Igalo is one of the most famous Spa
centres in Montenegro and in the Europe . Until the second half of the 20th
century it was a
sparsely inhabited village. Only in the last five decades it turned into the
little town almost connected to
Herceg Novi. From here, by boat, you can
quickly come to the resorts of Njivice, Zanjic and to the mysterious Blue
Cave (Plava Spilja), considered by many the “temple of God of the sea”.
A modern Medical health center was
built on the grounds of the Igalo’s mud bath. More then a thousand patients
can be treated in this center at the same time. This centre
is especially famous for curing the rheumatic diseases. Traditionally, the
most regular ‘users’ of Igalo’s benefits are the Scandinavians, especially
the Norwegians. Many famous people came here to be treated for rheumatic and
the other diseases - many crowned persons, princes and kings. One of the
regular guests was also the president of the former SFRY Josip Broz Tito. In
order to serve his needs a special villa “Galeb” was built just beside the
Institute It is now the residential object of the Montenegrin Government
intended for receiving important foreign guests.
Igalo encompasses the coast line from the Sutorina river to the Galeb
restaurant. This is both a bathing beach and a promenade. The beach is sandy, with some beautifully designed
paved areas, making swimming and sun bathing a pleasurable experience.
With security offered by sandy beaches with very low sea depth, Igalo has become
very popular destination for families with children.
There
are many restaurants and cafes where the aroma of fish specialities, the
sound of music and pleasant surroundings entice people to linger a while.
Because of attractive and well-dressed girls many call Igalo's promenade
the "longest cat walk" on the Adriatic Sea...
Shore is 1500 m long with capacity for about 3500
tourists.
