Tivat: climate, attractions and features of recreation

Montenegro for Russians is one of the few visa-free countries in Europe where you can enjoy inexpensive beach holidays, the architecture of old cities and fortresses, excellent views of canyons and mountains. Every corner of the country is beautiful in its own way, representing the untouched beauty of nature and the preserved national flavor.

Tivat airport, which receives flights from Russia, is located four kilometers from the city, in the village of Mrchevac. The town itself is located on the shores of the Tivat Bay of the Boka Kotorska Bay, the largest on the Adriatic, on the Vramts Peninsula. It is called the gateway to this bay and the air gateway to Montenegro.

The ancient name of the western part of the Balkan Peninsula is Illyria, and the population was called Illyrians. Their first settlement in the bay dates back to the 3rd century BC. In the Middle Ages, the patrician families of Kotor ruled here. This period is followed by the Roman-Byzantine, Serbian, Venetian-Turkish, Austrian and Montenegrin. All of them have left traces of government on the territory of the municipality of Tivat.

During the era of Serbian rule at the beginning of the 12th century, the city was part of the medieval state of Nemanici, the founder of which is upan Stefan Nemanja. In the 13th century, Saint Sava, the founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church, built the monastery of Saint Archangel Michael on the island of Prevlaka and transferred the residence of the Zeta Metropolis there. Tivat became an important religious center of that time.

Under the Venetians, the city became part of Venetian Albania and was called Teodo. Three centuries later, during which power was constantly changing, both the French and the Austro-Hungarians ruled, in early 1920 it became part of Yugoslavia. Since 2006, Tivat has been part of the independent Crna Gora or Montenegro.

After the construction of the Naval Arsenal for the ships of the Austro-Hungarian fleet at the end of the 19th century, Tivat was given city rights. During the times of the Republic of Yugoslavia, the repair base of the Yugoslav Navy was based here. Now there is the most majestic marina on the Adriatic - the Porto Montenegro superyacht parking, built by the Canadian businessman Peter Munch. It has a collection of maritime heritage museum.

Today the town is an attractive family resort with a population of 9,500. Sports and cultural events are held for young people - Bokara Bowling Olympiad, Youth Day, Zhuchinitsa-fest, Tivat Summer Celebrations, Cultural Summer and much more.

Tivat has a moderately warm climate with short and warm winters. Summer is hot and long. In winter, there is much more rainfall than in summer, although the average annual temperature is + 15 ° С. The driest month is July, which is also the warmest with a temperature of + 24 °, reaching higher values ​​in the sun. The heat is not felt because of the ring of mountains that surround the bay.

The sea warms up to + 27 ° С. It is transparent, visibility 40-60 meters, and clean. The rainiest month is November, and the January air temperature is only + 7 ° С, which is considered the lowest in the year. Autumn is the rainy season.

The city is located on the border of Boka-Kotorska and Herceg-Novinsky bays, deep in the bay, so there is no open sea there. Hotels, inns, villas and apartments are available to suit any budget. Many hotels have been rebuilt since the last century. The price of accommodation depends on the level of comfort, the services offered and the proximity to the water. The best are hotels of 5 or 4 stars, located near the coast, with panoramic views of the bay and mountains, in the center or close to the city center.

At the very beginning of the promenade, 5 minutes walk from Porto Montenegro, there is a compact Boutique Hotel La Roche 4 * with a small rooftop pool, private concrete beach, sun loungers, umbrellas, bar. Guests are offered bathrobes and slippers, a hairdryer in the bathroom. Price with breakfast from 215 € / day.

In the ancient village of Donja Lastva, right on the shore with its small boat dock and concrete beach, stands Eco Hotel Carrubba 4 *. This beautiful and cozy hotel on the very coast is housed in a renovated 19th century building. Even being in a room with a sea view, you feel like on a ship, on a cruise. Price with breakfast buffet from 308 €.

Accommodation is also possible in more budgetary hotels of 3 and 2 stars, which provide the necessary amenities, but their analogue for a large company or family is a villa. Its rent will cost from 200-300 € / day for 5-7 rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom. The price depends on its location and view of the bay.

On the embankment 10 meters from the coast with its own small pebble-concrete beach there is hotel Palma 3 * at a price of 70 € with breakfast. Pontus Luxury apartment with private beach, outdoor pool and terrace overlooking the sea. Private bathroom and equipped kitchen. Airport shuttle service is available upon request - from 70 €.

