Ulcinj Montenegro Travel Gide

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A nice places with really big, free car parking, small cafe on beach with ice creams, cafe and beer.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil from KATANA FAMILY

Just north of Ulcinj you can find the famous olive groves of Valdanos with 18,000 olive trees, which are on the average 800 years old. This area was put under special protection of the state and the trees are now cultivated very intensively. Several olive mills in town produce excellent olive oil and it is really worthwhile to buy a bottle, although the extra virgin oil is quite expensive.

Unfortunately, the Cove of Valdanos, once a popular military resort, now abandoned and dilapidated, has been closed for the public for years. Several bids for redevelopment failed and it is still unclear what will happen with the beautiful bay with its crescent-shaped beach.

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The Heathrow Airport for the birds

Ulcinj Salina is one of the main natural sites in Montenegro. Built in 1934, on the 1 500–hectare area, salt pans of Ulcinj Salina were created for a salt-production company. Even though it is a man-made complex, it attracts tens of millions of birds every year. Therefore, it is a perfect example of a peaceful coexistence between birds and people. Thanks to the salt production, Salina grew into one of the most important areas for bird migration in the Mediterranean and Europe. So, no wonder it is known as a Heathrow Airport for the birds!

More than 250 bird species, which is more than a half registered in Europe, stop over at Salina, year after year during their migrations from Africa to Europe and back. For the birds flying from Italy, this is the first place on their Adriatic flyway where they can stop and rest. Actually, after 200 km long flyway, these tired birds are falling down exhausted and desperate for some food in which Salina abounds. Therefore, it is their main roosting, nesting, breeding and wintering area on the eastern Adriatic coast.

Even flamingos, those incredibly elegant beings, are regular visitors of Ulcinj Salina.

There are a few more components for which the significance of Ulcinj Salina should be highlighted. Aside from birds, Salina has plentiful amphibians, reptiles as well as unique plants. For example, Glasswort or Salicornia is the plant that grows only in high salinity ground. Its importance for Ulcinj Salina is essential, as it is a nesting habitat for many birds and other animals.

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Valdanos bay is one of the most important places for the citizens of Ulcinj/Ulqin. According to the tradition of the city, in order to get married, the Husband had to have in his possession a boat or 40 olive trees in order to be sure that he will be able to feed the family. As the time passed, the citizens kept planting olive trees, in the region of 'Bashbylyk/Basbuljuk' and in Valdanos Bay. The Valdanos bay had its other importance because it was used as a natural port too, specially when the sea was unstable when the southern wind blew or as the locals call it "Shirak/Jugo". Considering that Valdanos bay is west-oriented, after the "Shirak/Jugo", it was sometimes fatal for the boats in the bay. The reason lies on the fact that always after the "Shirak/Jugo", in this region blows a western wind known as "Punenta/Punenat" which may bring to Valdanos bay waves up to 4 meter high, which would cause an impressive noise of the colliding stones and breathtaking view. Valdanos Bay is well known as the rich fishing spot as the maximum depth of the bay peaks at around 50 meters. Its water is very clean because the its openness and water currents. Unfortunately, on the 7th January 1978 Valdanos bay was taken from the original owners as the 'Public Interest' in order to build an army base, which was never built. In numbers it contained more than 18 000 olive trees (XIX centuries old), 94 000 m2 of land which were under the padlock of the Former Yugoslav Army. The beach was opened for public in 2012 and in 2013 the "Aragosta Group" daughter company from Ulqin/Ulcinj rented the beach from the Public agency for coast administration called "Morsko Dobro". Since then the citizens and tourists can enjoy the beauty of the beach and feel the real joy of relaxing. "Valdanos Beach" is still a project under further development which aims to put the Valdanos Beach in the International Beaches Map. The beauty and the stories which this natural gem hides are still to be told and felt, for that reason, the friendly and service-oriented staff welcomes you. It couldn't be easier to arrange your visit to Valdanos Beach and many more Ulcinj attractions: make an itinerary online using Inspirock's Ulcinj route maker tool .

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Dolcinium is the first established Montenegrin kite club, which successfully left behind nine years of satisfied clients and friends. It is the best place you could imagine to learn how to kite or progress your current level.

When you come to Dolcinium, a warm, soft & loving environment will be waiting for you. Relaxing beach beds, friendly and professional service make it a wonderful all-day destination. Flying kites all over the horizon, delicious and fresh Mediterranean food, relaxed atmosphere, good vibes and good music are a must at Dolcinium.

Dolcinium won the Wild Beauty Award in 2011, as the most attractive offer in Montenegro.

Come and enjoy at Dolcinium the taste of the sea, sun, sand and kitesurfing. Sandy feet and friendly faces, chill-out music, refreshing cocktails and yellow sunsets, you can have it all!

Docinium - a place where you will be assured of a warm and friendly welcome along your whole holiday

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This island is located on the southernmost tip of Montenegro, with only the Bojana river separating it from Albanian territory (see: ADA BOJANA OFF-SEASON). Ada Bojana was a famous nudist settlement in the seventies and eighties of the last century, but due to the Balkan wars, it was abandoned. Privatization of the completely dilapidated settlement failed. Nowadays, a part of it has been refurbished and reconstructed and in the summer, it is a nudist and kite surfer paradise.

Spring and autumn are the right periods for a visit and a long stroll along the wide sandy beach. Ada is linked to the mainland by a narrow bridge, from which you can see numerous wooden cottages along the Bojana river, some of them with traditional fishing nets hanging above the water. The island is a magnificent place to get back to nature, to feel the wind blowing through your hair and hear the waves hitting the shore. You will see only a few people with the same wish: relaxing after a busy work week… And finally you can have a good lunch in one of the boat restaurants along the river … the fish is always fresh!

There are many other interesting things to see and to do in Ulcinj: Porto Milena with its old fishermen’s cottages, the Ladies’ Beach, the rectangular Clock Tower from 1754, and the Mosque of Namazgjahu, built in the beginning of the 18th century…

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