The Mediterannean seaside. The french riviera, Italy, Croatia. I spent lots of time in Spain (Valencia): way too warm in the summer IMO (too much south) and the spanish kinda build fugly buildings along the entire coast, ruining it (compared to France, the difference is staggering).
Here on the french riviera / Cote d'Azur I get to type this while watching the sea and I get my kid to the village's school while driving through the vineyeards. Beach is a three minutes walk.
I'd say that lots of poets/writers/actors/oligarchs (!)/etc. kinda figured this out a long time ago.
Sure, it gets a bit wild in july/august when all the tourists and billionaires come in the area and population goes 5x to 10x but it makes things fun.
During the winter you may get below zero temperatures but it's highly uncommon (the sea regulates both summer and winter) and, anyway, even when that happen, you can still have days where you can then eat lunch outside.
Internet ain't staggering yet but I can get a 4G battery-powered router (because why not, it's 70 EUR) and a 15 EUR / month data plan SIM that can do 80 GB per month while waiting for fiber (it's coming, 18% of my district already has fiber).
I agree this area (mediterranean coast) is one of the best in the world. There are nuances between countries: Italy has arguably the best food, Spain has the best weather, France has a combination of these two, good food and good weather.
In my case I went for Spain because I don't like to feel the cold, ever. I like to be outdoors all year, plus villas cost a fraction of what they cost in France or Italy. You can easily buy a completely new build with a pool in a nice area for 300.000€.
How expense is real estate along the French Riviera? I loved going there as a kid though, so can totally see it being an ideal climate if you're able to afford it.
Here on the french riviera / Cote d'Azur I get to type this while watching the sea and I get my kid to the village's school while driving through the vineyeards. Beach is a three minutes walk.
I'd say that lots of poets/writers/actors/oligarchs (!)/etc. kinda figured this out a long time ago.
Sure, it gets a bit wild in july/august when all the tourists and billionaires come in the area and population goes 5x to 10x but it makes things fun.
During the winter you may get below zero temperatures but it's highly uncommon (the sea regulates both summer and winter) and, anyway, even when that happen, you can still have days where you can then eat lunch outside.
Internet ain't staggering yet but I can get a 4G battery-powered router (because why not, it's 70 EUR) and a 15 EUR / month data plan SIM that can do 80 GB per month while waiting for fiber (it's coming, 18% of my district already has fiber).