I hiked all around the ruggedly beautiful Cap d’Antibes, perhaps the most exclusive chunk of real estate in the entire French Riviera. The Mediterranean views were stunning. But even more stunning were the villas — many of which, like the yachts, sat unused. The experience got me thinking of walls, wild wealth, and public access. So this video is not very pretty.
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We live in the California foot hills and every once and a while we would like to spend a little time on the coast and it is always so costly for hotels and restaurants to stay in places like Monterey, Carmel, Santa Barbara. The Coast is for the rich every where.
I’m glad you raised this. It makes me angry to see the earths beautiful coastal treasures stolen away from the public by the greedy class. And as we saw with the yachts, the distribution of wealth has become so exaggerated and distorted.
Rick,
Thanks for pointing out this sad disparity between those who have and those poor souls who don’t. It looks like Beverly Hills to me.
I think I’d like to have a fence company there.
Au revoir,
le doppelganger
California actually has the law you described: everyone must have access to the whole coast, up to the “high tide line.” Which means often there are trails and alleys running alongside mansions so the public can get to the sand.
Of course there is sometimes a battle between landowners who put locks on gates or hide signs, but the law does exist. Lately there have been legal challenges to get signs placed more visibly, pathways opened, etc.