Rafaelo Beach, Topla

Getting there and parking

On foot along the shore from Herceg Novi or Igalo; the two centres are 3.5 km apart by road, about 6 minutes, or 2.7 km and about half an hour on foot. Herceg Novi's paid street parking runs in zones from Igalo to Meljine: blue €0.80 an hour and yellow €0.60 with no time limit, red €1.00 and purple €1.50 with a 1-hour limit in the centre, Sundays free outside July and August; charging runs 07:00-21:00 outside the season, until midnight in June and September, and every day until midnight in July and August. The "Igalo" garage on Norveška ulica has 100 spaces. Herceg Novi's city buses are run by Blue Line, with an office in Igalo.

The beach

Sand and pebble on the shore, with bathing piers along this part of the coast. Cafés and restaurants stand nearby.

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. Two bathing areas in Topla held the Blue Flag in earlier seasons: Yachting Club 32 (2006-2008) and Hotel Sunresort (2009).

Nearby

• Blatna plaža, the mud beach of Igalo, to the west, and Njivice beyond Igalo.
• Forte Mare on the Herceg Novi waterfront, Kanli Kula and the clock tower in the old town.
• The Herceg Novi City Museum.

Questions

Is Rafaelo sand?

Sand and pebble.

Where do I park?

In the paid street zones of Herceg Novi and Igalo, or the Igalo garage; Sundays are free on the street outside July and August.