Ulcinj in 3 days: Old Town, beaches and the Bojana River

The streets of Old Town follow the steep terrain, pass beneath vaulted arches and open onto small squares between stone houses. Within the walls, the upper section with the Citadel is distinct from the lower residential quarter.

If you leave your accommodation in the coastal centre around 10:00, the walk and climb are estimated at 20 minutes. That leaves 1 hour and 40 minutes to explore the streets and view the buildings from outside, followed by 15 minutes downhill towards Pristan. The total is 2 hours and 15 minutes.

From the coastal centre, the approach follows Ulcinjskih moreplovaca street. The visit covers public streets and the buildings' exteriors.

Small Beach is a sandy bathing beach in the town centre, with a promenade and places to eat and drink just behind the shore. At its end, below the Old Town walls, is a small harbour. From Pristan, you see the stone quarter up close from sea level.

The estimate includes 20 minutes walking along the shore, 25 minutes looking around the harbour and beach, and half an hour for coffee and sitting down. Small Beach is a place for a walk and a view of the town on this day.

From the lower part of Old Town, the walk descends to Pristan and Small Beach.

The places behind Small Beach offer several options for lunch in the coastal centre. The Ulcinj dining recommendations help with deciding where and what to eat.

The return to your accommodation is estimated at 15 minutes, with another 15 to freshen up. Lunch is around 14:00, with an hour for the meal and two hours to rest before the later walk. The total is 3 hours and 30 minutes.

The pine-covered coast begins east of Small Beach. Steva Djakonovica Cice street leads towards Albatros above the smaller coastal bathing spots. From the beginning of the route, Small Beach is visible below the old walls. After walking those streets earlier, you now see the town from the other side of the shore.

The walk from your coastal accommodation towards Albatros is estimated at 30 minutes each way if you leave around 17:00. Another half hour is set aside for stops to look around by the coast. The total, including the return, is 1 hour and 30 minutes.

The walk follows Steva Djakonovica Cice street to the area in front of Albatros and returns the same way.

Miami Beach is a section of Long Beach with visitor facilities, where fine greyish sand covers both the shore and the seabed. Umbrellas line the broad beach, and a beach bar and restaurant are among its facilities.

If you leave your accommodation in the coastal centre around 9:00, the estimate includes a 15-minute walk to the car, 25 minutes driving, and 5 minutes each for parking and the walk to the beach. That leaves four full hours on the beach, from 9:50 to 13:50. Including the journey there, this activity takes 4 hours and 50 minutes.

The Miami Beach operator lists parking, sunbeds, umbrellas, showers, toilets and a restaurant. For current sunbed prices and parking arrangements, the contact is +382 69 406 359.

Misko is a fish restaurant by the Bojana River. The restaurant says its menu draws on fish caught along Ulcinj's coast, so a meal here combines local fish dishes with a view of the river.

The estimate from the beach to the restaurant is 40 minutes for walking back to the car, driving, parking and the final walk. This puts your arrival for lunch at around 14:30. There is 1 hour and 15 minutes for the meal and sitting down, followed by another 45 minutes to rest by the river.

Misko's contact for lunch times and guest parking is +382 69 022 868.

The return drive from the Bojana is estimated at 45 minutes. The walk to the car takes an estimated 5 minutes, parking in town another 5, and the walk from the car park to your accommodation in the coastal centre 15 minutes. The total is 1 hour and 10 minutes, with your return at around 17:40.

Valdanos lies in a horseshoe-shaped bay with a pebble shore surrounded by pines. Behind the coast are Ulcinj's old olive groves, with the road from town passing through them. The bay has a different setting from the broad, open sand of Long Beach.

If you leave your coastal accommodation around 9:00, the approach is estimated at 15 minutes walking to the car, 20 minutes driving, and 5 minutes each for parking and walking to the beach. Four hours remain on the beach, from 9:45 to 13:45. Including the journey there, the total is 4 hours and 45 minutes.

The road from Ulcinj reaches the bay through olive groves.

Mashtra - The Olive House has a restaurant and terrace among the olive trees of Valdanos. Lunch in this greenery brings a different setting after a morning on the pebble shore.

The estimate from the beach to the restaurant is 30 minutes for the walk to the car, driving, parking and entering. Arrival for lunch is around 14:15, with 1 hour and 30 minutes for the meal and a rest.

Mashtra - The Olive House's contact for lunch times and visitor parking is +382 67 812 600, also published on the property's official website.

The return drive from the restaurant is estimated at 15 minutes. The walk to the car takes an estimated 5 minutes, parking in town another 10, and the walk from the car park to your accommodation in the coastal centre 15 minutes. The total is 45 minutes, with your return at around 16:30.