Blue Cave (Plava Špilja)
Plava špilja
A sea cave on the Luštica Peninsula where sunlight filters through the water to turn the interior a translucent blue; visitors can take a boat inside and go swimming.
The Blue Cave lies on the coast of the Luštica Peninsula, just outside the mouth of the Bay of Kotor. The cave entrance is about 9 meters high, and the interior covers roughly 300 square meters. Sunlight reflecting off the seabed turns the water inside a brilliant sapphire blue. It can only be reached by boat. Bay of Kotor tours departing from Kotor, Tivat and Herceg Novi, often combined with Our Lady of the Rocks, Perast and Mamula Island, stop inside the cave so passengers can swim. The light is best around midday. When the waves are rough, boats cannot enter the cave.
Opening hours
Per boat schedule (about May–Oct)
Nearby sights
- Mamula Island
- Herceg Novi Old Town
- Porto Montenegro
- Our Lady of the Rocks
- Perast
- Risan Roman Mosaics
- Cats Museum Kotor
- Kotor Old Town