John Lennon's bolthole, a Venice
retreat and even a volcano: 30 exclusive private islands up for sale (and they
start at just £62,000!)
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Venice Island up for grabs at a
cool £9.6m ($15m) with easy access to Venice and its luxurious lifestyles
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John Lennon used to own Dorinish
Island, now known as 'Beatle Island' available for £240,290 ($376,000)
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CEO of privateislands.com describes owning as a
'unique lifestyle that not everyone is cut out for'
If you're on the lookout for your next property venture then why
not consult the 'islands for sale' list?
Private islands are available
from as nearby to the Isle of Man as Ireland, to as far away as
Australia.
The idea of owning your own
private islands seems like a luxury most of us can only dream of, but some are
actually more affordable than you might think, while some may well indeed
remain a dream.
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Venice Island, in the lagoon of
Venice, is our most expensive one on the list at £9.6 million ($15
million)
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King's Island outside Copenhagen,
Denmark, is the largest artificial island in the world and will set you back £8
million ($12.5 million)
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Captain Willy`s Caye near to
Belize is at the cheaper end of the scale of islands to buy at £226,386
($355,000)
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Little Island, near Manitoulin
Island, Ontario, is our cheapest offering of the world's for sale islands, at
£62,624 ($98,000)
Whether you’d want a quiet island to quickly escape to from the
stressful city, a tropical island with white sandy beaches to relax on,
somewhere to take the family on a fishing trip, or even an island big enough to
turn into a holiday resort for others to enjoy here is an infographic of the
very best private islands available to suit everybody’s dreams.
Would you choose the island that
John Lennon and Yoko Ono used to live on? Or how about the island with its very
own fort? One island is Taiwan comes with its very own pair of volcanoes.
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Dumunpalit Island near Palawan,
Philippines, is known as 'Turtle Island' as the volcanoes at either end look
like turtle fins
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Belden Island, Branford,
Connecticut, at £2.56 million ($4 million) has its own sandy beach and 100-year-old
farmhouse that adds character to the setting
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The house on Belden Island looks
like a new build and will offer unbeatable views out to sea
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Dorinish Island in Mayo, Ireland,
was once owned by Beatles legend John Lennon, and his wife Yoko Ono
CEO of Private Islands Inc. who
market the list of 700 islands for sale and rent all over the world, Chris
Krolow told MailOnline Travel: 'Our typical client is one who is looking for a
project, and looking to put their own mark on an island.
'It is very rare to get people
who say the islands is perfect as it is; they may want to redesign the
buildings, repair the boathouse, make extra developments to make it their own.
'Our clients are not there to lay
back and relax and enjoy it as it comes, they are there to work at it.'
Mr Krolow, who founded the
company 16 years ago, and who also runs Private Islands Magazine as well as
hosts/produces Island Hunters for HGTV in the US added: 'Selling or buying an
island is very different to doing the same with any property, the only thing
the same is the paperwork.
'Most of our clients know what
they want, say they've been boating around the Bahamas and they realise that
they want that island they kept passing.
'But we would always say you can
try before you buy; it is a unique lifestyle and not everybody is cut out for
it. There are islands available to rent and it gives you a chance to work out
all the logistics like travel, time spent there.'
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St Athanasios Island, near Itea,
Greece is on the market for £1.2 million ($1.9 million) and comes with an
abundance of olive trees
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Dolphin Jump Key near Florida,
US, is listed for £643,675, ($1 million) and is home to the only living coral
reef in the States
The most expensive island on our
list is Venice Island, located in the lagoon of Venice itself. It's on the
market for a cool £9.6 million ($15 million).
Only a short boat ride to Venice
where you can enjoy luxury shopping and eating, the island boasts four
buildings including an exquisite villa.
'For the right person, Venice
Island is an absolute steal,' added Mr Krolow.
'It's a great opportunity as it's
so close to Venice, and the fact that it already has existing structure is a
huge factor as regulations in Italy are strict with this.'
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