Velika Plaža is a beach in Ulcinj Municipality, Montenegro

Montenegro

Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...

. It stretches from Port Milena in Ulcinj to Bojana River

Bojana River

The Bojana or Buna , is a 41 km long river in Albania and Montenegro which flows into the Adriatic Sea. An outflow of Lake Skadar, measured from the source of the lake's longest tributary, the Morača, the Morača-Lake Skadar- Bojana system is 183 km long.- The river in Albania :The river...

, which separates it from Ada Bojana

Ada Bojana

Ada Bojana is an island in the Ulcinj Municipality in Montenegro.The name Ada means island in Turkish language.The island is created by river delta of Bojana River. The legend says it was formed by gathering river sand around a ship sunk at the mouth of Bojana river, but it is more likely to be a...

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Overview

The beach's length is 12,000 meters (8 miles), thus is the longest beach

Beach

A beach is a geological landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake or river. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles or cobblestones...

 in Montenegro.

The New York Times included Velika Plaza and Montenegro's South Coast (including Ada Bojana

Ada Bojana

Ada Bojana is an island in the Ulcinj Municipality in Montenegro.The name Ada means island in Turkish language.The island is created by river delta of Bojana River. The legend says it was formed by gathering river sand around a ship sunk at the mouth of Bojana river, but it is more likely to be a...

 and Hotel Mediteran

Hotel Mediteran

The Hotel Mediteran , located in the coastal town of Ulcinj in Montenegro, is one of the first privatization deals completed by the new nation of Montenegro. The hotel was acquired by in July 2005 through the Commerce Court of Podgorica...

 in a ranking of top travel destinations for 2010 - "Top Places to Go in 2010".http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/travel/10places.html?pagewanted=2&ref=travel

Future Development

Velika Plaza is natural asset of Montenegro that the government hopes to see developed as part of the country's tourism development strategy, albeit in an environmentally friendly manner. The vast hinterland of the beach is mostly undeveloped, so it is potentially the site of the biggest greenfield investment on Montenegrin coast.

So far, a public competition has been announced on creating a masterplan of developing a sustainable waterfront community, through means of public private partnership.

See also

• Buljarica
  Buljarica
  Buljarica is a beach in the Budva Municipality of western Montenegro. It is about from Petrovac in the direction of Bar, The beach is long.-Geography:Buljarica has development potential to rival that of famed Velika Plaža of the south Montenegrin coast...
  
  
• Jaz Beach
  Jaz Beach
  Jaz is a beach in the Budva Municipality in Montenegro. It is located 2.5 km west of Budva city. It consists of two parts, one 850 m long and the other, formerly a nudist beach, 450 m long...
  
  
• Ladies Beach (Ulcinj)
• Valdanos Bay Beach (Ulcinj)
• Ada Bojana
  Ada Bojana
  Ada Bojana is an island in the Ulcinj Municipality in Montenegro.The name Ada means island in Turkish language.The island is created by river delta of Bojana River. The legend says it was formed by gathering river sand around a ship sunk at the mouth of Bojana river, but it is more likely to be a...
  
  beach and river Ada (Ulcinj)

External links

• Kite Surfing Paradise Velika Plaza
• Velika Plaza - Ulcinj's Great Beach
• http://www.velikaplaza.info
• Ladies's beach at Ulcinj
• The 31 Places to Go in 2010, New York Times