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The Risan waterfront on a still day: the stone quay, cafés and houses along the shore road, and the mountains of the head of the bay reflected in flat water
L'atlas des plages · Baie de KotorN° 25

Risan

Pebble coves either side of the harbour of the oldest town on the bay, with the Orjen peaks reflected in the flat water and a Roman mosaic of the god of sleep 300 m from the shore.

Notre verdict

Risan is a swim between two other things: the Roman villa floors with their Hypnos mosaic, and a coffee on the shore road. The bathing is modest — pebble and concrete spots either side of the harbour rather than a beach — but the water at the head of the bay is calm, the mountains stand straight up out of it, and almost nobody else is in. Come in May, June or September, when the mosaics are yours alone.

Risan, en quelques repères

Le rivage

Surfacegalets
Entréemodérée · profond rapidement
Ombreaucune
Caractèresauvage · 200 m

Équipements

Toilettesnon confirmé
Douchesnon confirmé
Transats et parasolsnon confirmé
Restaurationbar de plage
Sauveteurnon confirmé
Premiers secoursnon confirmé
Eau potablenon confirmé
Accès sans marchesnon confirmé

Accès

Parkingnon confirmé
BusStops with shelters on the M-1 shore road through the town (OpenStreetMap); Kotor local buses run Kotor–Perast–Risan — route names not verified
En bateaunon confirmé
3 min à piedplat — Along the waterfront from the centre of Risan; the coves lie either side of the harbour

Règles et caractère

Chiensnon confirmé
Naturismenon
Couloir jet-skinon confirmé
Campingnon confirmé

Données vérifiées le 28 septembre 2026 · Longueur: Our 25 Best Beaches list; the OpenStreetMap beach polygon west of the harbour (way 240080159) also runs about 200 m

Risan en images

Photographies et vidéos : Montenegro.com, CC BY 4.0

The Risan waterfront on a still day: the stone quay, cafés and houses along the shore road, and the mountains of the head of the bay reflected in flat water

Carte

Y aller

12 km

Kotor

13 km

Tivat airport

14 km

Herceg Novi

Distances à vol d'oiseau — les routes du Monténégro sont des routes de montagne, le trajet est donc plus long.

  • En busStops with shelters on the M-1 shore road through the town (OpenStreetMap); Kotor local buses run Kotor–Perast–Risan — route names not verified
  • En voitureOn the M-1 shore road at the head of the bay, 17.5 km from Kotor (about 20 minutes) and 3 km beyond Perast; park in the town
  • 3 min à piedplat — Along the waterfront from the centre of Risan; the coves lie either side of the harbour

Eau et labels

non confirmé

The head of the bay: flat, sheltered water with the Orjen peaks reflected in it; no Morsko Dobro result held for Risan

Aucun label que nous puissions citer pour cette plage. L'absence est aussi une information.

À savoir avant de se baigner

  • Concrete edges and steps rather than a sloping shore: mind children at the water’s edge
  • Boats using the harbour and the jetty konobas share the water with swimmers
  • The M-1 shore road runs along the waterfront; the coves are reached across it

Questions

Where exactly do people swim at Risan?
From the pebble coves either side of the harbour on the waterfront, reached across the shore road. OpenStreetMap maps a 200-m strip just west of the harbour and a smaller "Pomodna plaža" 600 m south towards Perast.
Can I combine the swim with the mosaics?
Easily: the Roman villa site is in the town, a few minutes on foot from the shore. Go before the tour vans arrive; the hub recommends May and June for having the floors to yourself.
Is Risan on a bus route?
The M-1 shore road runs through the town and has sheltered stops; Kotor local buses reach Risan via Perast (about 20 minutes from Kotor by road). Route names were not verified for this page.

Sources

  1. montenegro.com — Risan hub (/cities/risan)
  2. Our "25 Best Beaches in Montenegro" list, entry 25
  3. OpenStreetMap — beach ways 240080159, 240248810, 240248980, 240248981, 239301386 "Pomodna plaža"; café node 4353492290; town node 425487395 (Nominatim); sheltered bus stops on the M-1

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