A budget option - guest houses with several rooms, located near the coast and on the way up the mountain. Each of them has a nameplate with a phone number for booking. A cheaper alternative is to rent a room in a private home.

Not far from the airport, 400 meters from the coast, Apartments Rooms Tamara are offered after a major renovation in 2016. All rooms with balcony or terrace at prices from 24 €. Each room has air conditioning, TV, green garden view, free Wi-Fi and parking.

Apartment complex Maki at a price of 37 € is located near the village of Radovici and the Blue Flag awarded Plavi Horizonti beach.Guests are pleased with the opportunity to order national dishes, wine and dine on the terraces of their rooms.

The city flows up the mountain, and the path from the coast leads up. All bay view apartments are located either on the upper floors, or on a hill, or right on the beach. Sometimes rooms are offered with a partial view of the bay, which means a view of a tiny piece of the bay between the buildings.

It is necessary to carefully study all offers for renting rooms and understand what exactly is offered. The owner registers his guests, for which it is necessary to give him photocopies of passports or originals. There is a tourist tax, so check if this is included in the price of your accommodation.

There is one in the town Hostel Antonwhere prices in dorms are from 10 €. If you book an apartment on the service Airbnb, prices range from 25 € -35 € in coastal areas, and further from the sea - from 15 €.

If you are going to walk a lot and you only need a roof over your head for sleeping, choose an apartment. If service, cleaning, animation, meals are important, choose hotels or apart-hotels. The main thing is to understand that you cannot count on an elite service for little money.

There are beaches near the city's parks, located near the coast. Highlight small pebble Belane and 500 meters long Zupa, covered with small pebbles, located in the airport area. It is equipped with paid sun loungers and is divided into three sections. There are seating areas with bedding and towels. Coniferous trees surround it, giving shade.

Nearby is a small Zupa parkwhere canoe and water ski rentals are available. You can ride a tablet, a lot of cafes. Two kilometers from the city, on the cape of the same name, there is a sand and pebble Ponta Seljanovo beach 1700 meters long with enchanting views of the mountain range. There is a pier from which ships sail along the bays. Three kilometers away is a gorgeous, almost a kilometer long Donja Lastva beach, with first-class sand and several jetties.

If you drive another 4 kilometers, there is Opatovo beach, 220 meters long, fully equipped with beach accessories. The lighthouse divides it into two parts. There are many trees around, and it won't be difficult to find shade. It is located near the Ferry crossing. Before entering Prevlaka, after 5 kilometers - the city beach Kalardovo, fully equipped, with a length of 4200 meters.

On the island itself is the most remote of the beaches - Miholska Prevlaka... It borders the entire island. The relief divides it into small sandy-pebble beaches.

Tivat is filled with ancient monuments and beautiful places. Let's list the most interesting ones. Summer residence Renaissance Summer House Buca. The palace-fortress Bucha from the Middle Ages is located in the very center. It was built in the middle of the 16th century by the Bucha and Lukovic families. The ensemble includes residential and non-residential buildings, a veranda and a church-chapel of St. Michael. The buildings house a museum and a gallery. The garden has been converted into a summer stage for concerts and theater performances.

Old center of Tivat is located at an altitude of 300 meters on the Vmrac hill. This is the attractive village of Gornja Lastva, or Upper Lastva, which dates back to the 9th century, with the Church of St. Vitus. Is there some more Donja Lastva, or Lower Lastva. These two ancient settlements are the historical part of the city.

Not far from the center, on the island of Micholska Prevlaka, better known as Ostrvo Cvijeca, stands Monastery of the Archangel Michael, built in the 6th century, where the residence of the Orthodox metropolitan was located in the 13th century. In 1441, 70 monks were poisoned by the Venetian Catholics with the help of a man delivering food to the monastery. Their death was explained by the plague epidemic, and the monastery was completely destroyed.

The supposedly myrrh-streaming relics of these monks, numbered among the martyrs, are kept right there, in the Trinity Church... The monastery was partially restored in the middle of the 19th century. You can see a small church and monks' cells.

The largest and most beautiful island of the Gulf of Stradioti, or Ostrvo Sveti Marko, is recognized by UNESCO as a cultural heritage. It is located immediately behind Mikhol'sk Prevlaka, and in the chronicles of the 7th century it was called the island of St. Gabriel, after the name of the church there. They say that there were about 10 chapels and temples on it. The most majestic was Sveti Gavrilo temple. Then there were centuries of Venetian rule, a military camp was located until the end of the Venetian Republic.

