Tivat — Your Base Right Beside the Airport
Tivat is literally across the road from TIV. Step out of arrivals, cross the access lane, and you are in town. That closeness makes it the natural base for anyone collecting a hire car at the airport — park up, check into your hotel, and set off exploring without sitting in traffic.
The town is walkable: a 2 km seafront promenade links the ferry dock at one end to Porto Montenegro marina at the other. Restaurants, shops, and cafes cluster along this strip. The year-round population is about 15,000, though summer charter flights from all over Europe push that number sharply higher.
Tivat's Best Beaches
Seventeen beaches stretch across 3 km of Tivat's bay shoreline. The water is noticeably calmer than the open Adriatic south of Budva. Highlights:
- Plavi Horizonri (Blue Horizons) — fine white sand, gentle slope into the water, perfect for young children. Situated 2 km south of the marina and signposted from the main road
- Lustica Bay resort beaches — a 10-minute drive south of TIV along the Lustica peninsula road. The complex features the Chedi hotel, a golf course, and staffed beach clubs with lounger hire
Porto Montenegro Marina
Built on the former Yugoslav naval dockyard, Porto Montenegro now accommodates over 450 vessels, including superyachts up to 250 m in length. The waterfront village offers designer shops, dining, the Regent hotel, and the forthcoming One&Only resort. A pool club, yacht club, and seasonal events — regattas, food festivals — run throughout the warmer months. You can walk there from TIV in about 15 minutes.
Beyond the Promenade
Prevlaka Peninsula
Ten minutes south of Porto Montenegro by car, the Prevlaka peninsula is home to the ruins of the 10th-century St. Michael Archangel Monastery, set among ancient olive groves. Archaeological excavations are still underway. A quiet pebble beach on the peninsula faces the open bay.
Gornja Lastva
A stone hill village perched 3 km above Tivat, accessed by a tight switchback road. Expect old stone houses, a small church, and a terrace restaurant commanding a panoramic sweep of the entire bay. It is exactly the kind of place that justifies having your own wheels — there is no bus connection.
Maritime enthusiasts should drive 12 minutes through the Vrmac tunnel to Kotor's Maritime Museum within the Old Town walls. Add a stroll around the fortifications and you have a comfortable half-day outing from Tivat.