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Ninety seconds on Porto Montenegro
As of 2026 both open Tuesday to Saturday, from 09:00 to 17:00. The submarine and the museum share one ticket desk at the north end of the marina. For same-day access to the Heroj, the museum answers on +382 (0) 69 356 031 and at museum@portomontenegro.com.
More than 300 artefacts, in a restored 19th-century sawmill at the north end of the village. The collection covers the naval yard that worked on this ground before the marina, and a pair of authentic Yugoslav submarines stand on display beside the building.
Fifty metres long, launched in 1967. It was built for the Yugoslav Navy and is the larger of the two submarines on the old dry dock, with the smaller P-912 alongside. Inside, the guided walk passes the captain's cabin, the radio station and the torpedo tubes.
The marina's story starts in 2006, with the plan to transform a starkly utilitarian naval complex into a waterfront. Before that the ground was a naval shipyard, at work from 1889, and the museum at the north end keeps its memory.
About 10 kilometres, measured town to town. Porto Montenegro is in Tivat, on the same UNESCO-protected Bay of Kotor as the walled old town. Tivat airport lies about a kilometre from the town centre, so the marina works as a base for a day in Kotor.
The quays, the shops and the museums are all open to walk-in visits. Jetty 1, marked by its red and white historic crane, berths yachts up to 180 metres. Strada Navale, the shopping promenade, holds more than 70 brands, and the dining runs to Italian coffee and handcrafted gelato. Jazz festivals, regattas and fashion shows fill the calendar.
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.
The Heroj is the larger of the two submarines on the dry dock, and the way in is an opening cut through its 28 mm pressure hull when it became a museum. Inside, the guided walk runs past the captain's cabin, the radio station, the electric machinery and the 533 mm torpedo tubes. A few minutes in there show how tough a submariner's life was.
Beside it stands the smaller P-912. The Naval Heritage Collection fills a restored 19th-century building at the north end of the promenade, with more than 300 exhibits, from old nautical charts onwards.
The collection covers the naval shipyard that worked on this ground from 1889 until 2006, before the marina was built over it.
From the town end of the promenade, walk the length of the marina to its north end, where the submarines stand in the Naval Heritage Park. Buy the museum ticket there, since it covers the Heroj tour and the museum beside the park.
If the interior is closed when you arrive, the hull from outside and the walk along the berths still make the trip. Allow an hour or so for the promenade on the way back, at an easy pace past the yachts.
No separate guide is needed: the Heroj is shown as a guided walk, explained compartment by compartment. Ask at the ticket desk when the next walk starts. The marina and the park outside are better on your own, at your own pace.
Come in the morning if you can, because cruise-ship groups start to reach the marina around midday. July and August are the busiest months on the quay.
Wear sturdy shoes and carry water. If you are staying in Tivat, come back after dark for a second walk along the yachts.
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