Milić Apartments

Milić Apartments sits in Topla, one of Herceg Novi's most attractive residential settlements, just 15 metres from the sea. This one-bedroom apartment sleeps two guests in a single bed, with one bathroom, and forms part of a family house with a thirty-year tourism tradition set in a Mediterranean garden. The apartment includes a large living room, a fully equipped kitchen, a spacious bathroom and a flower balcony shaded naturally by Mediterranean planting. Air conditioning, a TV and a continuous water supply are provided. The beaches of Herceg Novi and Igalo are close by, the culturally significant Njegoš School (Episcopal residence) stands next door, and both town centres are a few hundred metres away. Airport transfers can be arranged from Tivat (30 km) or Dubrovnik (40 km). Open year-round, it suits couples who want a quiet coastal base with an easy walk to the promenade and the Igalo Institute. From 117 EUR per night.

About the area

This stretch of Topla carries more history than its low garden walls suggest. Immediately beside it stands the old Eparchial residence known locally as Njegoš's school, a protected building from the era when Topla was a settlement of sea captains and clergy rather than a suburb. The neighbourhood grew along the shore in that pattern — stone houses, gardens of fig and oleander, and a shoreline metres from the front gate, now traced by the Pet Danica promenade.

The practical geography is generous: the centre of Herceg Novi one way, Igalo the other, both a few hundred metres off, with tennis courts, beaches and cafés in between. Igalo is the reason many guests come outside summer — the Institute Dr Simo Milošević treats with local peloid mud and mineral water, and its programmes fill the town's shoulder months. That suits a climate mild enough through autumn and winter for outdoor coffee and long promenade walks, and theatrical in February when the Mimosa Festival takes over. Spring brings wisteria and citrus blossom to the same gardens, and the sea is warm enough to swim from May until well into the autumn.