Ceja Island

Is Ceja Island for sale, and how much does it cost?

Ceja Island is a 40 acres private island in Adriatic (Istria), Croatia. It is currently offered for sale: €20,400,000. Tenure is freehold. Foreign ownership is permitted subject to local approvals. This is an editorial profile drawn from public record, clearly attributed, not our listing.

Summary

Lying just off the southern tip of Istria near Medulin and Pula, Ceja is one of the largest privately marketed islands on the Croatian Adriatic, offered at around twenty million euros. Its roughly forty acres carry several beaches and some dated structures, including a house in need of renovation and a substantial hospitality building. The headline caveat is ownership: only part of the island is private freeholdOutright ownership of the land itself, indefinitely — the strongest form of title., with the balance state-owned, so buyers acquire a share rather than a clean whole. It suits an investor prepared to navigate that structure in exchange for scale and proximity to Pula.

Land & Waterfront

The island extends to about forty acres of Istrian coastline, of which roughly twenty-five acres are private and sellable, fringed by several beaches and set in shallow, protected Adriatic water only some eight hundred metres from the shore. The terrain is characteristically Istrian, low and Mediterranean, with the existing buildings clustered rather than the land intensively developed. The near-shore position and multiple beaches make for easy bathing and sheltered anchoring, and the short hop to the mainland lends the setting an accessibility unusual among island holdings of this size.

Access & Utilities

Access is a brief boat crossing of around eight hundred metres from the Medulin area, with Pula airport roughly ten kilometres to the north, so the island is unusually well connected for its scale. Existing services are limited and tied to the older structures, which are described as run-down; a purchaser should assume meaningful investment in utilities and renovation. Mobile coverage reaches the area. The practical picture is of a part-improved island requiring capital and a clear plan rather than a ready-to-occupy estate.

Ownership & Use

EU and EEA buyers can acquire Croatian property on national terms, but Ceja's split of private freehold and state-owned land is the defining legal feature and must be resolved through counsel before any commitment. Realistic uses range from a private compound to a hospitality or leisure venture, subject to the ownership structure and Croatian planning. The combination of scale, beaches and closeness to Pula is genuinely rare on the Adriatic; the offsetting complexity of divided title and dated buildings is what shapes the pricing and the buyer profile.

Provenance

Ceja has remained in the Fedel family since 1918, when Denis Fedel's grandfather bought it during the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes; the family began commercial use of the island in 1987, later operating it as the Kaktus/Cactus restaurant. The private two-thirds of the island has been marketed for sale since around 2018, holding at a steady EUR 20.4 million asking price since at least 2022 after reducing from an undisclosed higher initial figure, according to current owner Mauro Fedel.

Specification

Status	Available
Offering	For sale
Region	Mediterranean · Adriatic (Istria)
Country	Croatia
Size	40 acres · 16 ha
Tenure	Freehold
Access	boat
Nearest airport	Pula (PUY) airport roughly 10 km to the north
Power	limited
Water	limited
Communications	mobile
Structures	small house needing renovation, hospitality/catering building (~300 sq m)
Foreign ownership	Permitted (see notes)
Publicly marketed	since 2022

Price record

Documented public figures over time — asking prices, reported sales and reductions, each attributed. This record is maintained editorially and may lag the market.

The full traced record — ownership lineage and every dated event back to the earliest public mention — is in The Ledger, for members.

Legal & Ownership Notes

EU and EEA buyers may acquire Croatian real estate on the same terms as nationals under EU rules; a mix of private freehold and state-owned land on the island is a material caveat

Zoning: Only part of the island is in private freehold; the remainder is state-owned, so a clean whole-island title is not on offer

• confirm exact private versus state land boundaries
• resolve access and use rights over state parcels
• verify condition and consents for existing structures

Satellite reference: ESRI World Imagery / Google Earth — Ceja Island, Istria, Croatia.

Common questions

How much does Ceja Island cost?

Ceja Island is profiled at: €20,400,000. Figures reflect public record at time of writing and may change; the profile keeps a dated price record.

What tenure does Ceja Island have?

Ceja Island is held on freehold tenure. Always confirm the exact instrument and any remaining term on the title.

Can a foreigner buy Ceja Island?

Foreign buyers may own property here subject to local approvals. EU and EEA buyers may acquire Croatian real estate on the same terms as nationals under EU rules; a mix of private freehold and state-owned land on the island is a material caveat

How do you get to Ceja Island?

Access is by boat. Nearest airport: Pula (PUY) airport roughly 10 km to the north.

How big is Ceja Island?

Ceja Island is approximately 40 acres (16 hectares).