Topolica (Gradska plaža), Bar
Sand and pebble · 750 m · Bar
Photo: Marcin Konsek · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Length
- 750 m
- Crowds
- High
Topolica, the town beach (Gradska plaža) of Bar, runs along the King Nikola promenade from Marina Bar to the mouth of the Željeznica river. It is small pebbles and sand, 500-750 m long, with free entrance, free parking, sunbeds, water sports and food and drink along the promenade. It is one of the most accessible beaches in Bar: you walk to it from the town centre. A pet-friendly bathing area lies at the Željeznica end.
Getting there and parking
On foot from anywhere in central Bar. Bar is the end of the Bar-Belgrade railway. By road, Sutomore is 12 km and about 20 minutes away. Parking at the beach is free; street parking in the town is run by Parking servis Bar in zones, with zone I at €0.50 per started hour.
The beach
Small pebbles and sand, about 500-750 m long, with the promenade directly behind the beach. Sunbeds and umbrellas, food and drink and water sports are on the beach. Along the promenade are the town museum in the King Nikola palace, a children's park and sports fields.
Loungers and the free half
Every public bathing area must keep half of its length free of loungers and umbrellas and mark it, with a free strip along the water and a passage to the sea at least every 20 m. Lifeguards are posted at least one per 50 m of shore in July and August and one per 100 m in the other months of the season, which runs from May to October, when the bathing water is also tested.
Dogs
A pet-friendly bathing area (8A) lies near the Željeznica bridge.
Nearby
- Žukotrlica, the 1,000 m pebble beach of Šušanj, to the north-west.
- Crvena stijena, the boat-access cove behind Volujica hill, and Veliki pijesak at Dobra Voda to the south-east.
- Stari Bar, the old town, inland.
Questions
Can I bring a dog?
Yes, to the pet-friendly area 8A near the Željeznica bridge.
Is it free?
Entrance and parking are free; half of every public bathing area stays free of loungers.
Sand or pebble?
Small pebbles with sand.
Sources
Morsko dobro, The Beaches of Montenegro (brochure), p. 104 · Morsko dobro, beach catalogue: Bar · Tourist Organisation Bar: Topolica · NTO Montenegro, Pet-friendly beaches · Parking servis Bar, price list · JP Morsko dobro, Organizacija kupališta (bathing-area rulebook: free half, passages, lifeguards) · JP Morsko dobro, bathing water monitoring (season May-October) · Blue Flag Montenegro, flagged bathing areas by season · OSRM routing (car, OpenStreetMap data, ODbL; times without traffic)
