Apartments - Villa Stari Grad

Villa Stari Grad offers apartment accommodation in the heart of Herceg Novi's Old Town, on Montenegro's Adriatic coast. This apartment sleeps 2 guests and has one bedroom with a single bed, one bathroom, air conditioning, TV and telephone; a PC is available on request. Many of the villa's rooms and apartments look out over Bokokotorski (Boka Kotorska) Bay, and water supply is guaranteed year-round. The building's position within the old quarter keeps things quiet, with galleries, art shops and both Catholic and Orthodox churches a short walk away. On site there is a reception and a tavern-restaurant serving fish specialities beside a fireplace. Guarded parking sits 50 m away, and staff will carry your luggage from the car to the villa. Stays are available on a bed-and-breakfast or half-board basis all year, and the villa organises boat trips to Žanjice, Budva, Boka Kotorska Bay and Dubrovnik. Meeting space for up to 50 participants can also be arranged.

About the area

Marka Vojnovića threads through the upper Old Town, in the band of stone houses between the fortresses where Herceg Novi is at its most self-contained. Small galleries and craft workshops occupy ground-floor rooms along these lanes, and two churches stand a short walk apart — the Orthodox church of the Archangel Michael on Belavista square and the Catholic church of St Jerome near the old market — a reminder of how many rulers and communities passed through in six centuries.

Being inside the walls means traffic noise never reaches you and everything is done on foot, mostly by stairs. Kanli Kula, the Ottoman fortress above, is used all summer as an open-air stage; Forte Mare below sits directly over the sea. The harbour is a few minutes down the steps, and from it boats leave for Žanjice, the Blue Cave and longer runs up the bay to Perast and Kotor. Winter is when the old core shows its other face: empty lanes, wood smoke, cafés running on regulars, and konobas turning towards slow-cooked meat and fish soup instead of the summer grill.