Sutomoresand and fine pebble · 1250–1600 m · water ExcellentAbout 1,250 m of real sand mixed with fine gravel in a wide south-westerly bay, with a railway station five minutes from the water and the cheapest sunbeds on the coast.Sutomore or Žukotrlica?
Two beaches 3.5 km apart, measured the same way. Sutomore and Žukotrlica side by side, on the nine things that decide which one your afternoon should go to.
Sutomoresand and fine pebble · 1250–1600 m · water ExcellentAbout 1,250 m of real sand mixed with fine gravel in a wide south-westerly bay, with a railway station five minutes from the water and the cheapest sunbeds on the coast.
Žukotrlicapebble · 1000 m · water ExcellentA kilometre of pebbles under mature Aleppo pines at the northern end of Bar’s seafront, the start of the 3.6 km King’s Promenade and the town beach locals use.The short answer
Choose Sutomore for
- sand underfoot rather than pebble
- water that stays shallow a long way out
- loungers, food and somewhere to change
Choose Žukotrlica for
- pebble, and the clearer water that comes with it
- real depth close to shore
- quiet
Measure by measure
| Measure | Sutomore | Žukotrlica |
|---|---|---|
| Surface | sand and fine pebble | pebble |
| Entry | gentle | moderate |
| Depth | shallow | deepens quickly |
| Shade | umbrellas for hire | trees and umbrellas |
| Character | organised | organised and free sections |
| Length | 1250–1600 m | 1000 m |
| Latest water | Excellent | Excellent |
| Crowd | busy in season | quiet |
| Getting there | by road | by road |
Bold marks a measure where the two differ.
Each in our own words
Sutomore
Sutomore is a beach with a town attached, and honest about it: a long, gently shelving strand of sand and fine gravel that suits children, concession blocks with free sand between them, toilets, showers and changing cabins, and a promenade of grills and cafés. The trains from Belgrade land here every July and the beach fills accordingly. For a family week on a budget it does the job; for quiet, Čanj is 9 km away.
From mid-morning in high summer the sand is the most crowded on the Bar coast and the road and railway sit right behind it; no lifeguard, first-aid or Blue Flag information is published for the strand.
Žukotrlica
Žukotrlica is Bar’s pine beach: about 1,000 m of pebble shore with real trees behind it, several contracted sectors and the free halves the public-beach rules require. It is the first stage of the King’s Promenade, so a swim here pairs naturally with the walk past Šušanj and Topolica to King Nikola’s palace and the marina. The pines are the reason to come; the sea is open, honest and not always calm.
The 2026 water results were the most mixed on the Bar coast — four Sufficient classifications alongside eleven Excellent — and the pebbles are unstable at the waterline; nothing about toilets, showers or parking is published.