Beaches in Ulcinj: Which One Fits Your Day?

Ulcinj’s beaches differ most in shoreline, setting and how closely they sit alongside town life. Velika Plaža and Mala Plaža are sandy, while Valdanos has pebbles and stones; Ada Bojana brings a distinct island landscape.

For a longer stretch of sandy coastline, consider Velika Plaža. For a beach beside the Old Town, Mala Plaža is the city option. Valdanos trades sand for a sheltered cove, and Ada Bojana is a separate outing to a triangular island. The Ulcinj Tourism Organization names Ada Bojana and Mala Plaža among the sandy beaches.

Velika Plaža is Ulcinj’s long sandy beach, extending about 13 km from Porta Milena to the Bojana delta. It is about 4 km from the city centre.

The beach is about 50 m wide, with fine white and greyish sand grains measuring 0.1–0.5 mm. Its swimming area has a shallow sandy bottom, a detail that distinguishes this broad open shore from the smaller beach settings around town.

Choose Velika Plaža when the length of the shore and sandy shallows matter more than being directly below the Old Town. The full stretch runs between two named landmarks, so you can think of it as a long coastline rather than a compact town beach.

Mala Plaža is a compact city beach with fine sand and shallow water, set beside Ulcinj’s Old Town. It measures 360 m long, and the Ulcinj Tourism Organization gives its capacity as about 2,500 bathers.

At one end, the small harbour and pier sit beneath the Old Town walls. Restaurants, beer gardens and cafés are behind the beach, making this the option that combines sand, the waterfront and town facilities in one place.

If you’re planning time between the Old Town and the shore, the Ulcinj Old Town, market and beach itinerary brings those parts of a day together.

Valdanos is a pebble-and-stone beach in a narrow horseshoe-shaped bay northwest of Ulcinj. The Ulcinj Tourism Organization gives the beach a length of 800 m and an area of about 14,000 m²; the bay lies between Mavrijan and Mendra.

The bay historically sheltered ships during storms. In 1833, a brigantine arriving from Alexandria with an infected crew was held in quarantine there for 40 days by order of the Ulcinj port authority.

Valdanos suits a different kind of shore day from the sandy city and open-coast beaches. For context on the bay and its olive grove, the Valdanos Bay and Olive Grove guide covers the setting around this cove.

Ženska Plaža, or Female Beach, is described by a secondary Montenegro beaches guide as a nudist beach exclusively for women, between the Albatros and Galeb hotels. As access details can be time-sensitive, check current local guidance before planning a visit.

FKK Ada Bojana is a sandy beach about 3.1 km long on a triangular island bordered by the Bojana River on two sides and the Adriatic Sea on the third. Its setting makes it distinct from the beaches beside Ulcinj’s town centre.

Parking and Wi-Fi are among the services at the beach, and buses connect Ada Bojana with Ulcinj. If you’re weighing it against the closer-feeling city beach, the difference is primarily the island landscape and the river-and-sea surroundings.

The Ada Bojana day-trip guide from Ulcinj focuses on making this a separate outing rather than treating it as another town beach.

According to the official Ulcinj parking-service website, parking payment is daily during the tourist season, June–September. During the winter regime, October–May, payment applies on weekdays and Saturdays until 2 p.m. Check the official site before you go.

Which Ulcinj beach has the longest sandy shoreline?

Velika Plaža stretches about 13 km, from Porta Milena to the Bojana delta.

Which beach is beside Ulcinj Old Town?

Mala Plaža sits beside the Old Town, with the small harbour and pier below the walls at one end.

Is Valdanos a sandy beach?

No. Valdanos is a pebble-and-stone beach in a horseshoe-shaped bay.

How is Ada Bojana connected with Ulcinj?

Buses connect Ada Bojana with Ulcinj, and parking is among the beach’s services.