Fans can usually find celebrities in California or New York because of their big cities, lavish hot spots, and overall glamorous living. While several celebs love the extravagant lifestyle of these major cities like Los Angeles, Hollywood, and New York City, countless others opt to spend most of their time outside of the United States.
These wealthy stars have been able to travel to places all across the globe and have preferred to stay in other countries like Italy, France, and Switzerland, staying away from the hustle and bustle of the United States. When they don't have to go to work in the U.S., these particular celebs will usually leave the urban cities behind for a more relaxed and slower-paced lifestyle, even if that means purchasing their own home, too.
10 Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth made it big in the United States starring as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, and it even made him become one of the highest-paying actors in the world, according to Forbes.
Hemsworth has starred in several movies aside from his Marvel role and decided to move to Los Angeles, away from his native country of Australia. However, in 2015, the actor chose to move his wife and three children out of busy L.A., to Byron Bay, Australia.
9 Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis has proven himself as an acclaimed actor, starring in major movie roles and winning three Oscars for his roles in Lincoln, There Will Be Blood, and My Left Foot. The star left his mark in Hollywood and 2017, revealed that he was quitting acting.
Now that the star is away from the spotlight, he is living a quiet and reserved life in Ireland's County Wicklow. According to Ireland, the actor is living among the mountains and rolling hills of a peaceful tiny village with his wife and their two sons.
8 Angelina Jolie
When Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were married in 2014, the couple wed in the stunning Chateau Miraval, in Correns, France, which was also the former couple's home away from home when they weren't making blockbuster films.
The Hollywood exes, who split in 2019, spent a lot of their time raising their children in France, aside from having several homes across the United States, according to Glamour. Now that they are no longer together, People, reported that the two split their time in France since they do share a wine business there.
7 Tina Turner
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Tina Turner has a net worth of $250 million, and while she is not rocking out anymore, the iconic songstress is spending her downtime in Switzerland where she owns a beautiful home on Lake Zurich with her husband.
Turner married her long-time love music executive producer Erwin Bach in 2013 in Switzerland, and just three weeks after getting married, she suffered a stroke. Bach actually donated his kidney to her in 2017, and now, at the age of 81, Turner appears to be living life quietly.
6 George Clooney
George Clooney and his wife Amal are living a luxurious life in Lake Como, Italy, when the two do not have to fly out to the United States to work. According to We Villas, the Hollywood couple own the 18th century Villa Oleandra in Laglio, located on the western shores of Lake Como, and spend most of their summers there.
The mansion is breathtaking and features 25 rooms, an outdoor theatre, a swimming pool a landscaped garden, and stunning views of Lake Como, according to The Most Expensive Homes.
5 Rihanna
Rihanna loves to go back to her native country of Barbados so much, she even purchased a sprawling beach house in 2013 for $22 million, according to Love Property. However, the songstress does have a mansion in Los Angeles and the Hollywood Hills, but nothing comes close to her beach-front Barbados home.
Barbados is so proud of the singer and her success, that the country has been appointed her a government position, according to Her. So, it looks like RiRi has to make a few more trips to Barbados throughout the year.
4 Rachel McAdams
Actress Rachel McAdams has her own beautiful home in Los Angeles, but she prefers to spend most of her time in her native Canada. The Mean Girls star bought a home in the city of Toronto, in the Harbord Village area, and according to Narcity, it is "much more tamed" and "casual" than her L.A. home. The star can even be seen riding her bike around and dining in one of many of Toronto's restaurants.
3 Shania Twain
Country singer Shania Twain said farewell to New York and purchased a beautiful home with her husband, Mutt Lange, on the shores of Lake Geneva, Switzerland. The songstress purchased a 19th-century manor near Montreux and has been loving every minute of her life there, sharing several photos on the lake with her dogs and in and around the city. We don't think Twain will think twice about moving back to the U.S.
2 Natalie Portman
In 2017, Natalie Portman purchased an extravagant home in Montecito, away from the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles, in California, with her husband, Benjamin Millepied, and their two children, according to Architectural Digest.
However, before she purchased her new home, she was living in Paris, France with her husband for two years. While she no longer lives the Parisian lifestyle, the actress still visits the city since it is her husband's native land.
1 Madonna
Madonna has lived in the U.S. for many years and even relocated to England when she was married to Guy Ritchie from 2000-2008. Currently, the songstress is residing in Lisbon, Portugal, where she purchased a massive 18th-century palace with her six children, according to Hello magazine.
It doesn't appear that Madonna will be leaving any time soon. Photos of the home show it has everything and more to satisfy the star and her kids.
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