Villas in
Trogir & Čiovo

A UNESCO old town ten minutes from the airport, and the island of Čiovo across the bridge.

Trogir & Čiovo

Why Trogir
is the anchor.

No other luxury location in Croatia combines accessibility, heritage and coastline this tightly.

The old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997, stands on an islet between the mainland and the island of Čiovo. Split Airport is six kilometres away. Three marinas with roughly 900 berths between them, and a yacht service yard, sit within a few minutes of each other. And because Trogir and Kaštela are part of the Split urban area, the town stays alive in winter in a way most resort towns do not.

The micro-markets

Old town. Stone houses and palaces inside the UNESCO perimeter. Rare, almost always sold privately, and subject to conservation rules and a public right of first refusal.
Mainland, Trogir to Seget. Contemporary villas with open views above Trogir, Seget Donji and Seget Vranjica, close to the marinas. An example.
Čiovo, Okrug Gornji and Okrug Donji. The most active villa market on the island, south-facing, with a two-kilometre pebble beach. A separate municipality with its own plan and the highest property tax in the area.
Čiovo, Arbanija, Slatine and Mastrinka. The quieter north shore facing Kaštela Bay: first-row houses and plots. Arbanija and Mastrinka belong to Trogir, Slatine to the City of Split, which matters for permits and taxes.
Resort waterfront. A few serviced beachfront villas with hotel infrastructure. One is available through PEAK.

Pricing

New-build villas with pool and sea view are typically priced at €1.2M–3M, first-row villas at roughly €5,000–9,000 per m², seafront penthouses at €10,000 per m² and more. First-row and old-town houses are priced individually.

Before you buy

What to watch
on Čiovo.

Legality

Čiovo was built fast. Buildings with about twice the permitted volume, and “family houses” that are in fact six apartments, have been documented, and the state has demolished illegal structures on the island. Every purchase starts with the building permit, the use permit or a legalisation decision, compared with what actually stands on the plot.

The view

A sea view is only an asset if the plot in front cannot be built on. We check the spatial plan for the land below, not the brochure.

Infrastructure

Roads are narrow, and in summer traffic, water supply and the old bridge are all under pressure; the 546-metre Čiovo bridge, opened in 2018, carries most of the load. A €245M sewerage and water project for the Kaštela and Trogir area is raising sewer connection from 45% to 98%, with 26 km of new sewers in Okrug alone.

Holding costs

Annual property tax in 2026 is €2 per m² in Trogir and Seget and €4–8 in Okrug. The tourist flat tax is €70 per bed in Trogir and €70–90 in Okrug. Only 18% of homes in Okrug are lived in all year, against 46% in Trogir, which tells you how seasonal each place is.

Figures as of September 2026. Sources: UNESCO, Croatian Bureau of Statistics (census 2021), Croatian Tax Administration, Municipality of Okrug, Ministry of Physical Planning, marina operators. General information, not legal or tax advice.

FAQ

Questions we are asked

How far is Trogir from Split Airport?

About 6 km, ten minutes by car. Split itself is 27 km away, 30 to 40 minutes.

Is Čiovo a good place to buy a villa?

Yes, with due diligence. The sea-view stock is excellent, but legality and infrastructure vary street by street. The best positions are south-facing in Okrug and first row on the north shore.

Are old-town properties available?

Occasionally, and almost always off-market. Inside the UNESCO core a sale must first be offered to the city, the county and the state, which have 60 days to respond. A mandate-based private search is the realistic route.

What does a villa in Trogir or on Čiovo cost?

New-build villas with pool and sea view are typically priced between €1.2M and €3M. First-row villas are priced at roughly €5,000–9,000 per m², and the rare old-town houses are priced individually.

Can I rent my villa out?

Yes, with a rental permit, which requires a use permit for the house. EU, EEA and Swiss citizens can rent as private hosts with up to 20 beds and pay a flat tax of €70–90 per bed a year plus a tourist-tax lump sum. Non-EU owners rent through a company.

Where can I keep a boat?

ACI Marina Trogir, Marina Trogir and Marina Baotić in Seget Donji are minutes away, and Marina Kaštela has another 420 berths. A private jetty in front of a house stands on public maritime domain and needs its own legal basis, so a marina berth is the dependable solution.