Ulcinj Beaches

Ulcinj, Montenegro, is famed for its extensive, stunning beaches with unique, flour-like sand, offering a heavenly coastal experience with warm seas and a mild climate.

The Allure of Ulcinj Beaches

Ulcinj is recognized even outside Montenegro’s borders. It has very long and beautiful Ulcinj Beaches with unique petty sand like flour. The coast is 32km long, with 18km of beaches. The most beautiful and largest are sandy beaches spanning 15 km. Among about 25 beaches, sandy ones like Velika plaza, Mala plaza, Ada Bojana, Borove sume, and Valdanos stand out for their beauty and ambience.

Visitors flock to Ulcinj Beaches for the sun, sea, and sand, often calling them “God given.” The sand has fine, warm grains. The sea is warm, clear, and transparent, with 56 meters of clarity—the highest on the Adriatic. This, combined with a mild coastal climate, makes it irresistible for tourists.

Ulcinj’s climate is highly coveted on the Montenegrin coast due to few tropical days. Summer air temperatures reach up to 38°C, averaging 25.2°C. Sun shines for up to 11.5 hours daily in summer. Sunbathing and swimming seasons last almost 6 months, from May to October.

Those who visit Ulcinj Beaches describe the experience as “heaven on Earth.” Indeed, the nature surrounding these beaches—petty sand, warm azure sea, reed, wooden houses, raft restaurants, sun, and wave sounds—creates a serene atmosphere.

Aerial view of the river Bojana and the Ada Bojana island, Montenegro

Many foreign tourists return to Ulcinj yearly. A large number vacation at the mouth of the River Bojana, on a petty sand beach, often in nudist settings, reconnecting with nature. Others choose Ulcinj Beaches because the area “brings back energy and forgotten emotions.”

Major Sandy Beaches of Ulcinj

Almost every tourist in Ulcinj visits the Ulcinj Long beach, 5km from the center. It is 12 km long and 60 m wide, with a surface of 600,000 m² and a capacity of 150,000 swimmers. This beach is a favorite due to its petty sand, resembling flour with grains 0.1 to 0.5 mm in diameter. The sand has healing features, recommended for extremity problems, sciatica, spine issues, and fertility. Below Djeran cope, at the start of the big beach, is “Porta Milena” marina, with wooden cottages on water called Kalimera.

Kitesurfing on the Adriatic sea in Ulcinj, Montenegro, Europe

The Small beach, or city beach, is also very interesting. It is 376 meters long with a surface of 12,787 m², covered in fine sand. Located in a beautiful cove between Ratislava and Starogradska Tvrdjava peninsulas, it meets world norms with 5 m free space per swimmer, accommodating 2,557 tourists. On Ada Bojana peninsula, there’s a nudist beach of the same name, 1,880 meters long. This beach is unique as it’s splashed by the River Bojana on two sides and the sea on the third, allowing swimming in both salty and sweet water. The Small beach also respects the 5-meter norm, with a capacity of 12,880 guests.

A picturesque beach in the city of Ulcinj. Montenegro.

These Ulcinj Beaches are extremely suitable for children due to sandy shoals, enabling carefree swimming, sunbathing, and playing on long sandy shores.

Other Notable Beaches and Attractions

Ulcinj’s coast is one of the most razudjen sea shores with numerous bays, gulfs, islands, and more, offering many swimming and sunbathing locations.

The Ulcinj cove Valdanos has an 800-meter gravelly beach from dismembered stony pebbles, covering 14,000 m². Behind it are Stari Ulcinj (250m long, 5,000 m² surface, capacity 1,000) and Kruce beaches (600m long, 6,000 m² surface, capacity 1,200).

From Ulcinj towards Valdanos, turning right, you find gravelly-stony beaches popular for secret, peaceful spots. These include:

  • Basbuljuk: 100m long, capacity 200 swimmers.
  • Maslinjak: 50m surface, ideal for intimate relaxation under olive trees.
  • Opaljike: 100m long.
  • Dzemilina plaza: 150m long.
  • Ljama: 100m long.
  • Rejmet beach: 100m long.
  • Crnogorsko guvno: 150m long.

All these beaches are more accessible from the sea, reachable by paddleboat, tourist taxi boat, or barge for adventure seekers.

Along the pine forest between hotels “Albatros” and “Galeb,” a 1 km line of smaller hotel beaches includes Ludovigs, Paneuropa, Skalice, Borici I, Borici II, Zenska plaza, and part of “Albatros” beach for nudists. Below the old town fortress is “Dvora Balsica,” followed by Liman I and Liman II.

The Female beach between “Albatros” and “Galeb” is especially interesting. It has sulfite medicinal water beneficial for female illnesses and sterility, attracting many women from home and abroad. This beach is nudist and exclusively for women.

For adventure, visit Sasko Lake near River Bojana, rich with fish and transparent water, with remains of the ancient city Svac nearby. On River Bojana’s brim, see colorful pile-dwelling houses used by nudists and tourists. Enjoy talking to fishermen and try fresh sea fish in authentic restaurants. There’s also a well-known nudist beach here.

If not interested in adventures, stay on the sea or take excursions from Ulcinj to towns like Bar, Petrovac, Budva, Kotor, or Herceg Novi, organized by private mini taxi barges or taxi boats.

Whether for adventurous or tourist vacations in Ulcinj, we wish you a nice time enjoying all that Ulcinj truly is.