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The old walled town of Budva with the Citadela in the foreground, Budva, Montenegro, Europe

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Overview

Budva (袘褍写胁邪) is the poster child of Montenegrin tourism. Easily the country鈥檚 most-visited destination, it attracts hordes of holidaymakers intent on exploring its atmospheric Stari Grad (Old Town), sunning themselves on the bonny beaches of the Budva Riviera and partying until dawn; with scores of buzzy bars and clanging clubs, it鈥檚 not nicknamed 鈥榯he Montenegrin Miami鈥� for nothing.

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Must-see attractions

  • Stari Grad

    Stari Grad

    Budva

    Budva's best feature and star attraction is the Stari Grad (Old Town) 鈥� a mini-Dubrovnik with marbled streets and Venetian walls rising from the clear鈥�

  • Panoramic landscape of coast Budva riviera:Sveti Nikola island and mountains at sunset. Dramatic evening sky. Balkans, Adriatic sea, Europe. Landscape of coast Budva riviera:Sveti Nikola island at sunset. - stock photo

    Sveti Nikola

    Budva

    Known locally as 鈥楬awaii鈥�, Sveti Nikola is Montenegro鈥檚 largest island, stretching to nearly 2km. Fallow deer wander about on this uninhabited green spot,鈥�

  • Trg izme膽u crkava

    Trg izme膽u crkava

    Budva

    Literally the 'square between the churches', this open area below the citadel provides a visual reminder of the once-cosy relationship between Orthodox鈥�

  • The old walled town of Budva with the Citadela in the foreground, Budva, Montenegro, Europe

    Citadela

    Budva

    The citadel at the Old Town鈥檚 seaward end offers striking views, a restaurant and a library full of model ships, rare tomes and maps displayed safely鈥�

  • Plo膷e Beach

    Plo膷e Beach

    Budva

    If the sands are getting too crowded in Budva itself, head out to this little pebbly beach at the end of a scrub-covered peninsula, 10km west of town 鈥�

  • Podostrog Monastery

    Podostrog Monastery

    Budva

    From Podmaine Monastery, a walking track leads up the mountains for 2km to the fortified Podostrog Monastery. This was once a residence of Montenegro鈥檚鈥�

  • St John the Baptist鈥檚 Church

    St John the Baptist鈥檚 Church

    Budva

    Budva's largest church was built towards the end of the 12th century, and served as its Catholic cathedral until 1828. Parts of it possibly date from as鈥�

  • Budva Museum

    Budva Museum

    Budva

    This archaeological and ethnographic museum shows off Budva鈥檚 ancient and complicated history 鈥� dating back to at least 500 BC 鈥� over four floors of鈥�

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