in a divine location just a short private-jet flight to | | | | same neighbourhood shops, bars and restaurants as |
| London - as well as access to a lifestyle where the | | | | some of the richest people in the world and yet I |
| neighbours are regulars in Tatler's social pages and the | | | | bought my 2 bedroom flat in a lovely French building |
| climate is Cote d'Azur heaven. | | | | just a few meters from the Monaco border for just |
| The Grand Prix is undoubtedly the social highlight of the | | | | 360 000 euros. It needed renovation but I've still got a |
| year and first-class nightclubs such as Jimmy'z, the | | | | bargain and for a fraction of the price I'd have had to |
| Amber Lounge and the Sea Lounge, Michelin starred | | | | pay one street further down where the Monaco |
| restaurants such as the celebrated Louis XV and of | | | | border begins". |
| course the legendary Monte Carlo Casino being | | | | Beausoleil is also a great spot for Cote d'Azur rental |
| must-sees on the jet-set's social circuit. | | | | investment too as so many of the people who work in |
| The outrageous luxury on offer here is out of the | | | | Monaco (all the large private banks, accountancy firms, |
| reach of most mortals... But for those of us who do | | | | wealth management firms and yacht brokers are |
| need to tighten our belts there IS a way to live the | | | | based there) need somewhere to live since only the |
| Monte Carlo lifestyle on a Credit Crunch budget! | | | | mega rich can afford Monaco - therefore Beausoleil is |
| Whereas a little 2 bed apartment in Monaco will set | | | | a first class choice - your property will never be short |
| you back around 5 million (and the rest - take a look at | | | | of a tenant should you wish to rent it out! |
| some of our Monaco properties for sale on our | | | | Beware though as Beausoleil does sprawl out climbing |
| website!) a 2 bed in Beausoleil, just a 2 minute stroll to | | | | up the hills towards the Grande Corniche... and not all |
| Casino square, can be found for under 400,000 euros | | | | areas are equal! The very best places to purchase |
| - if you're prepared to give it a lick of paint then even | | | | are obviously those in the very centre which are also |
| 350 000 euros can get you a good sized apartment in | | | | closest to Monaco - around Beausoleil market area, |
| this little-known location. | | | | Monaco train station and near Beausoleil town hall. |
| Beausoleil borders on Monaco and the centre is a | | | | Boulevard de la Republique, Boulevard de France and |
| pretty and lively place with an excellent food market | | | | all the streets in between are first class investment |
| which on Sundays spills into the streets to include | | | | locations as Monte Carlo can be reached on foot. |
| clothing and household items. There are superb | | | | Parking in this town centre location is difficult to you'll |
| bakeries and supermarkets as well as all the | | | | be lucky to find a property with a garage (unless you |
| cafés and restaurants, boutiques and other | | | | invest in a new build) but monthly rates in the local car |
| amenities you'd expect on your doorstep and of | | | | parks are around 120 euros per month should you |
| course the shopping mecca of Monaco literally just | | | | require one but with first class bus and train services |
| over the road! The predominant architecture in the | | | | on your doorstep a car it not a strict necessity. |
| central streets of Beausoleil is the much-loved French | | | | |