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Ada Bojana

A triangular river island at the Albanian border, formed around a wreck, with a naturist beach and fish huts.

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Typeisland
WhereSouthern Montenegro
Nearest cityUlcinj
Best seasonMay to October
Time to allowA day
Getting thereAt the mouth of the Bojana southeast of Ulcinj; bridge from the mainland
EntrySmall charge for the island

Ada Bojana is a triangle of land at the mouth of the Bojana, formed when silt built up around a ship that ran aground in the nineteenth century and split the river into two arms. It has a sand beach along its seaward side, long established as a naturist beach, and along the river arms stand the kalimera, wooden stilt huts with lowered net frames used for fishing, several of which are now restaurants serving the day's catch.

What you actually see

  • The kalimera huts - wooden stilt structures with lowered fishing nets on the river.
  • The seaward beach - the sand along the ocean side, a naturist beach since the 1970s.
  • The river arms - the two channels of the Bojana enclosing the island.
  • The formation - an island built up around a nineteenth-century wreck.

When to go

May to October is the season. The fish restaurants are best in the evening. The kite wind blows through summer afternoons.

Honest expectations

The main beach is naturist and has been for decades, which surprises people who arrive unprepared. Facilities are seasonal and much closes outside summer. The river water is silty.

Nearby

Velika Plaza is northwest, and Lake Sas is north.

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Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.

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