Budva

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Template:Budva is a city in Montenegro.

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Hitching In/Out

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Public Transport

Budva's bus station is a 5-7 euro taxi ride, or a 20 minute walk, to "Stari Grad" or the old stone walled city. There is no inter-city bus from the bus station to Stari Grad. It's pretty well connected to major cities in Albania, Bosnia,Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia. No online schedule, though and the times and frequencies vary widely from season to season.

Places to Visit

Budva's "Stari Grad" or old town is worth a gander, but if you're short on time, head for Kotor instead. It's far more "alternative lifestyle" friendly.

Budva's Stari Grad is heavily reconstructed, has very small stone paved walkways (nice in the off-season, but almost completely un-navigable amidst the throngs of tourists in the summer), and is filled with overpriced shops hawking the latest designer fashions appealing primarily to Russian and Eastern European tastes.

Budva has some pebbly beaches (not a lot of sand here) with clear water, however; they're packed shoulder to shoulder with tourists during the summer months and backed by outdoor bars with pounding dance music. Approximately 1/2 of the beach front are filled with pay-per-use chairs and umbrellas that - as of summer 2009 - will run you about 10 euro for 2 chairs and an umbrella. Otherwise you can cast your towel onto the pebbles on the "free" areas.

Places to Avoid

Most of it. Outside of Stari Grad, Budva is mostly a mix of hastily unattractively constructed apartments and tourist accommodations.

Accommodation and Sleep

You'll find plentiful rooms ("sobe") outside the wall of Stari Grad ranging from 10 euro per person per night in the off-season to as much as 30 euro per person per night in the summer. Hotels can be 200 euro and up during high season.


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