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.
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Good to know
- Getting back from Velika Plaža: minibuses run to the market on Skenderbeu Avenue, taxis cost about €10–15, and in summer a boat shuttle (~€4) links Velika Plaža with the town.
- Ženska plaža is women-only from May to October — male walkers stay on the upper path; the sulphur spring has drawn medical visitors since the early 1900s.
- Pines shade the route from the Old Town to the Pinješ coves; the Port Milena → Velika Plaža leg is fully exposed with no fountains — carry water in July–August.
- Kite season on Velika Plaža is May–September: the afternoon maestral blows 15–25 knots — expect sand on the wind on the final leg.
- The Kalaja citadel is steep cobbles and steps; a step-free variant follows the promenade below the walls.
- Flamingo months at the Ulcinj Salina (Nature Park since 2019) are March–June and mid-August–November — a 10-minute spur from the Port Milena canal path.
The walk
Ulcinj Old Town
Stage 1 of 7 →
2,500 years of Illyrian, Venetian and Ottoman walls above the sea. In the Church-Mosque (church 1510, mosque 1571) and on the little Slave Square lives the town’s corsair past — legend even holds Cervantes here, and hears Dulcinea in Ulcinj’s old name, Dulcigno.
Along this stretch
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Eat & drink
- Antigona2 min walk
- Dulcinea2 min walk
- Teuta2 min walk
See
- Church-Mosque & Museum of Local History2 min walk
- Balšić Tower (Sabbatai Zevi exhibit)2 min walk
- Slave Square2 min walk
Sailors’ Mosque
Stage 2 of 7 →
A 14th-century mosque that doubled as a lighthouse for Ulcinj’s sailors — demolished by the military in 1931, rebuilt stone by stone and reopened on 1 June 2012.
Mala Plaža
Stage 3 of 7 →
The compact town beach below the walls, ringed by the liveliest promenade in the south.
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Eat & drink
- Bella Vista2 min walk
Pinješ coves
Stage 4 of 7 →
Rock-and-pine snorkelling coves — the clearest water on the walk, and the local swimming culture at its most unhurried.
Ženska plaža
Stage 5 of 7 →
A sulphur spring runs into the sea at this women-only cove (May–October) — doctors have been sending patients here since the early twentieth century. Male walkers keep to the pine path above.
Port Milena
Stage 6 of 7 →
The canal was named for Princess — later Queen — Milena in 1885; the wooden kalimera net-cranes lining it were declared an intangible cultural asset in 2017. Come at sunrise, when the water is a mirror.
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See
- Ulcinj Salina flamingo spur (Nature Park, 10 min)2 min walk
Velika Plaža
Stage 7 of 7 →
The path ends where the endless beach begins: thirteen kilometres of hard sand running to Ada Bojana, kites stacked over the shallows all summer. At the far end, the Bojana’s stilt restaurants — Miško is the oldest — serve the day’s catch over the river.
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Eat & drink
- Riblji restoran Miško (Ada Bojana, excursion)2 min walk
Continue along the coast
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.
3.6 km · 6 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