Steeped in history, the charming, picturesque town of Montagu in the Boland and Overberg region of the Western Cape is experiencing an increasing demand from home buyers, particularly in the older parts of town, says Glyn Bricknell, Pam Golding Properties MD for this region.

"With 14 of Montagu's 24 historical monuments situated in Long Street alone, a wide variety of architecture is on view, while homes incorporate Cape Dutch, Georgian, Victorian, Spanish and also modern style designs," she says.

Mardine Strauss, PGP's area manager, says the most popular remains the Karoo style cottages and Victorian homes. There is also a high demand for small getaway properties, but she says these are hard to come by as they don't come onto the market very often.

The prices of homes range from R800 000 to R2.2-million, with vacant stands, of which there are only a few, priced from R225 000 to R350 000. Smallholdings vary considerably in price from R875 000 to approximately R4-million, while B&B's being marketed range from R875 000 to R4.3 million.

Says Strauss: "Over the past year prices of homes have increased by 35 percent and over the coming year prices are expected to increase by a further 25 percent. International buyers have also discovered Montagu, although the strong rand has offset this demand to some degree," she says.

Situated halfway between Cape Town and the Garden Route, Montagu lies in the heart of the legendary Route 62 — the world's longest wine route, with many award winning wines being world famous. Just three kilometres outside the town are the well-known hot springs, and there's also an arts and crafts route winding through Montagu.

With crystal clear air, scenic mountains, a superb climate and plenty of leisure activities, it's the ideal breakaway spot from city living. Montagu is considered the mountain mecca of the Western Cape with a variety of hikes, some of the best rockclimbing in the world, mountain biking, 4x4, gravity biking and kloofing. A popular feature are the three hour tractor rides to the summit of the Langeberg mountains.

Drawn by these attractions the influx of tourists and visitors is having an extremely positive impact on the demand for properties, with many first getting a feel for what homes are on the market and later returning to purchase, says Strauss.


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