Coast guide · about an hour from Podgorica
The heart of the Montenegrin riviera: Budva’s walled old town, Mogren beach, the islet village of Sveti Stefan, and where to eat and stay.
Montenegro feature
An ancient walled town on the sea and a fishing village on an islet: the most famous stretch of the Montenegrin coast.
Walk the old town early, swim at Mogren, and watch the sun set over Sveti Stefan.
Read the full back story below, then plan your trip.
The back story
One of the oldest towns on the Adriatic, a walled old town on the sea, and Sveti Stefan, the fishing village on an islet that became a legendary hotel.
A walled town on the sea
A compact walled old town on a headland, with stone lanes, churches and the Citadel.
Ancient Budva
The museum of ancient Budva in the old town, with finds from its Greek and Roman necropolis.
A cove beyond the cliffs
Two sandy coves reached by a path along the cliffs from the old town.
The postcard view
The walled village on an islet, now a private resort, and the beach that faces it.
By the old town
A long-established fish restaurant on the seafront beside Budva’s old town.
Beside the old town
A resort hotel with a spa beside Budva’s old town and the sea.
On the Zavala peninsula
A five-star resort on the Zavala peninsula across the bay from Budva.
About an hour
Buses run often from Podgorica to Budva in about an hour and a half; by car it is about an hour.
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