Secret Locations of the Super Rich | Top 10
Have you ever wondered which are the secret locations of the super rich? We did!
There’s no secret that the rich and famous want to have the best of everything, but the secret places they go to make those purchases might surprise you.
Although these locations are small and have extremely low populations, they offer more space for the rich and famous vacationers.
And some celebrities even operate their businesses from these places.
Let’s get straight to business and see which are those locations!
10Porto Cervo, Sardinia
We begin our top list with this Italian seaside resort, called Porto Cervo.
Located in northern Sardinia, the village of Porto Cervo is the main centre of the Costa Smeralda, being developed in 1959 by Prince Karim Aga Khan and several other investors.
Although it has a population of less than 200 inhabitants, this location is a luxury port town where rich people take their awesome yachts to.
In Porto Cervo you’ll find some of the world’s biggest and luxurious yachts, including ‘Dilbar and Serene’. The 110-meter-long ‘Dilbar and Serene’ is the 9th largest yacht in the world.
Porto Cervo is visited my several celebrities, and George Clooney is one of them.
9Alpine, New Jersey
Are you surprised that a town with a population of 1.895 is preferred by the rich and famous?
It may look tranquil, but Alpine is one of the richest towns in the US.
The photos show the famous Mega Stone Mansion, which has an area of 30.000 square feet and 42 rooms.
Its price? No more and no less than $49 million. And it takes more than an hour to tour.
Stone Mansion’s highlights are the movie theater, the ballroom trimmed in 18-karat gold, the 65-foot outdoor pool and the 4.000-bottle wine cellar.
8Los Alamos, New Mexico
Los Alamos, meaning ‘the cottonwoods’, is located in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, US, and it was built upon 4 mesas of the Pajarito Plateau and White Rock Canyon.
Why is this a location for the rich and famous? Los Alamos is home to the Los Alamos National Laboratory, founded to undertake the Manhattan Project.
With a total population of 18.040, Los Alamos probably has the highest concentration of rich people on this top list.
Engineers, physicists, top chemists, all willing to spend large amounts of money since 1942, when the Manhattan Project was launched.
7Aalsmeer, Netherlands
Aalsmeer is a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, 8 miles southwest of Amsterdam.
It is best known as a yacht shopping destination. And that’s why the super rich love this location.
Famous billionaires, such as Larry Ellison, ‘Oracle’ CEO, have come here to purchase at least 1 mega yacht. And we already talked about Larry Ellison in our article about Rich Self-Made Billionaires.
The CEO asked Feadship shipyards to design and build him a mega yacht. And the company did! An amazing 250-foot-long yacht!
Although usually details about these yachts are secret, we found out that Feadship shipyards has one yacht under construction, named Project Kiwi.
According to the company, this super sized boat will be 150 feet long and will cost more than $40 million.
6Monticello, New York
The village of Monticello is located in the Town of Thompson, in Sullivan County, New York. It’s the secret location for all those billionaire who want to test their limited edition cars.
Located just 2 hours’ drive from Manhattan, Monticello is famous for its motor club, Monticello Motor Club, featuring 4.1 miles of twisting asphalt.
If you want to try something exciting, this is the place to visit. All you need is a fabulous car and, of course, money. The membership fee of Monticello Motor Club is $125.000 per year.
Ari Straus, the Club President, declared that member’s race cars can cost more than most houses.
‘We have a member here with a Ferrari GTO. Current value on that car is probably $38.5 million, and he actually takes the car onto the track and does laps in it.’, he said.
5Saratoga Springs, New York
Billionaires have it all. From classic cars, to private jets, to gigantic mansions and gigantic yachts, to … expensive horses?
Also known as Saratoga, this affluent city is located in Saratoga County, New York.
With a population of 26.960, this town hosts the most popular event for all the rich out there who love horses.
The most expensive horse sold at the Fasig-Tipton annual auction costed more than $1.2 million.
And at that event, in just 6 hours, 108 horses were sold for a total of $31.9 million.
4Neenah, Wisconsin
Located in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, Neenah the perfect place, if you want to fix your Ferrari.
Everyone, not only in Neenah, heard about the famous Wayne Obry, who you can see in the second photo.
His garage, Motion Products, has a waiting period of more than 18 months. And forget about paying a large amount of money to get your car in front of the line.
‘Just because you have a couple of bucks, you can influence what we’re doing? You can change the commitments I’ve made to my other billionaire customers? Doesn’t happen.’, Wayne Obry said.
To make an idea of how good he is, Wayne Obry’s rich clients don’t mind waiting 18 months, if their luxury cars will be fixed by the expert.
3Amelia Island, Florida
Located in Nassau County, Florida, Amelia Island may be not that secret for people that come here to play golf.
This resort features 7 golf courses: the Amelia River Course, the Long Point Course, the Oakmarsh Course, the Ocean Links Course, the Golf Club of Amelia Island, the Royal Amelia Golflinks and the City Course.
But the super rich come here for different businesses, like car auctions.
Every year, in March, this island is turned into a paradise for rich car collectors.
In 2013, one of the collectors spent $4.5 million for a 1935 Duesenberg Model SJ Walker. And in that year’s auction, $55 million were made.
2Ronkonkoma, New Jersey
Located in the town of Islip, Suffolk County, New York, Ronkonkoma is a hamlet with a total population of 19.082.
With a total size of 21.1 square kilometers, Ronkonkoma is the place where the rich and famous come to get their jets customized. And Eric Roth is the best designer of the International Jet Interiors.
So if you want gold plated interiors with lots and lots of diamonds, Eric Roth can make your dream come true.
1Portofino, Italy
Located in the province of Genoa, on the Italian Riviera, the fishing village of Portofino is now a luxury place for the super rich.
The place has only 1 road for entry and exit, but that didn’t stop celebrities like Rihanna, Steven Spielberg, Chris Martin and Andrey Melnichenko to visit Portofino several times a year.
As you already figured it out … megayachts.
These were the Secret Locations of the Super Rich!
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