Is Žanjice a pebble or a sandy beach?

Žanjice is a pebble beach, with fine pebbles along the shore and clear, calm sea in the shelter of the cove.

How do you get to Žanjice?

You reach Žanjice by boat from Herceg Novi, which runs regularly during the season, or by car across the Luštica peninsula, from the direction of Tivat and Krašići.

Is there parking at Žanjice?

There is parking by the beach, but it is limited in peak season, so we recommend arriving early or coming by boat.

Can you get to the Blue Cave from Žanjice?

Yes, the Blue Cave is only a few minutes by boat from Žanjice, and the tours set out from the cove itself.

Is there a restaurant and accommodation on the beach?

Yes, at Žanjice there is the Porto Adriatic restaurant with fresh fish and seafood, and the Marović family apartments right by the sea.

When is the best time to come to Žanjice?

The sea is calmest in the morning, and the beach quietest outside the peak of the day; the swimming season runs roughly from May to October.

GUIDE · ŽANJICE BEACH · LUŠTICA

Žanjice Beach on Luštica.

A pebble cove sheltered by an olive grove, clear sea and the quiet of the Luštica peninsula, right at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor. Here is how to get to Žanjice, where to park, where to eat and what to see nearby.

Clear sea and pebbles at Žanjice Beach, Luštica peninsula near Herceg Novi

A COVE ON LUŠTICA

Clear sea sheltered by olives.

Žanjice is one of the loveliest beaches on the Montenegrin coast: a pebble cove about 300 metres long, facing the open sea, sheltered by a hill and a centuries-old olive grove behind it. The water is clear and calm, and the beach lies on the Luštica peninsula, in the municipality of Herceg Novi, right by the entrance to the Bay of Kotor.

Thanks to its sheltered position, the sea at Žanjice stays calm even when the wind blows elsewhere. There are sunbeds and umbrellas, a few taverns and restaurants right along the shore, and the place where boats set out for the Blue Cave. We are here, on the beach: the Porto Adriatic restaurant and the Marović family apartments.

HOW TO GET THERE

By car or by boat.

There are two ways to reach Žanjice, and both are part of the experience. By boat from Herceg Novi is the fastest: in season, taxi-boats run regularly straight to the cove. By car you drive across the Luštica peninsula, with the last stretch a narrow coastal road that descends to the beach; in peak season the parking by the shore can fill up, so it pays to set off early.

— By boat from Herceg Novi: the fastest, a taxi-boat in season straight to the beach
— By car across Luštica: from the direction of Tivat and Krašići, by a narrow road to the cove
— Parking by the beach is limited in peak season, come early
— For apartment guests we arrange arrival and excursions in advance

A taxi-boat on the calm sea on the way to Žanjice Beach from Herceg Novi

An islet and the Mamula fortress at dusk, seen from Luštica

NEARBY

The Blue Cave and nearby coves.

Žanjice is only the beginning. From the same cove you set out for the best-known spots at the entrance to Boka, and the neighbouring beaches and villages share the same clear water and the same calm. For many it is the surroundings that are the reason to stay longer than a single day.

— The Blue Cave: a few minutes by boat, the water glows with blue light
— Rose: an old fishing village at the tip of Luštica, quiet and taverns by the water
— Mamula: an island fortress right at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Žanjice Beach.

Is Žanjice a pebble or a sandy beach? Žanjice is a pebble beach, with fine pebbles along the shore and clear, calm sea in the shelter of the cove.
How do you get to Žanjice? You reach Žanjice by boat from Herceg Novi, which runs regularly during the season, or by car across the Luštica peninsula, from the direction of Tivat and Krašići.
Is there parking at Žanjice? There is parking by the beach, but it is limited in peak season, so we recommend arriving early or coming by boat.
Can you get to the Blue Cave from Žanjice? Yes, the Blue Cave is only a few minutes by boat from Žanjice, and the tours set out from the cove itself.
Is there a restaurant and accommodation on the beach? Yes, at Žanjice there is the Porto Adriatic restaurant with fresh fish and seafood, and the Marović family apartments right by the sea.
When is the best time to come to Žanjice? The sea is calmest in the morning, and the beach quietest outside the peak of the day; the swimming season runs roughly from May to October.

Žanjice Beach on Luštica.

Clear sea sheltered by olives.

By car or by boat.

The Blue Cave and nearby coves.

Žanjice Beach.

Restaurant on the beach

Apartments at Žanjice

By boat to the Blue Cave

For a table by the sea at Žanjice.