In a nutshell
- Montenegro has some seriously beautiful beaches — and this guide covers the best ones, with honest advice on what to expect at each.
- Most beaches in Montenegro are pebble beaches, but there are also great sandy beaches and some wild rocky swimming spots.
- Pack water shoes — you’ll thank yourself the moment you step into the water.
What to Expect at Montenegro's Beaches
First, a small reality check: most beaches in Montenegro don’t have fine sand — they have pebbles or rocks. Often both. The stones tend to get larger as you get closer to the water. On the beach itself, the pebbles are usually finer.
Now that we’ve ripped off that band-aid, here’s the good news. The rocky bottom actually gives you a huge advantage: the water is crystal clear.
There are also a few sandy beaches in Montenegro. The longest and most famous one is near Ulcinj in the south of the country.
Most beaches have beach bars with lounge chairs. You’ll usually find a public section right next to them. That said, it tends to be pretty small. This can be a bit annoying, especially during peak season when Montenegro’s beaches get really crowded.
Some beaches can also only be reached through tunnels. Pretty cool, right?
Our Tips for Your Beach Vacation in Montenegro
- Bring water shoes.
- Plan your Montenegro road trip in May, June, or September if you want to swim a lot. That way you’ll avoid peak season.
Read more about the best time to visit Montenegro
The Most Beautiful Beaches in Montenegro on a Map
Most of the best beaches in Montenegro are located in the center of the country. Only the sandy beach at Ulcinj is found all the way in the south.
To give you a better overview of where the top beaches are as you plan your trip to Montenegro, we’ve marked them for you on a map. And so you can quickly see which beach suits you best, we’ve sorted them into categories.
- Sandy beaches: Gioia Beach, Long Beach
- Secluded beaches: Crvena Stijena, Fenix Beach, Uvala Štrbina
- Good amenities: Gioia Beach, Mogren Beach, Drobni Pijesak Beach, Long Beach
- Beaches with something special: Devachen Beach
Gioia Beach
- Sand/pebble beach
- Location: near Budva
- Lounge chairs and beach bars: one beach bar with very comfortable lounge chairs (2 chairs from €25)
What you need to know: Gioia Beach is a new beach section that had only been open for a few weeks when we visited in the summer of 2025. It wasn’t very busy during our visit because the section isn’t right next to the parking lot — you have to walk past the front beach sections first. You’ll also find some great hotels in Montenegro in the area.
How to get there: Park for free at Jaz Beach and walk along the beach heading east to Gioia Beach.
Our hotel pick: Boutique Hotel Ruzmarin
Mogren Beach
- Sand/pebble beach with fine pebbles
- Location: near Budva
- Lounge chairs and beach bars: several beach bars with lounge chairs (2 chairs from €40)
What you need to know: Mogren Beach is one of the most popular beaches in Montenegro, sitting in a beautiful cove close to Budva‘s Old Town. It’s divided into two parts — Mogren Beach and Mogren Beach 2 — connected by a small tunnel through the rock. The front sections have lounge chairs; the back sections are free and public.
How to get there: From Budva’s Old Town, it’s a five to ten minute walk along the coast. Alternatively, there’s a free parking lot on the hill behind the beach, from which it’s about ten to fifteen minutes down to the water.
Personal tip: Skip this one during peak season if you can — you’ll literally be lying towel-to-towel with strangers. May, June, or September is a much better bet. And don’t miss the coastal path from Mogren Beach back to the Old Town — the views are seriously stunning.
Our hotel pick: La Villa Boutique Hotel
Crvena Stijena
- Pebble beach
- Location: near Sveti Stefan
- Lounge chairs and beach bars: one beach bar with lounge chairs (2 chairs from €30)
What you need to know: Crvena Stijena hides beside Sveti Stefan behind a large rock. Even though it’s right next to one of the most famous highlights in Montenegro, it’s nowhere near as crowded as other beaches in the country. There’s one bar with lounge chairs and a small public section.
How to get there: You can drive almost all the way there. Free parking is about a three to four minute walk from the beach.
