Blue Grotto
Montenegro's Lustica Peninsula, which is still relatively unknown, is home to charming villages, beautiful beaches, and the Blue Grotto. The grotto gets its name from the florescent blue water that reflects light off the sandy bottom of the round-shaped cave with a vaulted ceiling.
The Blue Grotto is a natural sea cave that is 60 meters long and 25 meters wide. The cave mouth is two meters wide but only about a meter high, so visitors must board small rowboats carrying a maximum of four passengers to enter. The skipper will have you lie back along the bottom of the boat while he guides you through the opening with a metal chain attached to the cave walls. Between April and October, tours leave on a regular basis from the Herceg Novia marina and either go only to the Blue Grotto or combine it with other nearby attractions. The cave is also an excellent location for snorkeling or diving.
- Entrance fee: EUR 14/person (the Blue Grotto is a cultural site and entrance fees are equivalent to those of a museum).
- Opening time:
- Daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with favorable sea conditions (in case of certain high winds, the cave mouth is inaccessible).
- The Grotto is closed to visitors during rough seas or high winds, and it's always closed on December 25th and January 1st.
- Getting there: by bus from Anacapri or by boat Marina Grande.
- Location: Lustica Peninsula, southwestern Montenegro
