Budva
Budva is a town in the Coastal region of Montenegro.
Budva is a town in the Coastal region of Montenegro. It had 17,479 inhabitants as of 2023, and is the centre of Budva Municipality. The coastal area around Budva, known as the Budva Riviera, is the center of Montenegrin tourism, renowned for its well-preserved medieval walled city, sandy beaches, and diverse nightlife. Budva is 2,500 years old, which makes it one of the oldest settlements on the Adriatic coast.
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Worth seeing in and around Budva
8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Jaz Beach
Jaz is a beach in the Budva municipality in Montenegro. It is located 2.5 km west of central Budva.
3.2 km · beach near Budva, Montenegro · Wikipedia - 02Podmaine Monastery
The Podmaine Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery built in the 15th century by the Crnojević noble family in Podmaine near Budva, Zeta. The monastery has two churches, smaller and older church of Presentation of the Mother of God was built by Crnojević noble family in the 15th century while bigger church was built in 1747.
1.1 km · Serbian Orthodox monastery near Budva, Montenegro · Wikipedia - 03Praskvica Monastery
The Praskvica Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in Čelobrdo, a village in the Budva municipality in modern-day Montenegro. It was a spiritual and political center of the Paštrovići clan.
5.3 km · monastery in Montenegro · Wikipedia - 04Stanjevići Monastery
The Stanjevići Monastery is located north of the town of Budva, Montenegro. Founded by Nikola Stanjević, the monastery is remembered as the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro and the place where the praviteljstvo suda and zakonik for Montenegro and the Brda was promulgated and enacted in 1798 by 50 members of the council and Vladika Petar I Petrović-Njegoš.
5.3 km · monastery in north of Budva, Montenegro · Wikipedia - 05Stadion Lugovi
Stadion Lugovi is a football stadium in Budva, Montenegro. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Mogren and FK Budva.
700 m · stadium in Montenegro · Wikipedia - 06Podlastva Monastery
The Podlastva Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in Lastva Grbaljska, in Grbalj, Montenegro. The monastery's church is dedicated to the Nativity of the Theotokos.
3.6 km · Church in Lastva Grbaljska, Montenegro · Wikipedia - 07Duljevo monastery
The Duljevo monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery dating to the 14th century located in Kuljače in south Montenegro. It includes a church dedicated to St.
6 km · Serbian Orthodox monastery · Wikipedia - 08Mogren Fortress
Mogren Fortress is a ruined fortress overlooking the Budva Riviera and Adriatic Sea in the municipality of Budva built by the Austrian Empire in 1860. The fortress is set on the Spas Hill above the Mogren 2 Beach 1 km to the west of the Budva Old Town.
1.9 km · 19th century fortress in Montenegro · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Stari Grad (Old Town) (on the peninsula in Budva center). The old town of Budva lies on a little island that was linked to the land by a sandbar and in time turned into a peninsula. It is surrounded by ramparts originating from the 15th century including a medieval fortification system with city gates, defense walls and towers.
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Things to do
- 01Boat Trip around Budva Riviera
Rent or board a boat in the harbour by the Old Town for wonderful scenic experience, and you might enjoy St.
- 02Hike old cliffy-road above
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Where to eat
There is a wide choice of places to eat at in Budva. In old town 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, notably "Jadran" and "Donna".
- 01Paradise Food
Gluten free, sugar free and plant based food.
- 02Kod Iva
There is a meat and a fish menu accompanied by homemade wine and rakja.
- 03Andora Fast Food
Very tasty and nutritious grilled čevapi in a roll with additions.
- 04Verde
Great food, cool place, friendly service.
- 05Parma
Excellent restaurant, with a nice terrace.
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Getting to Budva
- Airports
- Podgorica / Podgorica Golubovci Airbase (TGD), 35 km · Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković (DBV), 56 km · Tirana Mother Teresa (TIA), 121 km
- Dubrovnik → Budva72 km · quickest by road, 2h 59m · €9–12
- Rinas → Budva119 km · quickest by road, 4h 31m · $13–18
- Mostar → Budva144 km · quickest by road, 5h · $16–22
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Budva
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Budva. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere is a direct fast ferry line from Dubrovnik to Budva organised by Adriatic Lines.
- Get inFerry runs daily from Dubrovnik to Budva or Kotor, mainly in the high season.
- Get inBuses to Sarajevo run daily at 08:10 (Balkan Express minibus) and the journey takes about 7 hours, stopping at Podgorica and other cities.
- Get inA short €5 ferry journey saves the drive around the bay of Kotor.
- Get aroundNikola island, or one-day trips to various destinations on Montenegrin coast, but these are also expensive.
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- Budva Municipalitymunicipality of Montenegro800 m
- Boretivillage in Budva Municipality, Montenegro1.3 km
- Lastva Grbaljskasettlement in Montenegro4.3 km
- Pržnovillage in Montenegro4.2 km