Once it was a playground for Sophia Loren. Now an independent state, Montenegro wants to bring back the glitz. Get in before the prices soar, says Graham Norwood.
It is Europe's newest country and one of its smallest - but it may be poised to become the continent's latest prop-erty hot spot. Montenegro's narrow vote for independence last month ended three years of loose union with Serbia and heralded the creation of a country that has just 700,000 residents and is roughly the size of the London borough of Ealing.
It may also be a haven for investors wanting to buy cheaply now and benefit as house prices and the economy blossom. Montenegro certainly fancies its chances as a major location for second homes, and wants strong links with the West through membership of the EU and the fact that it has already adopted the euro as its currency.
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