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Budva
is a coastal town in Montenegro. It has around 10,000 inhabitants,
and is a centre of Budva municipality. The coastal area around
Budva, called Budvanska rivijera, is the centre of Montenegro's
tourism, and is well known for its sandy beaches, diverse
nightlife, and beautiful examples of Mediterranean architecture.
Budva
is 2,500 years old, that makes it one of the oldest settlements
on the coast of the Adriatic sea.
Budva
is a capital of Montenegrin tourism. With over 250,000 guests
in 2005 summer season, which made over 1,600,000 overnight
stays, it is by far most popular tourist destination in Montenegro.
Either because of 11,310 m of sandy beaches in and around
Budva, or for its vast cultural heritage and beautiful architecture,
Budva is attracting more and more foreign tourists every year.
Coupled with vibrant nightlife, it makes Budva attractive
destination for everyone.
Budva
is popular among youth for its nightlife. Most visited places
are open air clubs lined along the main pedestrian promenade,
and few closed clubs that are opened after 01.00 AM (open
air clubs are not allowed to play music after that time, because
of the sound pollution regulations.)
Budva's most
famous beach is Mogren. Nestled in-between several large cliffs
it is accessed by a 500m pathway from Budva's Old town. Other
beaches within official city limits include Rièardova
glava (Richard's Head), Pizana, Slovenska (Slav Beach), Guvance.
Many other beaches are located just outside of Budva in smaller
adjacent towns and villages such as Becici, Jaz, Trsteno, Maestral,
Miloèer, Sveti Stefan, Pržno and Kamenovo.
Many would
say that Budva is "colourful" because of the majority
of buildings that have a distinct variety of colours. Since
Budva is a city that is more focused toward new age architecture,
much like Miami, the city outside its old town, does not hold
many historical sights.
In the
near vicinity of the town of Budva there are exclusive resorts
such as town-hotel Sveti Stefan and Miloèer, places
frequented by various celebrities as well as local businessmen
and politicians.
Budva is
connected to the rest of coastal towns of Montenegro by Adriatic
Motorway, which extends from Ulcinj on the far south to the
Herceg-Novi, and on to the Croatia.
Tivat
Airport is 20 km away. There are regular flights to Belgrade
and Zurich, and dozens of charter planes land daily on Tivat
airport during the summer season.
Podgorica
Airport is 65 km away, and it has regular flights to major
European destinations throughout the year.
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