In 1576 it became a base for mercenaries of Greek and Albanian origin. The name Stradioti stuck behind him, which means a warrior, a soldier. Already in the 60s of the XX century, the French hotel chain Club mediterrane built 500 Tahitian style reed huts with no electricity or water. These pristine living conditions, clean beaches and mild climate have attracted many tourists. After the collapse of Yugoslavia, this eco-resort was abandoned. In 2007, the site was bought by the Metropol Group corporation with Russian capital. The construction of the first 6 * spa resort in Europe is planned.

Crkva Svetog Save, Orthodox Church of St. Sava, which began to be built in the center in the 40s of the last century, but the construction was mothballed for 30 years. It was opened for believers only in the 70s.

Largest port of VIP ships and sailing ships on the Adriatic Porto Montenegro, striking in breadth of scope and luxury. Marina is designed like a town within a city. The ensemble includes Hotel Regent Porto Montenegro 5 *, built in Venetian Renaissance style with 87 rooms with verandas or terraces. There is an outdoor infinity pool, restaurants, bars and a pastry shop. He owns a spa with a jacuzzi pool, fitness studio and herbal bar. Tennis and squash courts are nearby. Private beach, which is transported by boat. Guests especially love the location, service and Russian speaking staff. Prices start at 308 €, breakfast included.

The marina has a conference hall and a museum. On the streets there are restaurants and cafes, slipways and a petrol station for ships on the quay, various repair shops. The museum keeps about 300 exhibits: submarines from the times of Yugoslavia, the diary of the princess of Montenegro, ship equipment from the times of Austria-Hungary. Its walls are decorated with paintings by Dali, Warhol and other famous artists.

Captain's Park or Naval, a kind of botanical garden, to which for several centuries Montenegrin sailors brought exotic plants from all over the world. This name has been stuck with him since the reign of Austria-Hungary. In the center of the town there is a compact Kalimania bay, a kind of port for fishing boats and pleasure boats.

Tivat has a long promenade. It starts from Kalimania, crosses the marina and ends in Donja Lastva.

Most of the tourist routes are looped here. You can order any one you want.

• Shkoder or Skadar Lake - the first largest in Europe; alpine ancient Manastir Moraca; the Tara River canyon, the deepest in Europe and the second in the world (the first is the Grand Canyon, USA); automobile arched concrete bridge Durdevica Tara - Djurdzhevich bridge on the Crkvin pass; Durmitor - national reserve - a trip to the canyons. Price 40-50 €.
• Visit to the ancient capital of the country Cetinje and its monastery of the 15th century; tasting the country's most delicious business card - prosciutto and cheese in the village of Njegushi; take a boat ride on the Boka Kotorska Bay, admiring the landscape; visit the cities of Kotor and Perast. Tour of the Heart of Montenegro - 50 €.
• Visit to the beautiful Bosnian town of Trebinje – 40€.
• Trip to Bosnian Kravice waterfall, where you can enjoy the streams of falling water and swim in the lake - 55 €.
• Take a raft ride down the Tara River, Europe's deepest canyon... The rafting has the second category of difficulty, therefore it is safe for the age from 7 to 60 years - 65 €.
• Look at the main shrines of Montenegro, the Monastery of Ostrog and Cetinje - 25 €. The Ostrog Monastery is visited in the same way as the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, the repository of the relics of the Great Wonderworker Vasily of Ostrog, who is revered in the Balkans. In Cetinje - the incorruptible right hand of St. John the Baptist, who baptized Christ.
• Walk through the national reserve, inhabited by 200 species of birds, swim in the Skadar Lake - 40 €.
• A jeep ride through the Belasitsa nature reserve on Biogradska Gora, the most beautiful in Europe - 70 €.
• If Schengen is open, a visit to Dubrovnik (Croatia) is available - the most beautiful and majestic city in the Balkans - 40 €.

The city of Tivat is located close to tourist sites. Many regular buses run every day from the nearby cities of Podgorica, Bar, Ulcinj. You can find out the schedule and buy a ticket at Autobuska stanica. In 15 minutes by shuttle bus - the ancient Kotor, included in the UNESCO heritage, where they visit the fortress in the old town. The cost of travel by bus is 1.5 € -2 €, by taxi 7 € -20 €. In half an hour's drive there is Budva, where people walk around the Old Town. Travel by bus - 2 €, by commercial shuttle - 4 €, by taxi - 25 €.

In a quarter of an hour you will reach the sandy beaches of the Lustica peninsula. Take a boat trip along Boka Kotorska, translated as the Kotor estuary, the most beautiful in the world - 25 €. It resembles fjords, only with Mediterranean vegetation and coastal ancient towns that adorn the landscape.

