
Queen's Beach
Kraljičina plaža
A cove of pale sand and pebble in the Miločer park, named for Queen Marija in the 1930s and reserved for Aman guests again since July 2026.
Our verdict
Queen’s Beach is the small one: a crescent of fine pinkish sand and smooth pebble sheltered by cypresses and pines, with the calmest and clearest water on this stretch of the riviera. It is in the atlas because it is one of the few genuinely sandy coves between Budva and Petrovac and because the walk to it through the 18-hectare Miločer park is worth doing on its own. Whether you can swim from it depends on the year: open to everyone during the resort’s 2021–2026 closure, it went back to hotel-guest use when Sveti Stefan reopened on 1 July 2026, and the public settlement text does not publish the rules.
Queen's Beach, in facts
The shore
Facilities
Access
Rules and character
Facts verified September 28, 2026 · Length: Budva Tourist Organisation gives 200 m and 1,950 m²; our Miločer guide describes a crescent of about 100 m — the 1,950 m² area fits the shorter figure
Queen's Beach in pictures
Photographs and footage: Montenegro.com, CC BY 4.0
Map
Getting there
5.3 km
Budva
21 km
Kotor
21 km
Tivat airport
Straight-line distances — Montenegro's roads are mountain roads, so the drive is longer.
- On the The Seven Bays walkStop: milocer
- By busBudva–Sveti Stefan (Mediteran Express, every 10 minutes to 22:00) — Miločer stop on the highway, then about 10 minutes downhill
- By carA small car park by the park entrance fills early in summer; arrive before 10:00 or leave the car in Pržno or Sveti Stefan and walk
- 10 min on footflat — From the Miločer bus stop downhill to the park, or 10 minutes along the shore path from Pržno; about 15 minutes from Sveti Stefan beach through the park
Water and awards
not confirmed
A sheltered cove; our Miločer guide reports snorkelling visibility of 15–20 m off the rocks — no dated official sample quoted
No award we can cite for this beach. Absence is information too.
Know before you swim
- Access is not guaranteed: in 2026 the operator treats the cove as a hotel beach from 08:00 to 20:00 in season, and the published settlement does not spell out the public rules — check the notice at the park gate
- The park paths are shaded stone with roots: slippery when wet
- Sea urchins on the rocks at both ends of the cove — enter over the sand
- The lower park path may be closed for part of the day between May and October; the upper path stays open
Nearby beaches
The full guide
Read the Queen's Beach guide
Everything above is the short form. The guide has the sources, the sector codes, the sampling dates and the things that change within a season.
Questions
- Is Queen’s Beach open to the public?
- Not reliably in 2026. The settlement that reopened the Aman resort keeps the Sveti Stefan and King’s (Miločer) beaches public but reserves Queen’s Beach for hotel guests; the operator applies that from 08:00 to 20:00 in season. Check the notice at the park gate on the day.
- What is the difference between Queen’s Beach and King’s Beach?
- Queen’s Beach (Kraljičina plaža) is the small cove near the Villa Miločer and spa — 200 m and 1,950 m² in the Budva Tourist Organisation register. King’s Beach (Kraljeva plaža, also Miločer beach) is the larger one in front of the villa, 280 m and 7,400 m², with a rocky pine headland at its southern end and public access restored in July 2026.
- Why is it called Queen’s Beach?
- The Miločer estate was the summer residence of the Karađorđević royal family, built 1934–36 to designs by Dragomir Tadić with a park by Richard Merker; Queen Marija favoured this cove, King Aleksandar the larger one.
Sources
- montenegro.com — Queen’s Beach and King’s Beach guide (/cities/milocer/queens-beach-kings-beach-milocer) and the Miločer blog (/blog/milocer)
- montenegro.com — Miločer city hub
- Budva Tourist Organisation (budva.travel) — attraction 39 (Kraljičina plaža), attraction 38 (Plaža Miločer) and the public-transport page
- montenegro.com — “25 Best Beaches in Montenegro” (2026 list)
- Vijesti, 24 July 2026, and gov.me — the settlement and the operator’s position on the beaches
- OpenStreetMap — beach way 156809757 (Queen’s beach); relation 15619248 (Plaža Miločer)





