Bazar Apartments

Bazar Apartments sits at the far end of Ulcinj's main beach, in a quiet setting on Montenegro's southern coast. This one-bedroom apartment sleeps two guests and includes one bed, one bathroom, and a private terrace with its own rest area — a comfortable base for a couple wanting the beach close by without the crowds of the town centre. Units in the building range from 45 m² to 70 m² and are laid out with an entrance corridor, fully equipped bathroom, bedroom, living room, kitchen and dining area. Air conditioning, cable and satellite TV, high-speed internet and parking are provided. The villa holds just seven apartments in total, which keeps things calm. The beach and the nearest supermarket are both about a five-minute walk away, and transfers can be arranged on request. Rates start from 28 EUR per night, with special discounts in June and September.

About the area

At the far end of Velika plaža, where the sand runs on towards the mouth of the Bojana, the coast turns wild. Low dunes, tamarisk and reed give way to pine, the beach bars thin out, and on a weekday in June you can walk a kilometre with only wading birds for company. The sea shelves so gently that you can stand a long way out, which is why this shore has been a family bathing beach for generations — and why the shallow, wind-raked flats have made it Montenegro's kitesurfing centre, with schools setting up along the sand from May and a dependable afternoon breeze.

Behind the beach lies the flat Ulcinj plain, market gardens and the wide lagoons of the old salt works, now one of the most important bird sites on the Adriatic flyway: flamingos, herons and pelicans among some 250 recorded species. Ada Bojana, the triangular island where the river splits before reaching the sea, is a short drive on — a place of wooden fish houses built over the current, where the local way to eat is whole grilled sea bass or eel with polenta and chard. Ulcinj's Old Town and harbour are twenty minutes back up the road when you want stone lanes instead of sand.