Adriatic Coast
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©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Adriatic Coast Includes ¨ Why Go? Budva ........................... 65 Beautiful places often get slugged with the tedious tagline, Pržno ............................ 73 ‘The pearl of…’, and the southern coastline of Montenegro is Sveti Stefan ..................74 no exception: in this case, it’s ‘…the Adriatic’. But this 80km stretch is less milky dewdrop than eye-popping opal; the Petrovac ....................... 76 malachite greens of the looming mountains and the intense Bar ................................ 79 blues of the reflecting waters are dazzling enough to cause Stari Bar ....................... 82 hallucinations. Ulcinj ............................84 Budva – the so-called ‘Montenegrin Miami’ – is the Velika Plaža & country’s most visited destination, thanks to its alluring Ada Bojana ..................88 Old Town, buzzy bars and a bevy of Blue Flag beaches. Nearby, elegant Sveti Stefan offers million-dollar ogling, while Bečići, Pržno and Petrovac burst at the seams with sun-seeking families come summertime. Further south, the evocative cliffside ruins of Stari Bar provide a peep into Best Places to the past, while eastern-flavoured Ulcinj is the gateway to a Eat 12km succession of sandy beaches running to the Albanian ¨ Konoba Zago (p73) border; perhaps surprisingly, you’ll find Montenegro’s best nudist beach here. ¨ Miško (p89) ¨ Kaldrma (p84) ¨ Grill Bistro Parma (p70) When to Go ¨ Mercur (p70) ¨ Enjoy the beaches and balmy weather in May and June before the crowds descend. ¨ Paštrovića Dvori (p75) ¨ July and August see soaring temperatures, crowded beaches, peak prices – but this is the best time to party. Best Places to ¨ In September and October you may get some rain, but the Sleep air and water temperatures are still warm. ¨ Hostel Pirate (p85) ¨ Aman Sveti Stefan (p75) ¨ Avala Resort & Villas (p68) ¨ Hotel Poseidon (p68) ¨ Palata Venezija (p86) ¨ Le Petit Chateau (p81) 64 Climate 8 Getting There & Away ‘Gorgeously Mediterranean’ is the best way Budva is connected to the Bay of Kotor by the to describe it. Ulcinj is said to be one of the Jadranski Put (Adriatic highway; also known as sunniest spots on the Adriatic, notching up ‘Jadranska magistrala’). the main route to Cetinje 218 sunny days a year. and Podgorica leaves Jadranski Put between Budva and Bečići and climbs steeply into the mountains. Petrovac is connected to Podgorica via a highway leading through Virpazar and the #\ #\ #\ #\ Riječani Hani i +# Lapčići Brajići Žabljak #\ Hotit ADRI #\ #\ Lake Skadar #\ Budva National Park Crnojevića Podhum Jaz ##]6 Rafailovići #÷ Ù# #\ #\ A Beach Bečići #\ Pržno #\ TIC TIC 6Ù#666#\ 66 Sveti Nikola Vranjina Kamenovo Beach ##\1 Sveti Stefan C Virpazar C Ù# Crvena Glavica Beach #\ O Ù#Drobni Pijesak #\ Lake A Rijeka Reževići Skadar ST ST ST Ü# #\ Reževići #3#\ Petrovacw Lake Skadar Gettin #÷ 6Mo6nastery 66National6 Park 6 Sozina Kraljičina w Ù##\ Tunnel Plaža Čanj #\ Murići ALBANIA G Haj-Nehaj Sutomore #7 #\ t Fortress #\Tuđemili #\Bobovište here & Aw Brca #\ Ancona Šušanj Beach #Ù8 (Italy)D 6666#4 Stari Bar 66 Bar#] Ckla #\ A #\Dobra Voda y Adriatic Pečurice #\ Krute Sea #\ Muricani Sukobin +# 66666#\ #\ 6#\ Vladimir Kruće #\ ä#Svač Lake Šas ##\2 lena Ulcinj Mi l Cana #\Štoj Velika Ù# Plaža 0 10 km #5 D # e0 5 miles Bojana Ada Bari River (Italy) Bojana Adriatic Coast Highlights 1 Sveti Stefan (p74) 4 Stari Bar (p83) over the rim of a coffee cup Gazing in wonder at the Clambering about the in the cobbled laneways. cutesy beauty of the extensive remains of the 7 Haj-Nehaj (p78) hiking exclusive walled island. ruined town. to the atmospheric solitude 2 Ulcinj (p84) Soaking up 5 Bojana River (p89) of the ruined fortress. the summertime beach buzz Scoffing a big bowl of fish 8 Šušanj Beach (p79) of this eastern-tinged town. soup on a houseboat. Snorkelling around the rocky 3 Petrovac (p76) Letting 6 Budva’s Old Town bays north of Bar. the kids off the leash on the (p65) watching the passing promenade. parade of beautiful people .