Opasanica | $623,000 (€570,000)
A six-bedroom chalet with a guesthouse and a pool in Montenegro’s highlands
This six-bedroom, five-bath chalet with a guesthouse and swimming pool is in Opasanica, a small village in the Komovi mountains, about 40 miles northeast of Podgorica, Montenegro’s capital.
Though surrounded by forested highlands, the property is about six miles from a new highway connecting to Podgorica and its international airport. Opasanica is about 15 miles south of Kolasin, a mountain tourism center with several ski resorts, and 25 miles south of Biogradska Gora National Park.
Size: 5,490 square feet
Price per square foot: $113
Indoors: The three-story chalet has an entrance hall and a passage under a mezzanine that opens to an airy living room with peaked wooden ceilings, a large stone fireplace and doors to the terrace. The living room leads to a dining room with doors to an enclosed dining area on the terrace. The spacious eat-in kitchen has white cabinets and a traditional wood stove. Also on this level are a bedroom, a walk-in closet and two bathrooms. The house can also be entered through the two-car garage.
The second-floor mezzanine overlooks the living room. An en suite bedroom has access to a terrace, and two more bedrooms have walk-in closets. One of the bedrooms has access to an attic bedroom via a ladder.
The lower level has a living room with a wood stove, a bathroom, a sauna, a pantry and a workshop. There are additional spaces, including a greenhouse and an underground isothermal wine cellar.
The two-story guesthouse has a living room with a fireplace and stove, a dining area, an open kitchen and a bathroom. The second floor has two bedrooms, a bathroom and access to an attic. Furniture is included in the sale.
Outdoor space: A 75-by-25-foot swimming pool between the main house and guesthouse is fed by the mountain stream crossing the property. The chalet has a large terrace with an enclosed dining area, and the guesthouse has a covered terrace with an outdoor kitchen and a deck of Siberian pine overlooking the pool. A large grass enclosure includes a barbecue and a stone fountain. Other outbuildings include a barn and chicken coop. In addition to the two-car garage, the property has outdoor parking for eight cars.
Costs: The annual property tax is about $653 (€600). There is a property tax of $23,900 (€22,000) upon purchase, plus 6 percent on the sale amount exceeding €500,000.
Contact: Niko Laković | Montenegro Sotheby’s International Realty | +382-67-310-006
Dulovine | $600,000 (€550,000)
A three-bedroom contemporary chalet with attic apartment in Dulovine
This three-bedroom, five-bath contemporary chalet with an attic apartment is nestled in a bucolic village near the mountain resort town of Kolasin.
Kolasin, perched at about 3,130 feet above sea level, offers a range of amenities, including ski resorts, restaurants, bars, markets, pharmacies, schools and a medical center. The town attracts tourists in the winter with its ski resorts, and in the summer with hiking and mountain biking.
The village of Dulovine is on the southern edge of town, near the Botanika Basta Dulovine, a botanical garden specializing in mountain flora. This property is about 14 miles southwest of Biogradska Gora National Park, a distinctive ecosystem with scenic meadows and one of Europe’s last remaining rainforests. The Podgorica Airport is about 40 miles southwest.
Size: 3,229 square feet
Price per square foot: $185
Indoors: The house, with an exterior of black galvanized sheet metal and timber, opens into an entrance hall. The spacious living room has solid fir flooring and expansive glass doors opening to the veranda. A mega-shutter can completely cover the large glass doors. Beyond the living room are a dining room and an open kitchen with black cabinets and countertops of composite laminate textured like weathered wood. The first floor also has a bathroom and a wardrobe.
An imposing ash staircase ascends to the second floor, which has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a terrace. The attic has a studio apartment with a bathroom.
The basement has a ski room, a laundry room, a bathroom with a large free-standing tub, built-in installations for a sauna and kitchenette, technical rooms and an area for a gym or home cinema. The walls are almost 16 inches thick, and an integrated smart system for heating and cooling makes the home energy efficient.
Outdoor space: The property is built on about a fifth of an acre of gently sloping land alongside a larch forest. The house has a veranda on two sides, and a second-floor bedroom opens to a terrace.
Costs: The annual property tax is about $435 (€400). There is a property tax upon purchase of about $23,900 (€22,000), plus 6 percent on the sale amount exceeding €500,000.
Contact: Niko Laković | Montenegro Sotheby’s International Realty | +382-67-310-006
Susanj | $709,000 (€650,000)
A newly built four-bedroom villa with Adriatic Sea views
This newly built, four-bedroom, three-bath villa sits on a hillside in the town of Susanj, on Montenegro’s coast, with views of the Adriatic Sea.
Susanj is a small town within the municipality of Bar, a coastal area with about 46,000 residents that offers plenty of amenities, from restaurants to schools to medical clinics. The seaport of Bar, which is a five-minute drive from the property, is a tourism center nestled between the mountains and the Adriatic. Bar has an Old Town dating to the Roman period and filled with medieval churches, mosques and fortifications. The Old Olive Tree is a tourist attraction said to be more than 2,000 years old.
Bar is flanked on the west by the Adriatic, with its many beaches, including Susanj Beach, and on the east by Lake Skadar, which separates Montenegro and Albania. Lake Skadar is a national park and one of Europe’s largest bird reserves, with an entrance about 14 miles north of Susanj. Podgorica is about 30 miles north of Susanj.
Size: 2,153 square feet
Price per square foot: $329
Indoors: The three-story villa opens to an entrance hall leading past the staircase to a spacious living room with a fireplace, dining area and open kitchen. The contemporary décor includes polished stone floors and a kitchen with a breakfast bar and tile backsplash. Also on the first floor is a bedroom or second living room with wood floors and a bathroom, both with under-floor heating. Both living rooms have doors opening to a terrace with sea views.
The second floor has the primary bedroom, with wood floors and an en suite bath with under-floor heating. There are two more bedrooms, a bathroom and a laundry room. Two of the bedrooms, including the primary, have access to the terrace.
A 431-square-foot basement level has a separate entrance and could be converted into apartments (a plan is available).
Outdoor space: The house has two large terraces with views of the Adriatic Sea. The lot includes parking space and an unfinished swimming pool.
Costs: The annual property tax is about $1,520 (€1,400). There is a property tax upon purchase of about. $23,900 (€22,000) plus 6 percent on the sale amount exceeding €500,000.
Contact: Natasa Grdinic | CMM Investment Consulting Group, a member of the Chestertons Global Network | +382-67-999-939
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