Things to do
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Porto Montenegro
Porto Montenegro's north end, past the superyachts, holds a Yugoslav navy submarine on the old dry dock that you can tour inside on the museum's guided walk. The naval museum beside it shows the shipyard that stood here before the marina.
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Naval Heritage Collection
A natural halfway break with easy parking and shade; an hour, more if the submarines hold interest.
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Buća-Luković Museum and Gallery
Look round the gallery in the fortified tower, then check the summer programme: concerts and plays are staged in the old garden on warm evenings.
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Plavi Horizonti
Drive about half an hour from Tivat to Luštica for the softest sand in the area, in water shallow enough for small children.
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Tivat City Market
Come in the morning and buy cheese and olives here for a picnic on the Island of Flowers or the Luštica beaches.
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Gornja Lastva
Stone houses, many of them empty, cluster around St Mary's church on the slopes of Vrmac, with the whole Tivat bay below. The walk up from Donja Lastva is steep, mostly on a narrow road with no pavement, and takes about an hour. There is no café or shop, so carry water, and come on 15 August for the village feast.
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Island of Flowers
Joined to the shore near the airport by a strip of sand and a short bridge, this islet of about 300 by 200 metres can be reached on foot. A small monastery of the Archangel Michael stands among palms and olive trees, and a beach runs around its edge. With a swim, it makes an easy half day.
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Kalardovo
Beside the end of the airport runway, this sandy beach has shallow, calm water that suits small children, and planes take off and land close by. A restaurant and a playground sit behind the sand. The bottom turns to soft mud in places, so bring water shoes.
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Pine Promenade
Palms and café terraces line the seafront walk that runs from the small town harbour towards Porto Montenegro. Excursion boats for the bay and for Kotor leave from the quay here. Walk it at sunset, when it is at its busiest, and use Belane beach at its edge for a quick swim.
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Solila Nature Reserve
Beyond the airport, on the road to Luštica, old salt pans are now a wetland reserve of about 150 hectares. Flat paths run along the former embankments to two observation towers, and entry is free. Bring binoculars in spring or autumn: herons and egrets are regular, and flamingos turn up in some years.
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The Chedi Luštica Bay
Choosing The Chedi over a hotel in Tivat itself puts you out on the Luštica peninsula, in a five-star resort set at the water's line with forest climbing behind it and a beach of its own.
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Veliki Gradski Park
Planted from 1892, the park grew from trees and seeds that Austro-Hungarian naval captains brought home from their voyages: eucalyptus, palms, cedars and magnolias among them. It sits just behind the seafront, and on a hot afternoon it is the coolest place in the centre.
