Ulcinj: The City of Pirates and Best Beaches 

The city Ulcinj with its surroundings belongs to the marginal subtropic zone of the European Mediterranean and it is situated in the southeast part of the Montenegro coastline very close to the Albanian border.

Ulcinj is one of the oldest towns at the Montenegrin coast and is very well preserved. The old town (Stari Grad) is surrounded with old walls and towers and it´s like an old castle over looking the sea.

Ulcinj is considered to be a much warmer place compared to other towns on the Montenegrin coast. With 270 sunny days per year Ulcinj is one of Montenegro´s travel hot spots during the summer, autumn and spring season and is the centre of Ulcinj municipality of Montenegro with a total population of 27,000.

Ulcinj is like a sun resort. It is rich with subtropical Mediterranean and decorating plants like old olive and pine trees, palm trees, agaves, cypresses, and mimosas.

The historical architectural influences came from Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Oriental centuries.

The old city of Ulcinj is full of romantic restaurants, cafés, galleries and small hotels.

In Mala Plaza bay very close to Ulcinj, the pirates in 17th and 18th century celebrated their victories their, preparing halvah stirring it with oars, dividing their loot.

Miguel de Cervantes ( famous writer of book Don Quixote of La Mancha ) supposedly was held captive for five years. Legend says that he fellt in love with a woman who was the inspiration for Don Quixote's lady love, Dulcinea.

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“Amazingly, back at the coast, Montenegro offers another untapped resource. Daytrippers from Ulcinj and Bar have long known about it but few others visit the 12 km beach at Ada Bojana. Broad fields of dark golden sand stretch as far as the eye can see.

Someday this giant, empty beach may become a seashellstrewn boulevard of Mediterranean mega-hotels – a new Ibiza or Costa del Sol. Today it is only the cry of a gull, the perfume of magnolias, the lapping of waves and an uninterrupted nap under the sun.”

Ulicinj is a typical Mediterranean travel destination with old narrow streets, romantic bars and restaurants, small shops, antique monuments, churches and picturesque buildings.

 

Nature and Beaches in Ulcinj, Liman, St. Nicola and Stoj.  

Along Ulcinj beaches you will find many citrus fruits, lemon trees, oranges, various typical mediteranean flowers like mimosas, camellias, orleanders, jasmines and magnolias. Mountains and many trees, palms, olive, figs are the surrounding the coast of Ulcinj.

Ulcinj is famous for its sandy beaches like Velika Pla˛a ("Long Beach"), which is a 13 km long and the longest sand beach on the Adriatic coast. The beach is covered with fine sand which contains large quantities of iodine and salt minerals and is known to have healing effects for curing rheumatism and skin diseases.

The beach is located 4.5 km from the old town. It takes almost a 3.5 hour walk to discover the complete beach area in one way. So make shure you get a lift back to the city by bus or taxi.

At the north part of Ulcinj closet o Valdamor beach visitor will also find plenty of small quite bays with fine stony gravel and edged with steep lime cliffs.

Hotel or Holiday Apartment ? Where to stay in Ulcinj ?   

•   Last Minute Hotels, Vacation Apartments and Rooms.

To find a Hotel Room during the main Holiday Season July - August can be difficult. Most Hotels have been booked in Spring in advance. We recomend an early pre booking of any Hotel at minimum of 3 to 6 months before arriving in Ulcinj.

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Along the beaches of Ulcinj there are smaller villages like St. Nikola, Kruce, Velika Plaza, Ada Bojana, Zogenj, Kruce, Mala Plaza Bay and Stoj, with small old ports. Many locals offering clean residence apartments and rooms by affordable prices.

Holiday apartments for rent on the Montenegrin coast of Ulcinj.

Ulcin365.com prepared a list of the best holiday accommodations to suit everyone's budget, like family apartments, rooms, luxura villas and houses.

We provide a complete guide to planning your stay in Montenegro Ulcinj and Bar including accommodation, hotels, dinning, shopping, nightlife, getting there and getting around Ulcinj and Ada Bojana, Mali Plaza, Cope Djeran, Porta Milena, Peninsulas Ratislava, Starogradska Tvrdjava, Cave Valdanos, Skadar Lake or River Crnojevic. 

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Must See - Visit and Montenegro Travel Tips: Lake Skadar Ulcinj  

The lake also named Scutari (from City Shkodra) in northern Albania is the largest in the Balkan Area and under protection.

Panorama view of Lake Skadar / Scadar / Scutari - Copyright

The Montenegrin part of lake Skadar (Skudari) and its surrounding area were declared to a national park in the early 80ties. Lake Skadar (Skudari) is one of the largest bird reserves in Europe, and having more tthan 250 bird species, among which are some of the last pelicans in Europe, and thus popular with birders. This natural protected area is a paradise for ornithologists and its aprox. 40 km from city centre of Ulcinj.

The road from Ulcinj to lake Skudari is in good conditons and has breath taking views after passig the town Vladimir (ca 15 km from Ulcinj). A trip to the gebinning of the laek takes almost 30 - 40 minutes by car.

Road from Ulcinj to Virpazar  alon the costline of Lake Skadar / Scudari - Copyright

Together with the adjacent Lake Skadar National Park on the Montenegrenian side the whole protected area comprises now almost 900 sqkm of natural wild beauty.