Crikvenica | $1.08 million (€950,000)
A restored stone villa with original details in the countryside
The town of Crikvenica, on Croatia’s Adriatic coast, is 20 miles south of Rijeka, a city of about 100,000 that shares cultural, historic and trade histories with Hungary, Slovenia and Northeast Italy. Crikvenica is derived from the Croatian word for “church,” which refers to the 1412 church of the Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit (the Pauline Fathers), a monastic order of the Catholic Church founded in Hungary.
The town has been popular with visitors since the 19th century, when tourism developed around its Hydrotherapy Institute. Today, Crikvenica is still known for its thalassotherapy spas.
Zagreb, Croatia’s capital and largest city, is about 100 miles northeast.
Size: 2,131 square feet
Price per square foot: $506
Indoors: Built in 1910 and renovated in 2018, this four-bedroom, four-bathroom home features original stone work, vaulted ceilings and brick work. The ground floor includes a traditionally styled tavern/summer kitchen and a more modern kitchen with a brick-clad island cooking station. An adjoining dining space leads to a living room with an undulating ceiling and a raised wood-burning fireplace.
Also on this floor are a bathroom, a fitness room and a Jacuzzi. The ground floor has access to the outdoor area via several rooms, including the summer kitchen.
All four bedrooms are on the upper floor, along with three bathrooms and a covered terrace overlooking the pool and patio. Furniture is included in the sale.
Outdoor space: The property, set on 0.08 acres, has an outdoor courtyard with a heated swimming pool and a garden surrounded by stone walls.
Costs: Any home purchase in Croatia is subject to a real estate transfer fee of 3 percent of the value of the property. Additionally, if a home is occupied for less than 10 months, the municipality can charge a local tax ranging from 0.6 to eight euros. Homes that are occupied for 10 months or longer (by either the owner or a long-term rental) are exempt from the local tax. Crikvenica’s annual rate is 69 cents (€0.6 euros) per square meter for a vacant or short-rental home.
Contact: Ivan Kovačić | Remington Realty, Christie’s International Real Estate | +385959870050
Šolta | $1.13 million (€990,000)
A newly built, four-bedroom contemporary home with sea views
Šolta is a nearly 23-square-mile island with about 1,700 residents in the central Dalmatian archipelago, separated from the larger island of Brač by a narrow channel. It is about nine nautical miles off the coast of mainland Croatia, with daily ferry lines into Split, the country’s second largest city. Šolta is known for quiet coves, pristine swimming beaches, biking and boating. This home is in the town of Stomorska, which has dining and shopping; Grohote, the island’s oldest village, features a walkable old town.
Split Airport is about two hours away via boat and car.
Size: 1,938 square feet
Price per square foot: $583
Indoors: Low green hills provide a backdrop to this four-bedroom, five-bathroom house built in 2023 on 0.29 acres. The lower floor has three bedrooms and direct access to the landscaped garden.
The living areas are on the upper floor, including an open-concept living room, a fully equipped modern kitchen, a dining room and a toilet. Large glass doors open the living area to the terrace, with a built-in barbecue and a pool, enhancing the indoor/outdoor Mediterranean lifestyle. Also on this level is the primary en suite bedroom, with a soaking tub in the bathroom.
Outdoor space: The property has 10,764 square feet of outdoor space including a garden, a terrace and pool, a sun deck and outdoor shower, a dining area and a turf lawn.
Costs: Šolta’s annual property tax is $2.73 (€2.40) per square meter for a home occupied for less than 10 months.
Contact: Ivana Markovic | sothebysrealty.hr | +385916027672
Rovinj | $1.45 million (€1.29 million)
A duplex apartment in Rovinj’s old town with a panoramic sea view
Situated on the western coast of Croatia’s Istrian Peninsula, Rovinj is a fishing port with about 13,000 residents. Its attractive, walkable old town offers plenty of dining and shopping. Just across the Adriatic Sea from Venice, Italy, Rovinj shares historic and cultural influences with that city, and Italian is spoken along with Croatian.
This home is near the Harbor of Rovinj, which offers ferry service to Venice. About two miles south of the town is the Forest Park Zlatni Rt, which includes several beaches — some of which welcome nudism, a longstanding local tradition — and the Golden Cape, a rocky cove popular for swimming. Zagreb is 150 miles east.
Size: 1,163 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,246
Indoors: The two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment occupies the top two floors of a four-story building, which Patrick Kohl, the listing agent, estimates to be approximately 200 years old. A private entrance opens to an internal staircase leading up to the unit.
The main floor features an open-plan living, dining and cooking area. The living room has a wood-burning fireplace, built-in cabinetry and green-trimmed windows with water views. The kitchen and common areas have terra-cotta flooring and beamed ceilings.
The lower floor has a twin bedroom with a vaulted ceiling and two bathrooms in shades of white and green.
The internal staircase ascends to the attic level, which is dedicated to a spacious bedroom with a vaulted, beamed ceiling and views over the village and out to the sea. The apartment is being sold furnished.
Outdoor space: The apartment building has direct waterfront views, but does not have outdoor space.
Costs: The annual property tax in Rovinj is $7.12 (6.25 euros) per square meter for a home occupied for less than 10 months.
Contact: Patrick Kohl | Engel & Völkers Istria | +49 176 70787989
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