Often described as the “Montenegrin Miami”, with sandy beaches, coves, cliffs, islands and reefs as well as a vibrant nightlife, Budva is the most famed coastal tourist resort in Montenegro (South-eastern Europe, close to Croatia, that is).

With over 2,500 years of history (which makes it one of the oldest settlements on the Adriatic seacoast) Budva is also called the Budvanska rivijera. It has developed around a small peninsula on which the Old Town stands. Being by far the most-visited destination in Montenegro, Budva attracts both domestic and foreign tourists with its Venetian charm.

There are as many as 35 luring sandy beaches to choose from, while 8 of them are marked with blue flags –a major international award for quality and high standards of service at the beaches. All of them are clean, the sea is safe so that you can swim in its clear waters or take a stroll along the shores as long as and as much as you wish to.

Be it daylife or nightlife, Budva offers great chances to enjoy theater plays and performances, music concerts and other entertainment programs, while the small city turns wild at night with all those cafes, bars and nightclubs open till late in the morning.

Definitely a must, you can roam the area, get to meet the locals and their culture, and try their traditional cuisine in a warm and hospitable ambiance. Speaking of cuisine, there is a vast choice of places to eat in Budva with the Old Town being the most important spot. Here you will find almost anything from pizza places, bakeries to seafood and Chinese restaurants. Across the harbour, at the very coast, there are some premium fresh seafood restaurants. In fact, the entire promenade is dotted with fast-food joints, offering barbecue, giros, pancakes, slices of pizza, ice-cream, and more, and at affordable prices.

But when you’re done eating, never miss a visit to the walls of the Old Town of Budva, where the ancient spirit and charm is almost tangible. The other sites of historic and religious import that are bound to charm you are the Church of Sv. Trojica that houses the tomb of the famed writer Stjepan Mitrov Ljubisa; the Churches of Sv. Ivan, Sv. Bogorodica and Sv. Sava; and the monasteries Stanjevici, Podostrog, Rezevici and Gradiste.

For the sports lover, Budva is prepared to satisfy. Tennis, beach volleyball, basketball, handball, boccie, mini-football, table tennis, aqua ski, and another must … scuba-diving.

The climate in Budva is typically Mediterranean – with long summers which are hot and dry, and the winters which are rainy and mild. A perfect summer destination, the average temperature in July is 28 degrees Celsius and the average sea temperature is 24 degrees Celsius.

Budva is right where the spirit of ancient times meets with the renaissance charm of the Adriatic. It’s stunning!!!

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