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 →
Not one compact resort beach but a long pine-backed stretch north of Bar's central waterfront — about 1,000 metres and 55,000 square metres by the local tourism organisation's description, covering pebble, rock, planted and natural shade, paths and several separately managed bathing sectors. Žuka is the local name for Spanish broom, Spartium junceum, a common shrub of sunny rocky ground.
Along this stretch
Eat & drink
- Hemingway Grill2 min walk
Šušanj beach
Stage 2 of 6 →
717 metres of pebble and 15,881 square metres, with mature pines standing at the back — the only real shade on this stretch of shore. Behind it Mount Rumija rises to 1,594 metres, the backdrop the whole walk is measured against.
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, fronting Topolica beach. Topolica is where Bar grew after the first coastal settlement at Pristan was cleared for the port: the town you walk through is the outcome of a siege, a move downhill, a port plan and two railways, not an old city badly rebuilt by the sea.
King Nikola's Palace
Stage 4 of 6 →
King Nikola's Palace stands in its own park on the Topolica seafront and reopened on 20 July 2026 after a major restoration, again housing Bar's Homeland Museum. The familiar wedding-gift story needs correcting: the institution that runs the museum says Prince Petar Karađorđević built the residence for his own use after marrying Princess Zorka in 1883, and Nikola bought the property later. Confirm outdoor access directly.
Along this stretch
See
- Palace botanical garden2 min walk
Bar marina
Stage 5 of 6 →
The palm promenade ends among café terraces beside one of the southern Adriatic's working harbours: roughly 700 serviced berths at the sea's entrance, 104 nautical miles from the Strait of Otranto, with a 75-tonne travel lift and full shipyard workshops. It is a yard as much as a marina, and a common wintering base for boats cruising this coast.
Along this stretch
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Eat & drink
- Restoran Marina2 min walk
- Parapet2 min walk
- La Forchetta2 min walk
City centre
Stage 6 of 6 →Finish at the Cathedral of Saint Jovan Vladimir — two bell towers and a gilded dome in an olive grove — consecrated on 25 September 2016, the thousandth anniversary of the death of the ruler of Duklja it is named for, after thirty-seven years from the first request for a site. Its walls carry about 4,800 m² of true fresco. The parish calls it Montenegro's largest Orthodox church; other reports rank it second after Podgorica.
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
Where you can swim
One beach on this route. It is measured, verified and sampled on its own page.
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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