Budva Favorites

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Favorite thing: Budva is a relatively small town by the Mediterranean Sea. It was already a tourist destination in the old days of Yugoslavia but recently it has been developed as the major tourist attraction of the new young republic of Montenegro. The place and the region have many interesting sites, there are like small fjords around, old cities, historical sites and of course the beautiful sea. Budva is developing fast and you can expect that in the future it will be another of the very crowded tourist destination of the region.

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Favorite thing: As in all Montenegrin towns there are organised public beaches where there is a stretch of beach where you can hire sunbeds and sun umbrellas and on the other half you may just lay down your towel.

There are beaches behind old town which are very popular. Mind you to reach the second and third beach you need to take the path along the rockface.

Then there is the big beach. First coming from the old town there is the yacht harbour where you may see some pretty fancy yachts, then come various organised beaches with restaurants and other attractions along the promenade right above the beach. There is a second promenade a few meters further inland with lots of stalls/little shops, nightclubs/bars, openair internet cafe etc.

There is a lot of construction of new buildings going on. So apart from the old town, Budva itself is not terribly pretty.

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Favorite thing: Budva has an outstanding beaches. Some are located in Budva town itself but the best are out (not far) and are part of Budva's riviera. All of them are put under special protection as a natural heritage. Mogren Beaches and Slovenska Beach are the most popular beaches within town. Going further, you can find Jaz Beach, Becici Beach, Kamenovo Beach, Przno Beach, Queen`s Beach, Milocer Beach, Sveti Stefan Beach, Petrovac Beach, Lucice Beach and Buljarica Beach. Beside those main, there are a lot of hidden small beaches to be discovered.
I am not going to write about them individualy here and if you want to find out more, some of them are described in my Republic of Montenegro Generel Tips.

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Favorite thing: And here is something I do not like. That is the new town of Budva. Built without any plan and order, that how it looks to me. To many new buildings and houses, fighting for the space, with economy ruling, sometimes forgeting about nice and human. It is realy shame since Budva had the potential to be one of the most beautiful towns on the Adriatic.

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Favorite thing: Another thing I love are the plants and flowers. Generaly, Budva is nicely dressed in green, but I especially like the plants in the Old Town, as they make a great contrast to the grey stone of the old houses and streets. I adore a little nice touches like the the flower pots hanging of the old walls.

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Favorite thing: The stair-cases are my passion, I guess 'couse they all lead somewhere :-0). They have the power to tell me a different story about the place (house) every time I look at them. I catch myself picturing them all the time. Don't ask me why, I just love them. That is a reason more (for me) for liking Budva so much as the Old Town is packed with them.

Favorite thing: While I was srtolling trough Budva's Old Town, I saw this odd table with a newspaper on the top. I guess I wouldn't mind to have it in my front yard ( If I had one - I live in the flat, lol). It looked if it was made from very old stones, but I can't belive that anyone would get the green light to make the tble from anciant stone remains.

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Favorite thing: The marina is very lively place during the summer months. Lots of boats and yachts are resting there. If you like watching those, you can sit on the bench or in one of the very cosy rstaurants alongside this little port.