Dobrota is an amazing place, both for its history and for its beauties. And if you get a chance to relax here - be sure to take it! There is an opinion among tourists that there are no beaches in this place, there are no sights at all, and in general life is boring, and the rest will be ruined. Do not believe such statements! Dobrota is a great place to relax, and perhaps one of the best in Boka. There are beaches here, albeit not as large as in the Budva Riviera; There are also many attractions that cannot be described even within the framework of one article! We will talk about them further.
Dobrota, which stretched in a narrow strip along the coast of the bay for as much as six kilometers, has now completely merged with which and it is impossible to find a place where the dividing line passes. We will start our virtual tour from the place where the road in the area of the shopping center "Kamelia" turns from the Adriatic highway to a calm embankment. Here, in the very first building to the left of the road, there is a konoba "Akustik" ("konoba" in Montenegro is a small, often family restaurant). By the way, the restaurant is very good, there will be time - be sure to take the opportunity to sit on the terrace overlooking the bay and cruise ships passing by.
Dobrota beach starts right from the restaurant. It is small, only 200-250 meters in length, but it has everything you need, including a shower, a changing cabin and a rescue tower, and there are usually very few people even in the season - it will not be difficult to find a place under the sun.
Having passed the beach to the end, on the other side of the street you will see an old two-story stone building. Here, in an old mansion, "Hostel 89" is located. Why such a strange name? Yes, everything is simple - the hostel is located at the address: street of the First Bokel Brigade No. 89 - that's the whole mystery. And the owner of the hostel, apparently, was too lazy to come up with something original - such is the Montenegrin way of life.
The name of the embankment should be given a few words. The "First Bokel (shock) brigade" was formed on October 5, 1944 in the village of Zuptsy near the town of Trebinje. It consisted of a total of 4 battalions. In the bay area in October 1944, the fighters defeated the German garrisons in Biel, Baosici, Dzhenovichi and Kumbor, then, together with the second Dalmatian brigade, participated in the liberation Risan. On November 22, 1944, two battalions of the First Bokel Brigade cleared Budva from the fascist invaders, two days later - the city Bar, then - Ulcinj, Podgorica, Kolasin and others. The year before last, the 70th anniversary of the creation of the brigade was celebrated. But let's go back to our days!
Walking a little further along the embankment, on the right you will see a two-story blue building resembling a palace. This is the Maritime Faculty of the University of Montenegro - the only state higher educational institution that has been operating since 1959 and producing first-class personnel for the country's navy.
There are many different cafes and restaurants on the promenade itself, the prices are absolutely democratic. There is also European cuisine here, you can taste pizza with spaghetti and Montenegrin cuisine, and the views are just great. It seems that you will never be able to enjoy such views of the bay, these boats parked near the shore in small bays, as well as the tiny houses of the villages of Muo and Prcanj - located on the other side of the bay!
Fishermen have chosen a place on a patch near the embankment, next to a supermarket and a bakery (in our opinion, this is a bakery). Here in the morning you can buy fresh fish directly from the boat. To the right of the fishermen, on a cape jutting out into the water, there is another building with an incredible history. Once the palace of the noble Radonichich family, where Vladyka Peter II from the famous and revered in the local area Petrovich-Negushi dynasty even visited on vacation. Now this building houses the Institute of Marine Biology (Institut za biologiju mora) - one of the research institutions of the University of Montenegro.
By the way, if you walk past him, be sure to go to his territory. Passing the institute building, at the very end of the cape on a ledge, you will find a small chapel and a cross on the reef. The chapel dedicated to St. Elijah, one of the oldest churches in the region, seems to be seeing off sailors on long voyages, promising to protect them from adversity and storms on their journeys. And this is where we end our review of Dobrota for today, but the sights did not end there. In the next review, we will tell you even more interesting things about this wonderful place!