If your element is speed, and you need to do everything during your vacation, you can visit some interesting objects on your own. Rent a car - this way you will increase the mobility and comfort of your trip.

Fans of extreme sports for 10 € will be able to ride the ZipLine with a length of 300 meters at a speed of 100 km / h, try themselves in bungee jumping - jumping from a height of 172 meters, for 30 €. To do this, you need to get to the channel of the Tara River, where the Djurdzhevich Bridge was erected.

You can surf the calm waters of the Bay of Kotor on a paddle board or go wakeboarding, paintball, beach soccer and even water polo. There is a climbing center in the village of Mazhina. After completing training and taking equipment, they set off to conquer Mount Vrmac.

Diving lessons - from 44 €. Instructors conduct diving courses with beginners, and upgrade skills with experienced divers. After completing the courses, they receive an Open Water Diver certificate, which gives the right to self-dive.

The life of the city is in full swing and replete with tempting offers. Guests are invited to numerous fish restaurants and cafes. You can walk along the embankment, sit in the shade of trees in the park, and then go to have a snack at your favorite establishment. Dinner for two will cost € 20-25.

There are many shops, so it is difficult to leave without gifts. There are several boutiques with branded Italian clothing. They sell everything - from equipment and swimwear to children's clothes and evening wear. The souvenir shops offer handmade tablecloths and napkins with local embroidery. It's nice to walk around the marina looking at the beautiful yachts.

It is good to go with children to the water park in Budva. Take to the marina in Nauticki Muzej for the submarine show, where you are allowed to climb. Nearby is a playground and Etnografski Muzej, located inside Palata Buca. Visit the Cats Museum, where all the exhibits depict cats, and the main caretaker is a black cat.

In the Lovcen National Park, a suburb of Kotor, on the top of the mountain there is the Njegos mausoleum and an excellent observation deck. There is also a rope Avanturisticki park for active recreation of children.

The distance between Tivat airport and the city is 4 kilometers. There is no direct bus service. The cheapest way is public transport. You can leave from the bus stop on the E-65 highway, 100 meters from the airport building. Landmark - two yellow fungi and a blue bus stop road sign. Buses to different resorts run every half hour. In order to take a bus to Tivat, you need to go to the opposite side from the airport and wait for the desired one. The fare is 2 €.

You can get there by shuttle buses that run from the bus station no more than 2-3 times a day. The cost is higher than on the main ones - 4 €. It takes 15 minutes to get to the bus station, located one kilometer from the air harbor near the Franca supermarket, on foot. The city itself is three kilometers away. With a suitcase, in the summer, in the heat - it's about an hour and a half to two hours. They go to the stop or to the bus station along the side of the road, which is crowded with cars, there are no sidewalks. You can take a taxi from the terminal to the bus station, which costs no more than 5 €. At the station, take a bus.

A taxi ride is about 20-25 €, which is better to order in advance, via the Internet, or use the official one, according to the counter. If you try to take a taxi right at the terminal, the fee increases by 2 times than the real tariff, which is: landing 0.5 €, 1 km - 0.8 €.

When ordering via the Internet - a fixed price. The driver will be waiting with a sign right at the exit of the arrivals area and will help with the luggage. Payment is due upon arrival at the destination indicated at the time of booking.

You can rent a car right in the air harbor, while booking online. To pick up a car directly at the airport, select it as a pick-up point when filling out the order form. Making a car rental right in the terminal, when booking online in advance, will take about 30 minutes. You can order an option - a navigator or a child seat.

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Rent - from 17 € / day, depending on the class of the car. Cars with a manual transmission are cheaper, with an automatic - from 20 €. Specify the rental conditions - a deposit and a deductible can be taken, ranging from € 500 to € 1200. The amount of the deposit is blocked on the card, and the block is removed within 3-30 days after the car is returned. Note the narrow roads, with one lane each way, creating morning and evening traffic jams. There are no paid parking lots, but there are many signs prohibiting parking. There are few free parking spaces in the city. Paid parking with barriers on the embankment, near the beaches, seasonal prices - in the summer 0.8 € / hour, in the winter 0.6 € / hour.

You can get to the city center in 10 minutes along the E65 highway. You can try to go to the city by buses with transfers. After leaving the airport, tourists traveling on vouchers go to their buses. If there are free seats, we agree with the group guide. It is not very expensive to travel with a group - 5 €.

In the next video, you can walk from Kotor to Tivat.