A naval hamlet reborn as Portonovi — the bay’s youngest address, where the fleet’s hangars stood.
Kumbor is a seaside settlement on the Herceg Novi riviera, set along the narrow strait where the open Adriatic meets the inner Bay of Kotor. It is best known today as the home of Portonovi, a substantial luxury waterfront development built on the site of a former naval base, anchored by a One&Only branded resort and a smart marina. The resort sits at the sheltered entrance to Boka Bay, framed by mountains and pine, and brings fine dining, a spa and a private beach to a stretch of coast that was, until recently, far quieter.
Scenes from Kumbor
How long do you need in Kumbor?
A few hours
1The Pet Danica stretch through Kumbor’s waterfront
2A swim off the village jetties
3Coffee in the Portonovi marina village
4The old village lanes one street inland
An hour covers both Kumbors — the village and the resort barely touch.
One full day
1Morning swim, then the shore walk west to Đenovići
2Lunch at a village konoba, rakija included
3A beach-club afternoon on the Portonovi sand
4Sunset spritz on the marina promenade
Budget breakfast, five-star sunset — Kumbor lets you mix the two economies by the hour.
Where to stay in Kumbor
Portonovi
Best for the resort village — marina, spa and concierge polish
Old Kumbor
Best for village rooms and apartments at bay prices, one street back
The Đenovići side
Best for quiet waterfront between the two, on the shore path
Stay in Kumbor
5 accommodations in Kumbor
What things cost in Kumbor
Espresso
€2.50–4.00
Dinner for twothe marina restaurants price in the yachts
€60–120
Sunbeds for twobeach-club day beds
€25–50
Apartments, per m²asking, Portonovi residences — the bay’s record
€4,500–7,000
A night in a local staymedian of live listings on Montenegro.com
€64
The most expensive square metres in the Boka; the old village behind stays normal.
A day between two Kumbors
Village mornings, resort evenings
08:00old Kumbor wakes first — bread, coffee, the shore path
13:00the day beds fill along the Portonovi shore
18:00the marina promenade takes the passeggiata
22:00quay dinners run late; the village is long asleep
1918
Meanwhile, in 1918
The year the bay’s sailors mutinied
Kumbor,February 1918: sailors of the Austro-Hungarian fleet anchored across these waters raise the red flag — the Cattaro mutiny, one of the war’s great naval revolts, is put down in three days.
The bay —four ringleaders are shot at Škaljari; within nine months the empire whose fleet this was ceases to exist.
The front —the same month, the Brest-Litovsk talks take Russia out of the war.
Vienna:Klimt dies in the influenza year; the old world is closing.
A century on —the same deep-water quay moors charter yachts. The hangars are a beach club.
Voices
“For a century Kumbor meant hangars, torpedo boats and no entry. The gates are gone; the deep-water quay now moors yachts where the fleet tied up.”
Local legend
From navy base to marina
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Kumbor is a village on the Herceg Novi Riviera, on the northern shore of the Bay of Kotor between Djenovici and Igalo. It lies about 6 km from Herceg Novi and is best known today as the location of the Portonovi resort and marina.
What is Portonovi?
Portonovi is a marina and resort development built at Kumbor on a former naval base, with berths for large yachts, a One&Only hotel, an Espace Chenot wellness spa, and a promenade of restaurants and shops. It transformed the village into the upmarket end of the riviera.
Are there beaches in Kumbor?
Yes, pebble beaches and bathing platforms along the shore, plus the managed beach club within Portonovi. The bay water here is calm and clear, and the public stretches remain free and easy to reach from the coastal road.
How far is Kumbor from Herceg Novi?
About 6 km, roughly ten minutes by car and a little more by the frequent coastal bus. Igalo lies between the two, and the Kamenari ferry to Tivat is around ten minutes in the other direction.
Is Kumbor expensive?
It depends entirely where you stay. Portonovi is among the most expensive addresses in Montenegro, while the surrounding village keeps ordinary private apartments and konobas at normal local prices — the two sit side by side.
What is there to do in Kumbor?
Walk the riviera promenade, swim from the pebble beaches, look around the Portonovi marina, take a boat into the bay or to the Blue Cave, and use the village as a base for Herceg Novi, Perast and the Luštica peninsula.
Kumbor through the year
JunYacht season opens — the charter fleet arrives for the Adriatic summer
AugMarina village evenings — open-air dining and concerts on the quay
The local plate
Breakfast on the quay
Portonovi’s morning ritual: eggs, burrata and bay-view coffee where torpedo boats once fuelled. For the honest version, the konobas of old Kumbor village still do rakija and smoked ham a street inland.
Where Marina promenade; old-village konobas one street back
