Bigovo

Bigovo is a small fishing village on the outer, seaward side of the Lustica peninsula, facing the open Adriatic rather than the Bay of Kotor. It lies in a sheltered inlet of Trasté bay, about 20 minutes by road from Tivat.

Working and low-key. It is a natural harbour with fishing boats, a scatter of houses around the water and a few konobas — no hotels, no promenade and very little built for visitors, which is the whole appeal.

It is one of the more reliable places on this coast for it, precisely because the boats are still working out of the harbour. The konobas around the inlet serve what has come in, and prices are village prices rather than marina ones.

The village itself has small pebble and concrete bathing spots. The serious beach nearby is Plavi Horizonti, a sheltered sandy bay backed by pines about ten minutes away, which is among the best on the whole coast.

By car from Tivat in around 20 minutes over the Lustica peninsula, or by boat. There is no useful public transport, so a car or a taxi is effectively necessary — another reason it stays quiet.

Yes, if you want the Lustica coast without development. Combine it with Plavi Horizonti for the swimming and stay for lunch by the harbour; it is a half-day rather than a destination in itself.