Montenegro swims

A few quick dips into the Adriatic Sea and one hotel pool. Sadly missed a sauna on this visit, had a visit to the hotel sauna lined up but their sauna had closed earlier than the rest of the spa, so missed it on a busy day. Oh well, at least I got a new country to swim in!

The first swim was at the Bigova beach, a tiny spot, just few meters of gravel by the port. But an excellent place to view the sunset and take a dip in the sea! The coordinates are N 42.356315 E 18.704326. More information from Bigova here. I can also recommend the fish restaurant just behind the beach, the Grispolis. One photo at the top of this article, other photos below: 

The second swimming place was Queen's Beach in Pržno, a bit south of Budva. Also called Kralijčina Praža. The coordinates are N 42.263430 E 18.892401. A stellar place to swim at! 

This beach has been a private beach for the spa just behind the beach, accessible to non-guests as well by paying a nominal fee of 120 Euros. The spa had been part of Aman Sveti Stefan Resort. But since five years ago, the spa has gone into bankruptcy or at least is closed, and there are no more security guards or active payment booths, so ... free for everyone! Actually good that way, despite it being sad that the very nice looking spa building and the nearby hotel are not in use. 

More information about this beach here, here and here.

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There's also a next beach with a similar situation, the Milocer beach also in Pržno. Though I did not have time to swim there, but it was perhaps even better than the Queen's beach. 

This is where the hotel of part of the dysfunctional spa-hotel complex is, and the same deal applies here: you can swim freely! The coordinates are N 42.261094 E 18.892879. 

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Finally, a hotel swim at Avala Resort & Villas, a hotel in downtown Budva. The coordinates are N 42.278635 E 18.835208. Their website is here. Photos:

Some pictures from the old town of Budva, just next to the Avala:

For more sauna and swimming stories, check out planetswimmer.com and saunablogger.cool websites! And of course the Planetcaver, and Planetskier blogs for other stories in Blogspot and TGR! The photos and text (c) 2025 by Jari Arkko. All rights reserved. No photos of nearby beachgoers have been taken, and the pool photos are taken when the facility is closed or reserved only for me.