The city of Bar is very convenient for permanent residence, and resort villages located in its suburbs are suitable for summer holidays. In addition to the Bar, such resorts are in demand among visitors and buyers of real estate The Lordly Riviera as Sutomore, as well as the small resort villages of Dobra Voda, Chan, Shushan, Solace.
Geographical location, climate
The bar community is located in the southeastern part of Montenegro on an area of 505 sq. km between the Adriatic Sea and Lake Skadar, the largest on the Balkan Peninsula, which are separated by the Rumia mountain range. The community has about 40,000 inhabitants.
The climate here is Mediterranean, the region is characterized by a long warm and dry summer – this is due to the proximity of two large water spaces and a mountain range. The average monthly temperature in July is +23.5 C, and in January +8.3 C. The bathing season here lasts from mid-May to mid-October, the water temperature reaches +26C.
Transport infrastructure
The bar is located 41 km from Podgorica Airport and 58 km from Tivat Airport. These international airports accept scheduled and charter flights from London, Paris, Rome, Vienna, Belgrade, Budapest, Zurich, Frankfurt, Ljubljana, as well as from Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg. The duration of the flight from Moscow is about 3 hours.
The ferry service connects Bar with the Italian cities of Ancona and Bari, and the railway — with Belgrade (Podgorica — Kolasin — Mojkovac — Bijelo Polje, etc.). From June to September, you can get to Bar by rail from Moscow, traveling in a non-stop trailer car will take about two and a half days.
Bus service connects Bar with both seaside towns and cities located in the central and northern regions of the country.
The real estate market of the Barskaya Riviera
In the real estate market of the Bar Riviera, all its segments are represented: from modest houses on the secondary market to new business class villas.
In late 2008 — early 2009, due to the crisis, the demand for real estate in this area, as in the whole of Montenegro, fell, and prices for some real estate decreased by about 30%. But since mid-2010, there has been a revival in the local real estate market.
Apartments in walking distance to the sea are in the greatest demand in the Bar. In new buildings, depending on the location and class of the offer, the cost per square meter ranges from 1600 to 3500 euros. Apartments in the center of the Bar in a house under construction cost 2,300 euros per square meter.
Apartments in the suburbs of Bara Belishi, Shushan and Polye, the resort villages of Sutomore, Chan and the suburban settlements of Dobry Vody, Solace, Vidikovac can be bought a little cheaper. Real estate prices on the secondary market are even lower here.
Resort villages and "suburban" suburbs occupy a special position in the real estate market of the Bar Riviera. Among the advantages, it is worth noting the proximity to the sea, the presence of many small shops and cafes. Prices for houses in such settlements with dense chaotic buildings vary greatly, because often villas here are adjacent to very modest country houses. Many houses are designed for summer holidays and rental. The population in the season here increases many times. Renting a villa with three or four bedrooms on the first line on the Bar Riviera ranges from 200 to 350 euros per day.
Infrastructure
The town of Bar is located on a spacious valley surrounded by a picturesque mountain range. It is a cozy city with wide streets and boulevards, where everything you need is within walking distance. The magnificent embankment, surrounded by Mediterranean vegetation, with a length of more than 3 km is a real decoration of the Bar. There are modern grocery stores in abundance in the city, as well as a daily city market and a colorful Friday market in the Old Bar. There is also a Sports Palace, medical facilities, a yacht berth in the port with a repair base. There are no problems with parking in the city, almost all parking is free. The opinion that Bar is an industrial city is erroneous. There are no industrial enterprises here.
Another advantage of the Bar is the good work of public utilities. In recent years, the Bar is rightfully considered the cleanest city in Primorye. Engineering communications have been updated in the city, there is a sewage treatment system, roads are maintained in good condition. Drinking tap water of high quality.
Due to the presence of a seaport and a railway, Bar is less dependent on seasonal tourist business than other seaside towns and does not freeze in winter.
The bar is famous for its rich cultural and historical heritage – there are a large number of monasteries, churches and museums, including the Palace of King Nikola, the Old Bar complex with an ancient aqueduct, the Hai-Nehai fortress. In the immediate vicinity of the Bar is the Rybnyak Monastery, several monasteries are located on the picturesque islands of Lake Skadar. Currently, the majestic Church of St. John Vladimir is being built in the Bar, which will become one of the largest in Europe.
Approximately 100,000 olive trees grow in the immediate vicinity of the Bar, the local olive oil is considered one of the best in the eastern part of the Adriatic. The attraction of the Bar is an ancient olive tree on Mirovica. He will be honored for more than 2000 years, the trunk diameter is 10 m.
Beaches
The length of the sea coast of the community of Bar is approximately 46 km, of which 9 km are more than 20 small—pebble beaches, including Pearl, Golden and Red beaches, Royal Beach, Malevik, Great Sand and Solace. In the resort village of Sutomore there is a magnificent sandy beach with a length of 1250 m. There are also beaches on Skadar Lake.
Of the city beaches, the recently opened Tsarsky Beach, the beach near the hotel "Princess" and Zhukotrlitsa are popular, the peculiarity of which is the pine trees that come close to the beach.
Not far from the Bar Riviera, the beaches of the Budva Riviera (Bulyaritsa, Luchitsa, beaches of Petrovets, Sveti Stefan, Rafailovich, Becici) and the Ulcinj Riviera (beaches of Ulcinj, kilometers-long sandy beaches of the Great Plaza and nudist beaches of Ada-Boyana Island) are 20-30 minutes away.
HomesOverseas.ru