Two kilometres of shore that once sent fifty sea captains and thirty ocean-going ships around the world.
Baošići is a small, serene coastal settlement on the southern shore of the outer Bay of Kotor, tucked between Đenovići and Bijela within the municipality of Herceg Novi. It is a genuinely peaceful Adriatic retreat: a low-key village of traditional stone houses and waterfront homes, with easy access to the sea and open views across the bay. There is little here in the way of nightlife or grand attractions, and that is precisely the appeal for visitors who want a quiet, authentic stretch of the Boka coast rather than a busy resort.
Scenes from Baošići
How long do you need in Baošići?
A few hours
1Swim off the stone jetty at the village centre
2The Old Captain’s House — an hour, and the best two euros on this shore
3St Nikola, the seafarers’ church
4Coffee on the waterfront and watch nothing happen
Baošići rewards slowness. There is no sight to tick, which is the sight.
One full day
1Morning swim before the beach fills
2Walk the Pet Danica shore path west through Đenovići toward Kumbor
3Lunch on the water
4Boat or drive to Herceg Novi Old Town for the afternoon
5Back for dinner where the fish costs what it should
Use it as a base rather than a stop: everything on this riviera is within twenty minutes.
Where to stay in Baošići
The waterfront
Best for stepping from the door to the sea — most of the village is a single line of houses along the water
Above the road
Best for quieter nights and a view over the bay, at the cost of a short climb home
Toward Đenovići
Best for a longer beach and an easy walk between two villages
Five of the six villages on this shore lost people in twelve years. Đenovići is the only one that gained, and it is also the only one with unbuilt shore left.
MONSTAT censuses 2011 and 2023, settlement level
The riviera by size
Residents by settlement, 2023 census
Bijela alone holds more people than Kumbor, Đenovići and Kamenari together — this is a shore of small villages with one town on it.
MONSTAT 2023 census, settlement level
Who visits Montenegro
Share of foreign overnight stays, 2025
MONSTAT · 2025
What things cost in Baošići
Espresso
€1.20–1.80
Dinner for twokonoba, with wine
€30–45
Draft beer
€2.50–3.50
Museum passthe Old Captain’s House
€2
Summer 2026. The museum keeps 08:00–14:00 and closes on Sundays; it runs on the season, so ring ahead outside July and August.
Who lives here
Census population, Baošići municipality
Down 19% since 2003, and the decline is steady rather than sudden — the pattern of a village whose young people leave for Herceg Novi and Tivat and come back in August.
A village of masters and mates
Baošići has no fortress and no palace. Its history is the register of who sailed from it. Widths are to scale.
Herceg Novi tourist board; Total Montenegro News.
A day on the shore
How busy it gets, high season
08:00the water is flattest and clearest before nine
11:00the museum is open until two, and rarely busy
18:00walk the shore west toward Đenovići as the light goes
21:00grilled fish on the water, at village rather than Kotor prices
1802
Meanwhile, in 1802
The year the seafarers’ church was rebuilt
Baošići,in 1802 the village restored St Nikola, its church to the patron saint of sailors — already more than two centuries old, and the building the captains left from and came back to.
Paris —Napoleon is made Consul for life; the republic he inherited is five years from an empire.
London:the first Factory Act limits the working hours of pauper apprentices.
The Boka —the bay is under Austrian rule and five years from Napoleon’s Illyrian Provinces; its captains keep sailing under whichever flag is current.
Voices
“Icons, paintings, carvings, weapons, amphorae, coins, maps and handmade models of sailing ships — all of it still in the house.”
The Old Captain’s House, Baošići
The collection of Captain Miroslav Štumberger, a Slovene who first reached the Boka in 1914, flew seaplanes, served in submarines and stayed for the rest of his life. Opened as a museum in 2018.
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Baosici is on the southern shore of the outer Bay of Kotor between Djenovici and Bijela, in the Herceg Novi municipality. Herceg Novi is about 12 km west, a 20 minute drive.
What is the beach like?
A mix of fine gravel and sand, screened from the road by a line of trees, with loungers and umbrellas to hire and simple cafes through the warm season. The shallows are gentle, which makes it comfortable for children.
Is Baosici quiet?
Yes — it is a low-key village of stone houses and waterfront homes with very little nightlife and no large resorts. That is the appeal: an authentic stretch of Boka coast rather than a busy holiday strip.
Can you walk along the coast?
A shoreline promenade runs through the settlement, and you can continue on foot to Djenovici and on to Bijela, passing small swimming platforms and quiet coves. It is flat and shaded in stretches, and pleasant in the evening.
Where do you eat?
Straightforward Mediterranean cooking built around fresh seafood and grilled fish, with local wine, at village rather than resort prices. Choice is limited but the standard is honest, and Djenovici adds a few more options within walking distance.
How do you get there from Tivat airport?
Fastest is the Kamenari–Lepetane ferry across the Verige strait and then a few minutes along the shore. Driving right around the bay instead takes roughly an hour. Kotor is about 45 minutes east along the coast road.
Baošići through the year
JunThe season opens — the Old Captain’s House and the beach bars start their summer hours
JulCaptain Štumberger’s day — the museum marks its opening on 2 July, the captain’s birthday, with a klapa concert
DecSt Nikola — the seafarers’ patron, and the village church’s feast day
The local plate
Riblja čorba — fish soup
What a fishing village eats before the fish it sells: white fish, potato, tomato and a great deal of parsley, thin enough to drink. Every konoba here makes it and every one of them makes it differently.
Where The waterfront konobas, and the fishermen’s cooperative on the shore road
