Herceg Novi Beaches
Montenegro’s Herceg Novi beaches offer a stunning 25 km coastline with 62 registered options, from sandy shores to modern facilities, ideal for a diverse and extended swimming season.
Historical and Climatic Foundations of Herceg Novi Tourism
The beginnings of Herceg Novi tourism are connected to the XIX century. Back at that time, the tavern of Sjora Roza and the café “Bella Vista” are mentioned. Still, the precursor of modern hotel keeping on the Montenegrin coast is thought to be the Hungarian nobleman Antal Magyar from Budapest, who in 1902 built a “Boarding house on the green beach” in Zelenika, which later became hotel “Plaza” (BEACH) – Zelenika.
As in all other towns on the Coast, Herceg Novi also has a mild Mediterranean climate with dry, warm summers and mild winters. In the summer months (July and August), the town has approximately 10.7 sunny hours per day. The sea temperature in Herceg Novi during the summer is 22–26°C, and with approximately the same daily air temperature, it allows the swimming season to last up to 5 months.
Overview of Herceg Novi Beaches and Riviera
Today, the Herceg Novi Riviera spreads over 25 km and encompasses 7 lodgments, each with unique characteristics. We’ll tell you some of the places: Meljine, Bijela, Djenovici, Kumbor, Zelenika… Herceg Novi has very nicely arranged beaches. 62 of them (registered) spread from Njivice to the cape Macak (CAT) on the peninsula Lustica. Except the attractive natural ones, Herceg Novi in recent years abounds in modern swimming beaches, located next to hotels or picnic areas.
We’ll mention some of the Herceg Novi beaches:
Notable Public and Sandy Beaches
Njivice Beach is a public beach situated in the same-named lodgment, 4 km from Herceg Novi. It combines rocky, sandy, and concrete bases. People from Novi also call it Kraljicina plaza (QUEEN’S BEACH).
In Sutorina, several kilometers west of Herceg Novi, lies the biggest public beach on the Herceg Novi Riviera: Blatna plaza (MUD BEACH), with a surface of 9,000 m². It is rich with very healing sand and mud.
The beach of the Rehabilitation center Igalo is also public but paved. Then we have another paved beach, the beach of the hotel “Igalo”. Still, the most attractive public sandy beach is “Raffaelo” below the same-named tourist complex. According to numerous polls of tourists, the beach “Raffaelo” is No 1.
As all other public beaches, “Milasinovica plaza” (BEACH BELONGING TO MILOSINOVIC FAMILY) is opened for tourists and citizens during the entire season. It is situated in Topla. There are also other very attractive beaches like “Montenegrina” (WOMAN FROM MONTENEGRO) or beaches near the tunnel. In the city harbor, there is the beach “Bijela vila” (WHITE FAIRY), today a public beach that used to be the main bathing resort in Herceg Novi. Nearby this beach is also the beach “Zalo” (WAVE), with medium small sand and pebbles, and the public sandy beach “Corovica plaza” (BEACH BELONGING TO COROVIC FAMILY).
Hotel and Modern Beach Options
The beach of the hotel “Perla”, situated near the town center, combines concrete and sand, ideal for tourists of more refined taste. Very attractive and of the same soil structure is the beach “Azzuro”, a hotel but also a public beach in Bijela, 13 km from Herceg Novi.
Touristy interesting in recent years are beaches “Zanjice” and “Mirista”, part of the same-named picnic areas. Zanjice is the favorite picnic area on the Herceg Novi Riviera. The beach there is public, made of pebbles, concrete, and sand. Very interesting is also the beach in the cove Miriste, made of concrete and sand.
Interesting because of its name is the beach “Fenix Montenegro” in Meljine, 3 km from Herceg Novi. It is a combined concrete–sandy beach.
The guests of Herceg Novi, and mostly excursionists, gladly visit the sandy beach “Dobrec” on the peninsula Lustica, which has a blue flag flattering, with a total surface of 600 m². All mentioned beaches mostly have entire beach equipment: easy chairs, parasols, showers, water, electricity… A great number of beaches has extra services such as café-bars, restaurants, their own parking lot, or other services.
Modern Bathing Facilities and Visitor Tips
When talking about beach and bathing capacities of Herceg Novi, you unavoidably have to mention that in recent times, tourists are interested in two actual bathing beaches. Nearby the city harbor is the bathing beach “Yachting club”. It is open for all tourists and citizens, made of concrete and sand, and offers complete service. As part of the bathing beach, there are a restaurant and a pizzeria. If you are a fan of exhibitions on the sea, “Yachting club” offers renting of motor-scooters, training in the school of diving, renting of bicycles, etc.
A part of the hotel “Plaza” in Herceg Novi is a completely arranged bathing beach with a surface of 3,600 m², and as part of the beach, there is a beach bar. If you decide to spend your vacation in Herceg Novi, it is best to think from day to day about what new beach to visit because there are 62 registered beaches. If you wish to reach the Herceg Novi beaches quickly, you can choose between renting taxi boats, larger taxi boats, or barges, mostly situated in the city harbor. Information on how to get to the beach you wish to visit can be obtained from kind people in Herceg Novi, numerous tourist agencies, restaurants, or the Tourist organization of Herceg Novi.