Personal tip: Through a gap in the rock, you can see the Sveti Stefan peninsula — it makes for a really cool photo too.
Our hotel pick: Vertmont Apartments
Drobni Pijesak Beach
- Pebble beach
- Location: near Rijeka Reževići
- Lounge chairs and beach bars: two beach bars with lounge chairs (2 chairs from €25)
What you need to know: Drobni Pijesak Beach sits in a small, somewhat secluded cove with clean water, large pebbles, and a really lovely atmosphere. It’s not quite as overcrowded as other beaches nearby — but you should still arrive early to snag a parking spot.
How to get there: You can drive almost all the way there. Parking costs €4. From there, it’s about a three-minute walk steeply downhill to the beach.
Our hotel pick: Vivid Blue Serenity Resort
Fenix Beach
- Rocky beach
- Location: near Sveti Stefan
- Lounge chairs and beach bars: none
What you need to know: Fenix Beach is the most peaceful spot on our list of the best beaches in Montenegro. You’ll often have it entirely to yourself. The beach is a mix of large stones, rocks, and small pebbles, and a large flat rock rising out of the sea gives it real character.
How to get there: It can only be reached by boat. Water taxis and kayaks can be rented in Petrovac.
Personal tip: The water at Fenix Beach is seriously clear and clean. Pack your snorkel — the underwater world here is worth exploring.
Our hotel pick: Hotel Riva
Uvala Štrbina
- Rocky beach
- Location: near Sutomore
- Lounge chairs and beach bars: none right at the beach; one beach section over there’s a bar with lounge chairs
What you need to know: Uvala Štrbina is a wild, unspoiled spot with crystal-clear water, tucked off to the side of the bay’s main beach. Most visitors head to the larger section, which means you’ll practically have Uvala Štrbina to yourself — well, except for the sea urchins, which are very much at home on the rocky bottom.
How to get there: Park on the hill behind the beach and walk about five to ten minutes down through a small pine forest.
Personal tip: Definitely bring water shoes. The rocky bottom and sea urchins are no fun barefoot.
Our hotel pick: Hotel Kaligrosh
Devachen Beach
- Rocky beach
- Location: near Sutomore
- Lounge chairs and beach bars: none
What you need to know: Devachen Beach is all over Instagram — and the reason is genuinely cool: you can only reach it through a long tunnel. That said, honestly, the beach itself isn’t all that impressive. It’s almost entirely rocky, and thanks to its social media fame, it gets very crowded.
How to get there: Park along the road and walk down a dirt path to the tunnel. A few steps lead down to the entrance, then you walk through the unlit tunnel for about 400 meters to reach the beach. Wear flip-flops or water shoes — a small stream runs along the middle of the tunnel.
Personal tip: Bring everything you need in one trip. The walk back through the tunnel is pretty long.
Our hotel pick: Urban Apartments Sutomore
Long Beach
- Sandy beach
- Location: near Ulcinj
- Lounge chairs and beach bars: many beach bars with lounge chairs (2 chairs from €15–20)
What you need to know: Long Beach is Montenegro’s longest sandy beach — 12 kilometers of fine sand! That’s truly something special in a country where most shores are pebble or rock. The sandy bottom also makes it a fantastic choice if you’re vacationing with kids.
How to get there: Just drive to whichever section you want — there are parking lots at the various beach sections.
Personal tip: We really liked the Cabo Beach section. It’s clean and the lounge chairs are relatively affordable.
Our hotel pick: Imperial Family Resort
Bonus Tip: Swimming in the Bay of Kotor
- Sand/pebble beach, concrete swimming platforms
- Lounge chairs and beach bars: fairly rare
What you need to know: Along Kotor Bay, there are no large beaches — instead, you’ll find small swimming spots scattered here and there, sometimes with no beach at all. For us, that’s actually part of the charm: you can spontaneously pull over and head down to the water whenever you feel like it. Most of these spots are pretty uncrowded too.
How to get there: Park along the road that runs around the bay and walk down to the water at various points.
