Bar Riviera
The King's Promenade
A palm-lined promenade past King Nikola’s summer palace and its botanical garden, linking Bar’s pine-backed town beach to one of the Adriatic’s biggest marinas.
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Good to know
- The coast’s most wheelchair- and stroller-friendly walk: flat, paved promenade end to end.
- Walk it Žukotrlica → centre: the railway and bus stations sit near the finish — the Belgrade–Bar sleeper (254 tunnels, 435 bridges) ends three blocks from this walk.
- Shade is excellent in the Žukotrlica–Šušanj pine belt; the Topolica–marina stretch is open palm promenade — plan around midday in July–August.
- King Nikola’s Palace museum has been reported closed for renovation — check locally before planning the interior visit; the park and façade are open.
- The sea here stays swimmable well into October.
The walk
Žukotrlica
Stage 1 of 6 →
A kilometre of pebbles under a shading pine belt, named for žuka — the Spanish broom locals once wove into rope, bags, even clothing.
Along this stretch
Eat & drink
- Hemingway Grill2 min walk
Šušanj beach
Stage 2 of 6 →
The long town beach with Mount Rumija rising almost 1,600 metres straight above the water — the walk’s signature backdrop.
Along this stretch
Eat & drink
- Konoba Sunce2 min walk
- Pino Del Mar2 min walk
Topolica promenade
Stage 3 of 6 →
The palm-lined šetalište that carries King Nikola’s name — the actual king’s promenade this walk is named for, fronting Topolica beach.
King Nikola's Palace
Stage 4 of 6 →
Built in 1885 as a wedding gift for Princess Zorka and Petar Karađorđević. The garden grew from seeds Montenegrin sailors carried home from every ocean — and the king’s yacht Sibil was bought from Jules Verne.
Along this stretch
See
- Palace botanical garden2 min walk
Bar marina
Stage 5 of 6 →
Nine hundred berths of masts against the Rumija wall — the palm promenade ends among the café terraces of one of the Adriatic’s biggest marinas.
Along this stretch
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Eat & drink
- Restoran Marina2 min walk
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- La Forchetta2 min walk
City centre
Stage 6 of 6 →Finish at Montenegro’s largest Orthodox cathedral, consecrated in 2016 to Jovan Vladimir — the martyred 11th-century prince of Duklja. Then take the short drive up to Stari Bar and the 2,000-year-old olive of Mirovica, under which feuding families once made peace.
Along this stretch
See
- Cathedral of St Jovan Vladimir2 min walk
- Stari Bar & Ottoman aqueduct (4 km, excursion)2 min walk
- Stara Maslina — the old olive of Mirovica (excursion)2 min walk
Continue along the coast
Ulcinj Riviera
Pinješ Pines
A shaded shoreline path under pines between Ulcinj’s minaret-studded Old Town and the wooden kalimera fishing nets of Port Milena — the most Mediterranean stretch of the coast.
6.6 km · 7 stops
Petrovac & Paštrovići
The Roman Road
Petrovac began as a station on the Roman coastal road; this path of health strings pine forest, cliff-edge sea path and lit rock-cut tunnels between three very different beaches.
8.0 km · 6 stops
Budva Riviera
The Seven Bays
The coast’s most famous walk: promenades, a pedestrian tunnel through the cliff, hidden coves and pine paths linking seven bays — ending at the postcard view of Sveti Stefan.
11.4 km · 8 stops