Sela: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Geographical Setting

Sela is described as a rural settlement with a seasonal population: around 25 residents live there in winter, and up to 100 people in summer. Rural life includes working with livestock, collecting firewood, and trips to obtain supplies. Sela is approximately 43 kilometres from Kolašin. The road to Sela is generally described as being cleared when it snows.

The wider area around Kolašin is described as a cultural landscape of scattered mountain houses, small villages, and higher-altitude katuns. In the wider Kolašin area, narrow local roads cross river gorges over wooden or stone bridges.

Nature

Near Sela, the road to the Mrtvica Gorge branches off towards the village of Međuriječje. The hiking trail through the Mrtvica Gorge is described as moderately challenging. The Svetigora stream ends near Sela in a 48-metre-high waterfall.

Activities in the wider Kolašin area include walks around Lake Biograd, hikes in the Mrtvica Gorge and on Bjelasica, cycling, horseback riding, and sampling local food. Cycling routes include the 11.5-kilometre, intermediate-difficulty Šljivovica route, as well as the more advanced Barutana and Bašanje brdo routes. The routes use fireroad, macadam, and singletrack surfaces.

Culture and History

Near Sela, at Zeleni vir in the Mrtvica Gorge, there is a stone bridge dating from 1858. For centuries, the water of the Ibrištica served a monastery mill and a fulling mill near Sela. Local tradition connects Sela with memories of the Macura people.

Visitors can see Morača Monastery near Sela. The medieval Orthodox monastery was built in 1252 and contains elaborate frescoes. Among them is a fresco that won an award for the most beautiful fresco in the Byzantine style at an international exhibition in Paris.

You can continue your search for a holiday apartment to rent via the location pages Moračko Trebaljevo and Kolašin.

To the higher-level travel overview: Kolašin.