EXCURSIONS

Zanjic beach

Zanjic is situated in the Miriste valley, deeply in the dry land of the Lustica peninsula, 3.8 miles away from Herceg Novi. The beach is covered with white pebbles. Area of the beach is 5 550 m². It is surrounded by old olive groves and azure sea water.The background of Zanjic is the olive grove where you can find shade, drink wine or enjoy the specialities of Lustica. Nearby, there are the Blue Cave and the Isle of Mamula with an old Austrian fortress.

Miriste beach

Miriste valley is between Zanjic valley and Miriste cape. It is the most attractive location of the Herceg Novi Riviera. A public beach located in the Mirište Cove, next to Cape Arza is a combination of concrete and sand, covering an area of 2000 m². The beach rises in grades forming steps separating it from the forest which creates a unique harmony with the sea. Part of the bathing beach is a restaurant where you can taste the specialties of this place.

Mamula island

It is known on the sea maps as the Lastavica Island. It acquired its widely accepted name “Mamula” after the Austrian general Lazar Mamula who fortified it in the mid 19th century. Mamula is an uninhabited island located at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor, 3.4 nm from Herceg Novi. It is circular, 200 m in diameter. It is covered with low vegetation, it has a beach and a dock on its Northern side. During the both World Wars, there was a prison on the island and nowadays there is a commemorative inscription reminiscent of that period. There have been several projects made for the revival and tourist valorization of this very attractive island, none of which have been carried out thus far. Mamula continues to be an abandoned island, but also a favorite summer getaway.

Blue cave

It is one of the most attractive in the series of caves located on the Luštica Peninsula and is situated between the of Zlatna luka Cove and the Mokra gora Cape. It is 5.7 nautical miles away from Herceg Novi. It has two openings at 45 degrees angles; the height from the sea level to the top of the ceiling is 9 m, and the depth is 3-4 m. Its name comes from the unusual blue color during the sunny days, due to sun rays reflecting off of the surface of the sea. It is a must see as a part of one’s tour around the Bay of Kotor.

Perast

Perast is  situated  12 km  west  from  Kotor  and epresents  the  best  preserved  baroque  area  in  the  Adriatic. The  town  reached  the  highest  point  in  it’s  development  in  the  17^th and  18^th century  along  with  the  strengthening  of  it’s  own  navy. At  that  time  the  most  beautiful  buildings  arose  in  this  fortified  town. The  palaces  of  the  famous  naval  captains  from  this  area  belong  to  the  baroque  style  and  they  were  built  at  the  time  of  the  navigation  flourished. The  most  famous  of  them  are: The  Bujovic  from  the  year  1693, The  Zmajevic, Badovica  and  Smekia.

The  most  prominent  cultural  monuments  are:

- The  Church  of  St. George’s
- The  Parsons  Church 
- The  Lady  of  Skrpjel 
- The  Church  of  St.George’s is founded  in  the  period  from  15^th -17^th century. It  has a rich  church  treasure.

The  Parsons  Church, whose  building  started  in  the  year  1740,  by  the  project  of  the  Venetian architect Gisele  Beati. Only the belfry  and  apse  were  built  whereas  the  shape  of  the  church  as  a  whole  is  known  thanks  to  well-preserved  wooden  schemes.

The St. George’s church erased up  in  the  islet  in  front  of  Perast. It  belonged  to  the  Benedictine  moister  built  in  the  12^th century.

The  Lady  of  Skrpjel, the  baroque  church  built  in  the  year 1630, in  the  artificial islet  in  front  of  Perast, in  which  there  was  the  small  chapel  in  1452. It  owns  a  rich museum with a collection of paintings of the famous  Italian  artist. The  church  has  been  decorated  with  68  paintings  by  Tripo  Kokolja  a  painter  from  Perast the  most  famous  name  of  our  baroque  painting  art  from  the  end  of  the  17^th century.

Herceg Novi

A few years ago the tourist brochures stated that Herceg Novi was “a stone picture and a master piece of civilization, but it is also a marvelous botanic garden”. It has existed for seven centuries. Its dense Mediterranean greenery, unusual scenery is mostly the result of generations of seamen bringing and planting the seeds of palms, oleanders, eucalyptus, agaves, cactuses, bamboos, magnolias, and the other exotic plants. This town of “the eternal greenery, sun and promenades” was described by the Nobel Prize recipient Ivo Andric, who like many other writers, "spent the autumn of his life” in Herceg Novi.

Diving