Montenegro Vacations

The Kotor Riviera, in the deepest part of the Boka Kotorska, where little towns, fishermen settlements and coastal villages alternate along the whole coast line, is divided in numerous landing stages which give the whole landscape a very special charm.

Many of these are privately owned, thus if you book a room in one of the marvellous palaces at this coast, you will be able to enjoy at your own landing stage during the daytime and the peacefulness of the beautiful Boka Kotorska at night.

Bajova Kula beach
This is a very attractive beach and a favorite picnic place of the local people from Kotor. It was named after the legendary hero Bajo Pivljanin who built the tower to be his shelter in times between battles. It is situated on the way to Perast. It is pebbly, 60 m long, and the sea water is extremely clear. In the background of the beach, there is a dense greenery of laurel trees, the pleasant smell of which makes the experience of sunbathing and swimming complete. In a part of the beach there is a quay where the Kotor inhabitants and the lovers of this beach tie up their boats. You can get here both from land and sea.

Bigovo beach
Bigovo Valley also belongs to the locality of Donji Grbalj between Budva and Tivat. It is deeply situated in land and for such a position it used to be a fishing port which the fishermen used as their shelter from storms. Nowadays, it is inhabited fishing place and a port. It is famous for the healing sand, which is found at the very end of Bigovo valley, and for a rocky beach, fine fish and fishing fiestas.

Marco’s Cape beach
This is one of the most famous locations for medicinal tourism and rehabilitation. There is a beach particularly built for this purpose, which is used only by the hotel guests. The beach is pebbly, 1000 m long and there is a hotel complex of bungalow type nearby named the same. Marco’s Cape is situated between Prcanj and Stoliv, in the Kotor part of the Bay

Morinj beach
Morinj beach is a sandy-pebbly beach, 1000 m long, 15 m wide, the background of which has a natural attraction canal with a marine inland. The beach is situated on a cape, beneath the highway. The springs of drinking water, where the old mills are converted into exclusive restaurants, are next to the beach.

Orahovac Beach
Orahovac Beach is also a favorite vacation place of the Kotor inhabitants. The beach is sunny throughout the whole day and the sea water is crystal clear. It is near Kotor, on the way to Perast. It is pebbly, 1000m long, and what makes it distinctive is its environment – the harmonious unity of the coastline, the sea and houses built of stone surrounded by dense Mediterranean vegetation. The sea water is also extremely clean. The sea fields for growth of edible shell-fish are proof of its purity.

Risan Beach
The Risan Beach is situated on the part of the coast between Risan and Strp. It is a pebbly beach, 1000 m long, 10 m wide, and very convenient for medicinal tourism and recreation. The Teuta hotel is nearby.

Trsteno beach
Trsteno Valley is one of the most beautiful beaches in the region of Donji Grbalj and is one of the nine most beautiful beaches of the Montenegrin coast. It is situated deeply in land and so is protected from high waves, storms and south wind. The beach which is 200m long, with fine sand, clear azure sea water, sandy sea bottom, untouched natural environment presents only a part of what you expect on Trsteno. You can get there by asphalt road which connects Trsteno to the motor way Herceg Novi – Bar.

Zukova Beach
Zukova Beach is a valley which belongs to the locality of Donji Grbalj and is one of the attractions of this part of the coast. You can go there going by a macadam village road which does not spil the sense of untouched nature. The coast is slightly sloped toward the sea, it is pebbly, 200m long, and its background is dense maquis.
(Source: Montenegro Tourist Office)