Among the «island owners» are famous actors and musicians
Those who dream of acquiring a «patch» of land in the middle of the expanses of water and becoming the owner of their own island have a chance to realize these dreams in life. A small but very picturesque island territory was put up for sale by its current owner. True, this paradise is located far from us: in Scotland. And the cost is impressive: 1.9 million euros. But, as it turned out, this is not at all a unique case. There are many private islands on the planet, and the range of prices for them is wide.
Photo: torsa-island.co.uk
The case of private island ownership is well known to all of us from the famous film «Ten Little Indians». There, all the main characters arrived on the Negro Island at the invitation of its owner, the mysterious Mr. Owen. However, the terrible events unfolding in the picture of Stanislav Govorukhin are unlikely to make anyone want to become the owner of this land. But that's why he is a horror detective.
In real life, a separate territory, surrounded on all sides by water, is much more attractive for arranging a place of long-term habitation there.
A specific offer to buy not a fictional Negro Island, but a very real piece of Scotland appeared recently. According to information published by the New York Post, Torsa Island, which had been privately owned for 85 years, is up for sale. The name of the owner is not disclosed, but all the charms of this object are colorfully painted in the announcement of the sale.
“Torsa is an idyllic Scottish island surrounded by stunning scenery and hidden from prying eyes, which could be a dream haven for a buyer seeking peace and solitude. But if you wish, you can organize a successful business here and rent out houses.”
There is also mention of buildings on this «patch» of land measuring about 1 square kilometer. There is an ancient (and therefore badly damaged) Casteal nan Con («Dog Castle»), and there is also an old farmhouse «with three bedrooms, from which there is a magnificent view of the sea.» Potential buyers are also informed that rare species of wild animals live on the territory of Torsa — roe deer, blue hares, otters …
Well, if someone has a couple of million euros lying around, you can ask the representatives of the owner for a «viewing order». And there, you see, and settle on a miracle island.
In this case, this gentleman-comrade can rightly consider himself a member of the “club of island owners”. Among his «teammates» will be including very eminent people. Here — judge for yourself.
Here is just a small list of VIPs who are (or were until recently), according to information from open sources, the owners of such real estate.
So, from the series «Robinson to Yourself»:
Legendary Beatle Sir John Lennon bought Dorinish Island in one of the bays off the coast of Ireland.
Oscar-winning actor Mel Gibson. He owns a very vast — 22 square kilometers — Mango Island, which is part of the Fiji archipelago state.
David Copperfield is a world famous American illusionist and hypnotist. He has an islet of Musha Cay (a modest 60 hectares of land) in the Bahamas.
Among Copperfield's neighbors is actor, film director and producer, Oscar winner Nicolas Cage, who has chosen Leaf Cay for his paradise residence .
Ted Turner is an American businessman, television mogul, philanthropist, with a net worth of nearly $2.5 billion. The famous oligarch could easily afford to buy St. Phillis Island off the coast of South Carolina.
On the specific prices paid by these and other owners of the islands for such their private property, specific information could not be found. However, as you know, everything is known in comparison. We found price lists for separate similar objects.
In distant but so attractive New Zealand, an island of 22 square kilometers with a ready-made house and a sheep farm already there was sold for $ 5 million. The territory closer «to the center», of course, is more expensive. An island in the Mediterranean Sea, not far from the prestigious Cote d'Azur and the quarters of the Principality of Monaco, is estimated at 7.5 million.
But the Croatian Galeshnyak is one of the most famous and romantic legends of the Adriatic islands, which is often called the Island of Love, — will cost much more. Judging by information published by Reuters, this lot was put up for sale for 13 million euros. Moreover, not even the entire piece of land surrounded by the sea is estimated at such a huge amount, but only a third of it — only less than half a hectare.
But on the hot periphery — off the coast of British Honduras (now the island state of Belize in the Caribbean Sea), the island «without finishing» — that is, without any infrastructure on it, was given «only» for 700 thousand. But another piece of land in the same tropical region pulled a much more impressive amount. 12 million «greens» were requested a few years ago for an island of 1.5 square kilometers with a comfortable villa on it, outbuildings and even a runway for a small aircraft.
Well, what about our- the Russian regions? It turns out that here you can also arrange a “Robinsonade” for yourself at your own expense.
“But to whom the island, I’ll sell it cheap!” Relatively recently, an ad was placed on one of the popular electronic sites offering to purchase a plot of the island, which is part of the Shumeisky archipelago on the Volga in the Saratov region. The area of land on the banks of the great Russian river is about a hectare, the cost is 10 million rubles. In addition to the land itself with trees growing on it, for this money one could also get several residential houses, a separate sauna and a marina for boats. Nittyusaari, located in the Gulf of Finland near Vyborg. The convenience of this location is that the island territory is connected to the mainland: a bridge was built for this.
In general, as Mikhail T., a land sales specialist, explained to MK, it is rather tight in Russia with the presence of “commodity” islands . The main part of such «patch» of land is located in cold or hard-to-reach regions. Who will you lure there? Only individual islands and island groups are located in a more comfortable zone — in the northwest, in the Volga basin … But even for these more attractive real estate, the execution of all documents is fraught with serious problems. Therefore, very few of our fellow citizens can boast of the title of «owner of their own island».