Saturday 11 June 2011

Beechworth, Victoria Real Estate And Escaping The Big Smoke

By Jasmine Zahara


Many of us have heard of a sea change, where you exchange the hectic pace of city life for a more laid back existence in a quiet town by the sea, but you should also consider making a country change to Beechworth, Victoria. Beechworth is a town in northern Victoria three hours by car from Melbourne and four and a half hours from Canberra, where the Beechworth real estate is still affordable you can have a great pace of life.

Beechworth is a town that is a popular tourist destination and it has been voted in the top ten places in Australia to visit with a family several times. It is also a pleasant place to live and raise children away from the pollution, crowding and other problems that city living can bring.

When you live in Beechworth you will not have to sacrifice your love of the finer things in life just because you are living in a small town. There are plenty of excellent and award winning restaurants, cafes and bakeries around the town to enjoy. And another great thing for food and wine lovers is that there is a lot of locally produced goods amongst which are some of the nation's finest wineries.

Around town there is some great shopping to be had with unique boutiques and strip malls meaning that you have access to more individual fashions than you find in the big shopping centres of the city. And throughout the year there are several festivals such as the Celtic festival, the Easter festival, Opera in the Alps and the Harvest Celebration.

The town is surrounded by beautiful Victorian countryside that is waiting for you to discover it. If you like the outdoors, then you will love living in Beechworth. There are many different bushwalking trails, horse riding paths and rentals, abseiling and rock climbing, camping sites and so on. Living in town is a great chance to give your kids the kind of outdoorsy Aussie childhood that is deprived to many city kids.

Beechworth is a popular town that blends the best of country living, with a thriving economy. There is plenty going on in the town as well as having a good infrastructure in place. The quality of life that you live and the type of home that you can get here for an affordable price make the move to Beechworth a very tempting prospect.

There are good public schools and private schools that are available around the town as well as health care facilities and all the other types of infrastructure that you would need and expect where you live. The economy of Beechworth is growing at a good pace and the vibe of the town is an unbeatably positive one.

If you would like to know more about Beechworth real estate listings and possibilities, then you should either visit the town in person and find the areas that you like and talk to real estate agents, or get online and start doing some research into what you could buy there. If you are hanging out for a relief in city living, then this could be just the place for you.




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