From Naval Shipyard to Adriatic Playground
Until the 1990s, Tivat was a Yugoslav navy town. Porto Montenegro, built on the decommissioned Arsenal site, now shelters 450 yacht berths and a waterfront promenade.
The airport is 4 km from the town centre. Collect a rental car at arrivals and you can be parked at Porto Montenegro in five minutes, or inside Kotor's walls in twenty.
Beaches Within Reach
Tivat municipality counts 17 beaches along 3 km of coast. Two are worth a special drive:
- Plavi Horizonti on the Lustica peninsula: fine white sand in a sheltered cove
- Sveti Marko island beaches near Przno: remnants of a 1960s resort half-reclaimed by nature
Porto Montenegro
The old Arsenal dry docks now shelter superyachts up to 250 metres long. The waterfront village has boutiques, a pool club, restaurants, and a Naval Heritage Collection.
Beyond the Marina
Prevlaka Peninsula
Archaeological digs reveal layers of a 10th-century monastic complex on the tip of the Prevlaka peninsula.
Sveti Antun Padovanski (1734)
This Baroque church on a hillside above Tivat offers a panorama from Porto Montenegro's masts to Kotor's fortress walls.
Kotor's Maritime Museum, twenty minutes away, puts Tivat's naval past in context.