Caribbean villa - about Montserrat

About MONTSERRAT

Let's correct a few serious misconceptions:

The island has been completely destroyed by the volcano.

Not true. Although we have a small, active volcano, a phoenix-like resurrection is taking place in the Northern sector of the island with new construction, a new airport and a planned new town. The volcano has also created a unique tourist attraction with a modern-day Pompeii and a lunar landscape.

The whole island has been evacuated. Nobody lives there.

Not true. The island was never evacuated, although an offer by the British Government has encouraged many people to leave Montserrat. The current population is 5,000 people, down from a high of 11,500.

An Island of Villas

Read our BLOG about Villa Life in Montserrat -- and more about our house!

When the first real estate developments started in Montserrat, it was decided to create an island of villas rather than an island of large hotels and casinos. To this purpose, roads and services were provided to a large area which was subdivided into serviced lots of minimum 1/3 acre. Non-Montserratians are allowed to purchase property only in this development area: currently this consists of Isles Bay (south of Belham Valley), Old Town, Olveston and Woodlands.

The map below shows the location of Isles Bay, Old Town, Olveston and Woodlands. Our home is in Woodlands, the development area furthest North.

Beaches are located in Old Town, Woodlands (both about 5 minutes from our house) and Little Bay. These are all wonderful black sand beaches. A small white sand beach North of Little Bay can be reached on foot from Little Bay.

map of Montserrat

Perhaps unique in all the world, Montserrat is "an island of villas" where people just like you, from all over the world have found a very special place and have chosen to live here, part or the year or all year round. When the owners are not present, many of these luxurious villas are rented by one of the island's reliable real estate agents.

If you stop any of the resident expatriates here, on a sunny morning and ask them why they have chosen Montserrat as the place to fulfill their dream of living on a tropical island, you will find their answers to be as varied as their accents. Thirst-quenching spring water piped to each villa; near-perfect year round climate cooled by the trade winds; lush landscape; the absence of crime and drugs are some of the reasons several holiday makers become residents. But expatriates would all agree that the friendly, warm people of Montserrat are the common reasons why they have chosen the Emerald Isle as the "best place on planet Earth".

Montserrat is the Caribbean jewel where you can enjoy one of the few remaining ecological systems in the region which is still intact and where you can view its latest picturesque volcanic wonder from a safe distance. This is a rare opportunity for you to own your piece of paradise either as a main dwelling or a second home for return visits and rental.

Whether you choose to buy an existing villa, purchase land to build your own tropical dream house, or rent a villa for a holiday stay, you are sure to enjoy all that the Emerald Isle has to offer. Montserrat is one of the few islands left in the West Indies that is still unspoilt and retains the gentle enchanting Caribbean atmosphere almost as it used to be.

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