Budva Riviera (region)
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Budva Riviera (Serbian/Montenegrin: Budvanska Rivijera; Cyrillic: Будванска Ривијера) is a 35 km long strip of Adriatic coast surrounding the town of Budva in Montenegro. It is located roughly on the middle of Montenegrin coast, and is a center of Montenegrin beach tourism. There are 12.5 km of beaches on Budva riviera.
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[edit] Settlements
The best known and most popular settlements along Budva riviera are:
- Budva
- Bečići
- Miločer
- Rafailovići
- Sveti Stefan
- Petrovac
[edit] Beaches
The best known feature of Budva riviera are its beautiful beaches. The beaches are listed here, from north to south.
[edit] Trsteno
Trsteno beach is a 100 m long beach, deeply pulled in the dry land. It perhaps has the best fine sand on Budva riviera. It is accessible by the same road that goes to Jaz beach.b
[edit] Jaz
Jaz beach lies with Mrčevo polje and it's hinterlands. The beach is 2,5 km away from Budva in the direction of Tivat. It consists of two parts, one 500 m long and other, which used to be a nudist beach, 300 m long. It is a pebble beach, with a campground along the greater part of the beach (capacity 2,000 lots). The beach is a protected natural heritage site.
[edit] Mogren
Mogren 1 and 2 beaches stretch from the cape called Mogren to the Avala Hotel belvedere. Their natural environment place Mogren into the category of most attractive beaches, with sand of medium particle size, both on the beach itself and in water. The beach is well exposed to sun and southerly wind. From backside it is protected by the hill of Spas covered in dense pine and oak woods. The beach is accessible by narrow path going through Avala hotel complex. It is not more than 150 m away from Budva's old town. Mogren consists of two sandy beaches of total length of 350 m, connected with a tunnel in the rock. They were named after the Spanish sailor Mogrini, who landed on the beaches after a shipwreck, As a sign of gratitude, he built St. Anthony's church.
A small fee (1 euro as of 2005) is collected at Mogren's entrance, as to keep the beaches not too crowded for guests of Avala hotel.
On the narrow path that leads to the beach, there is one section completely dedicated to divers and risk takers. Almost at the half point of the path, there is a little outlet into the sea, sandwiched between rocks, giving risk takers about 3 meters of width to dive safely into the water. This area is called by people from Budva, Kanal, which has no meaning but in english it means literally Canal. These divers have built up quite a reputation in Budva because of their rambunctious and hilarious acts. Most of the divers are actually from Budva, such as Bojan Dugonjic, Nenad Mandic, Darko Matic, Zeljko Savic, and there is one diver, Igor Dragovic, who is from Toronto, Canada, but is of Montenegrin origin. These pack of 5 divers were quite famous around the city, and were known as the Savo group.
[edit] Slovenska
Slovenska beach stretches from Budva marina to the Park hotel, 1,600 m in total length. It was declared a beach as early as 1920, and the Czechs who spent their summer holidays in Budva in 1935 gave it it's present name Slovenska plaža (Slavic beach). It is a pebble beach, and has a large hotel complex of the same name at it's backside. Budva's main promenade, where most of the nightlife and shopping takes place, goes alongside this beach.
[edit] Guvance
Guvance is a small sandy beach located below the walking path near the tunnel leading to Bečići. It is 80 m long.
[edit] Bečići
Bečići beach is one of the largest and most beautiful beaches in South Adriatic. It is a sandy beach, 1,950 m long and stretches from Zavala to Djevištenje. In 1935 it won the "Grand Prix" in Paris as the most beautiful beach in Europe. It is perhaps the best equipped beach on the riviera, with sport fields and all other amenities.
[edit] Kamenovo
Kamenovo beach is the first in a series of 16 smaller beaches lying between the town of Bečići and "Perazića do". It faces southesat and has a large number of hours of sunshine. This 730 m long sandy beach is easily accessible from the main road towards Petrovac.
[edit] Pržno
Pržno beach is located in front of the picturesque Mediterranean settlement of the same name. It stretches for 350 m between Pržno cape and Miločer cape. It is surrounded by olive groves of exceptional value, which is why the entire area is enlisted as a protected nature reserve. In the vicinity of the beach is "Maestreal hotel", and a string of taverns and cafes.
[edit] Miločer
Miločer beach is located near the former summer residence of the royal family Karađorđević, built in 1934. The beach is 280 m long, surrounded by woods covering the area of 18 ha, with rare exotic tree species like the Lebanon Cedar, tropical mimosas, loquats, cacti, agavas and others. Miločer beach belongs to high category of sandy beaches.
[edit] Kraljičina
Kraljičina beach (Queen's beach) is located next to Miločer beach. It is a 200 m long beach surrounded by cypress and olive trees. It's name derives from the fact that it was a favourite spot of Queen Marija Karađorđević.
This beach may not be open for general public at all times, or entrance may be charged, because this is favourite resort of Montenegrin officials.
[edit] Sveti Stefan
Beaches of Sveti Stefan are formed on both sides of the strip that connects the town-hotel of Sveti Stefan with the coast. Those are two sandy beaches of 1,170 total length. Onde side is reserved for famous guests of this de-luxe hotel.
[edit] Drobni pijesak
This secluded 250 m long beach is accessible only from the sea. It is has the appearance of a real tropical beach.
[edit] Perazića do
Perazića do beach is in immediate vicinity of Reževići monastery, below the highway. This little sandy beach is hidden in a deep valley.
[edit] Petrovac
Petrovac beach is a sandy beach of some 600m of length, with the sand of reddish colour. The beach is bordered by Petrovac promenade, filled with cafes, restaurants and shops.
[edit] Lučice
Lučice is a popular beach located some 500 m south from town of Petrovac. This sandy beach is shaped like a little bay, and is 220 m long.
[edit] Buljarica
Buljarica is possibly the greatest development potential of Montenegrin coast. Buljarica field and the slopes of Dubovica hill are well suited for the development of all types of tourism. Buljarica cove stretches from "Resovo brdo" cove to Dubovica, and is a largest beach of Budva Riviera. It is 1 km from Petrovac in the direction of Bar, and is 2,250 m long.
[edit] Sveti Nikola island
The Sveti Nikola island is main excursion site in Budva area. The island has three sandy beaches of total length of 840 m. The island itself is about 1 km far from Budva. There are many small beaches around the island, accessible only by boat.
[edit] See also
- Tourism in Montenegro
- Herceg Novi Riviera
- Tivat Riviera
- Kotor Riviera
- Bar Riviera
- Ulcinj Riviera
