The eastern Adriatic has become a prominent destination for sailors and the superyacht crowd. Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast is the main event, fringed by more than a thousand islands and islets.
There are plenty of safe harbors to dock or moor for a night or two. Popular destinations include Trogir, Cavtat, Zadaar, Korcula Island, and the medieval seaports of Split and Dubrovnik, immortalized as the capital of Westeros, King’s Landing, in HBO’s blockbuster series Game of Thrones.
Just down the coast is Montenegro. Sandwiched between Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Albania, this tiny Balkan nation has emerged as a travel destination since gaining its independence from Serbia in 2006.
In 2022, the former Bijela Shipyard, located in the beautiful Bay of Kotor, officially reopened as Adriatic42, the largest superyacht refit facility in the Southern Adriatic. Another spot to dock the yacht along the country’s 186-mile coastline is Dukley Marina on the Budva Riviera—“the Montenegrin Miami.”
