Adriatic Beaches in Montenegro
Montenegro
‘At the birth of our planet,’ claimed Lord Byron, ‘the most beautiful encounter between land and sea must have happened at the Montenegrin littoral.’ Astonishing that it’s taken the rest of us Brits so long to cotton on, but this tiny slice of beautiful Adriatic coastline is all set for a serious resurgence.
One of the main attractions of Montenegro is that the country offers some of the finest beaches in the Adriatic. Montenegro's shoreline has everything from secret rocky coves only accessible by boat, to large stretches of wide sandy beach. In fact, from Herceg-Novi in the north to Ulcinj in the south, the country's 200-mile coastline has 117 different beaches. Bounded by the clean, crystal clear waters of the Adriatic and with a backdrop of mountains, fields, olive groves and heavily scented pinewoods, this is one of the most appealing corners of the Mediterranean.
Sveti Stefan - a small island connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus – has been developed into the home of a luxurious hotel by award-winning Asian chain Aman (their first real venture into Europe). The former fishing village with heavily fortified walls originally designed to ward off passing pirates has remained exactly the same since its construction over 500 years ago, and we think this is one of the most significant hotel openings in Europe of the last few years.
Elsewhere there are less eye-wateringly expensive boutique hotels on offer as well, and even private apartments to rent. Several members of the Original Travel have visited Montenegro in the last few years, and know the best beaches, bars, walks and restaurants to recommend.
Testimonials
'Every street has something worth seeing'
Sue: The name has a wild, romantic, almost lawless ring to it. Montenegro, a foothold of land in the south-west corner of the Balkans: proud, fierce and, these days, independent. Legend has it that, when God made the world, he had a bag of boulders left over and tipped them into this little area by the Adriatic. Hence its name – the land of the black mountain.
Hugh: Montenegro’s last stab at existing on its own, 130 years ago, was celebrated by Tennyson: ‘O smallest among peoples!...
Sue Lawley
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