The 10 most beautiful luxury holiday destinations for millionaires

Saint Tropez: from small fishing village to meeting place of the super rich

Until the end of the 1950s, Saint Tropez was just a small fishing village on the Côte d'Azur, whose inhabitants struggled to make a living. But then the French harbour town changed into an exclusive holiday destination for the international jet set. At the latest since 1964, with the construction of a tourist settlement of the luxury category called "Port Grimaud", more and more high-income earners moved into the houses there with moorings for private yachts. 2.5 kilometres away is the beach of Pampelonne near Ramatuelle, the longest beach of the Côte d'Azur.

Bermuda: by private jet directly to the airport at your own holiday home

The 360 or so coral islands of Bermuda lie a good 1,000 kilometres off the US east coast. Only about 20 of them are inhabited - apart from the almost 65,000 locals, mainly by millionaires and billionaires such as the former US presidential candidate Ross Perot or the former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg. The small island of Hinson's Island, for example, is considered very exclusive and correspondingly expensive. Houses there are even more expensive than the average of 4 million dollars for a four-bedroom property on the rest of the islands.

Aspen, Colorado: the winter sports resort of the rich in the Rocky Mountains

The small town with its current population of just under 6,700 in the state of Colorado is not only a popular winter sports resort, but also the richest town in the USA according to the Forbes Institute. The average purchase price of a house is currently over 1.5 million dollars. Among Aspen's well-heeled homeowners are actors Charlie Sheen and Kevin Costner, singer Cher, songwriter John Denver, Sun Microsystems co-founder Bill Joy, Woolworth department store heir Lance Reventlow, and Lance Armstrong, the world's most famous doping offender.

Saint BarthŽlemy: Caribbean Christmas for the big travel budget

The only 21 km? island of the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean is a French overseas territory and therefore part of the European Union. The pioneer of millionaire vacationers on Saint-BarthŽlemy was David Rockefeller, who bought a property in 1957. Today it is part of the portfolio of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. Since then, wealthy entrepreneurs and their entourage of stars and starlets have been drawn to the island time and again. Especially during the Christmas season, numerous huge yachts anchor in the turquoise coastal waters off Saint-BarthŽlemy.

Jamaica: reggae, rum and the super rich

The third largest island of the Greater Antilles has for decades been the declared destination of many music lovers and followers of certain illegal drugs. Many wealthy, prominent contemporaries also owned and still own retreats there for their regular holidays. For example, the famous country singer Johnny Cash spent over four decades vacationing at his Cinnamon Hill estate near Montego Bay. The seaside resorts of Doctor's Cave and White Sands also enjoy a reputation as holiday resorts for the financially well-off.

Palm Beach, Florida: where the super-rich flee for winter

The town of 8,300 inhabitants on the east coast of Florida was already considered a winter holiday resort for the super-rich around 1900 - such as the art collector and owner of General Foods Marjorie Merriweather Post. Thanks to her fortune of 250 million US dollars, she had the 118-room castle "Mar-A-Lago" built as her summer residence in the 1920s. Since 1980, the building in the middle of a large green area is officially recognized as a state "National Historic Landmark". Since 1985, it has belonged to ex-reality TV star and ex-president Donald Trump, who now lives there all year round.

Hamptons, New York: the mecca of the super-rich Americans

The region named after the towns of East Hampton, Bridgehampton, Hampton Bays, Southhampton and Westhampton is located at the east end of Long Island in the US state of New York. Many super-rich US citizens own weekend or summer residences there. According to Business Week magazine, the average home prices are the highest in the US at over $5 million. For example, singers Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez, star director Steven Spielberg and golf legend Tiger Woods relax in their luxury properties.

Sardinia: for modest and lavish millionaires

Among Sardinia's 1.6 million inhabitants are many celebrities who live very different lifestyles. On the one hand, the Italian ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi: the "Villa Certosa" in Porto Rotondo has 27 rooms, several swimming pools and an amphitheatre with 400 seats, modelled on the Greek originals. The German actor Gštz George is different: he does without telephone, newspaper and television in his spartan holiday home in the northeast of the island.

Cape Town, South Africa: noble luxury at the Cape of Good Hope

With around 3.7 million inhabitants, South Africa's second-largest city is considered one of the most beautiful destinations in the world. Especially in the districts directly on the water - such as Hout Bay and Llandudno on the "Atlantic Seabord" - many rich people live in luxurious holiday properties. This is also the case in Green Point, which is popular with the LGBTQ community, the suburb of Mouille Point, famous for its golf course, Sea Point, which was reserved for whites during apartheid, and the posh suburb of Bantry Bay, where picturesque granite formations protect luxury villas from strong sea winds.

Necker Island, Virgin Islands: the playground of the English eccentric

Since 1979, the 30-hectare island has been privately owned by Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson. The passionate balloonist, adventurer, entrepreneur and philanthropist acquired Necker Island for an estimated 10 million US dollars and had a luxurious estate built there for around 30 people. Those who are solvent enough can spend their holidays there - for only about 65,000 US dollars per day. However, full board is included. And two private beaches, various pools, tennis courts, a personal chef, about 100 domestic staff and numerous opportunities for water sports.