It would have been another good opportunity to buy a property in Nice ! Unfortunately, Nice lost the Olympic Games for 2018. Indeed 4 French cities were candidates to represent France in the global competition for Olympic Games in 2018. Annecy has been choosen yesterday. Anyway since the beginning, Nice was the outsider to run for the Olympic Games in 2018.
That’s true that Nice is worlwide known thanks to its climate, its beaches and the mediteranean sea. But there are also many moutains in Nice : the Southern Alps. The mayor of the city insisted during all the competition on the wondeful climate and the amount of snow you can find on the first ski stations. More over, they are located at one hour from Nice city center by car ! So we can wondering ourselves why Nice lost the Olympic Games in 2018. Continue reading ‘Nice lost the Olympic Games !’
French Riviera is known worldwide thanks to its landscapes and its history. Do you know that French Riviera is also well known because it inspire artists.
On the French Riviera a new place dedicated to the artistic creation will open within 2 years. Indeed, the famous designer Jean Nouvel bought an old fort in Nice. It’s located on a wonderdul hill in Nice, called Mont Boron. The famous designer Jean Nouvel already has a workshop closed to Paris but he wanted to find a new place on the French Riviera where the artistic creation is welcomed. Jean Nouvel’s workshop in Nice will be opened to other artists and some artistic events will take place there. That’s a great opportunity for artists and also for people who want to invest on the French Riviera.
Indeed, French Rivieria and artistic creation have been linked for many years. The MAMAC museum in Nice, the Maeght fundation or the Villa Noailles are places totally dedicated to art and artists.
Montpellier is nowadays the 8th city in France. After Nice and Marseille, Montpellier is the biggest city of the French Riviera. Is it a good place to invest in the French Riviera ? What is going on ? Your propertyfinder on the French Riviera will give you some clue about Montpellier and its potential on the French Riviera.
To begin with, Montpellier is undoubtfully one of the most dynamic cities on the French Riviera. Montpellier is well known to welcome every year many students from France and other countries. More over, Montpellier has an access to the sea with big beaches compared to Nice or Marseille. That’s why the city has decided to set up 14 town-planning projects.
Currently, there are 260000 inhabitants in Montpellier. Within 25 years, there will be 300000 inhabitants. So th city hall decided to create or to change 14 districts. This is good reason to invest in Montpellier. The objectives are clear : each district will welcome offices, accomodation and shops. Each district will be eco-friendly with very good and cheap trolley line.
The City Hall of Montpellier is obviously the main project. It will cost € 116,000,000 !
If you plan to invest in French Riviera real estate, your property finder on the French Riviera (I mean me !) is also here to make you discover and enjoy French Riviera. If you’re looking for new and trendy spots on the French Riviera, I’m going to give you few advices. To begin with, as we are in summer, I’ll recommend the “Hi beach” in Nice.
To be honest with you, beaches in Nice aren’t the very trendy spots on the French Riviera. So, when a new beach opens in Nice, that’s an event on the French Riviera ! The “Hi beach” in Nice totally illustrates new French Riviera lifestyle. Indeed, the “Hi beach” in Nice wants to be trendy and welcoming. The “Hi beach” in Nice is very well located between the city and the sea. The “Hi beach” in Nice is open for everyone, not only the Hi hotel’s guests.
There 3 different areas in the “Hi beach” in Nice. It means 3 different ways to enjoy French Riviera. First, there is the “Hi play”. This part of the “Hi beach” in Nice is dedicated to family with children. As they want to enjoy French Riviera, there is a big playground and 3 independant family cabins. That’s ideal for family with babies and grandparents who want to enjoy French Riviera too.
The second area of the “Hi beach” in Nice is called ”Hi relax”. Continue reading ‘Enjoy French Riviera in “Hi beach” in Nice’
French statistics on January 2008 confirm that foreign investors are more and more numerous in France and above all on the French Riviera and the French Alps. Indeed foreigners many invest in French upscale products. Indeed on this kind of real estate products in France, one sale out of 20 is made by a foreigner. The ratio is very different according the French locations.
For instance, regarding French upscale real estate products, one sale out of 15 is made by a foreign investor in Paris. The ratio is 1 out of 5 in the south-west France. The foreign investors on the French Riviera real estate represent 50% of the upscale real estate market. Same for the French Alps !
Some cities on the French Riviera belong to foreign investors. In Grimaud, 37% of the owners aren’t French. In Beaulieu sur Mer, foreign investors are 42%. 55% of properties in Villefranche sur mer are owned by foreigners. In St Jean Cap Ferrat, it’s much more with 64% of foreign investors. What about French Alps ? Continue reading ‘Who are the investors in the French Riviera real estate?’
