KEMBARA BALKAN - MONTENEGRO | 04 BUDVA : Sepetang di Budva - Part 1

Budva is a coastal tourist resort in Montenegro. It is often called "Montenegrin Miami", because it is the most crowded and most popular tourist resort in Montenegro, with beaches and vibrant nightlife.

Budva is on the central part of Montenegrin coast, called "Budvanska Rivijera". It has developed around a small peninsula, on which the old town is situated. It is by far most visited destination in Montenegro, attracting mostly domestic, Russian, Serbian and other Eastern European tourists with an old town, bars and nightclubs, and beaches mostly consisting of small rocks. It is base for mass tourism, while in its near vicinity there are luxury resorts such as Sveti Stefan and Miločer.

There are as many as 35 beaches in the Budva area, mostly rock and a little sand (8 beaches are marked with blue flags).

During the summer in particular, the day and night-life offers opportunities to enjoy theatre plays and performances, music events and entertainment programs.

Many nightclubs use go-go dancers to attract customers, and families might be offended by the open display of almost-naked girls in the street. There is mainly one street, the main promenade, where all the action happens.

Budva appears to be undergoing poorly planned, unchecked growth with towering unattractive apartment buildings and hotels being built wherever there is open space - which unfortunately includes building directly on the beach.

Some tourists may find Budva disappointing and cheesy because of the over-crowded beaches filled with chairs, umbrellas and loud music in some places. Prices for food and accommodation are also well above what can be found in less popular resorts.

The old town is adjacent to the marina, where the wealthy come to moor their luxury yachts. The old town is small but beautiful, with restaurants and boutiques selling luxury goods at high prices.

Bandar Budva

Old town Budva yang menjadi tarikan

Bandar Budva

Bangunan bangunan serta resort penginapan di sekitar coast Budva

Laut

Sebaik saja bas berhenti di main station, aku turun dan simpan luggage dulu. Hari dah pun petang so aku memang tak banyak masa nak explore Budva ni. Tapi alang alang sampai, aku nak jugak pegi ke Old Town Budva yang terkenal di sini.

Nak ke sana kena jalan kaki. Tak jauh tapi kena tau jalan. Tapi sebab ramai orang jalan kaki, aku ikut je laluan yang ada menuju ke kawasan Old Town.

Bus terminal Budva

Buah delima

Budva

Kawasan bukit bukau yang di lalui oleh bas dari Podgorica tadi

Laluan menuju ke Old Town Budva

Hotel mewah

Orang agak ramai, mostly menuju ke pantai untuk santai dan mandi manda. Aku pun ikut je la pegi ke sana dulu usha kawasan.

Budva Old Town Beach

Jetty

Di sini jugak terletaknya Dancing Girl Statue

A statue of a topless girl doing the dancer's pose (yoga). Some people say that this is a statue of a young girl who drowned here but others say that this is just an ordinary statue. 

This is a good place to take pictures with a panorama of Old Town in back.

View of Stari Grad

Old town

Aku ikut laluan tepi bukit menuju ke Mogren Beach

Lautan

Citadel Budva

Mogren Beach

Mogren Beach, (near the old town citadel). crowded beach but nice water. 

Don't stop at the first stretch of beach, now designated Mogren 1, necessarily, continue around the sunbathers to the far end and through the coves to Mogren 2. The music from Mogren 1 is ever so mute there. If you're really adventurous continue around the perimeter of the small bay to what is referred to as shark's rock, which daredevils jump off of. Be aware that due to the trees and nearby cliff the afternoon shade covers the far half of Mogren 2 earlier than the rest.

Tak de apa pun area ni... cuma agak private tapi ramai orang jugak

Tapi spot untuk water sport juga

Boat persiaran

Riadah

Sebab tak de apa sangat aku patah balik jer. Nice spot untuk ambik gambar jugak.

Laluan

View Sveti Nikola Island

Laluan

Kembali ke area Oldtown Budva

Masih ramai yang bersantai petang sambil mandi manda di kawasan ni

Petang di Stari Gard

Tempat santai

Beach

Abis usha kawasan pantai tu, aku terus ke area Old Town. Kawasan ni di kelilingi tembok besar yang merupakan kawasan lama yang masih mengekalkan senibina dan bangunan bangunan lama dan bersejarah.

Masuk adalah percuma.

Entrance

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 XV century including a medieval fortification system with city gates, defense walls and towers. The Old Town consists of narrow streets and alleys and small squares with precious monuments of different Mediterranean cultures that have marked the development of this town. You can enter in Old Town from one of five entrance doors.

Sebaik saja masuk ke dalam kawasan Old Town tu, mata aku terus memandang............... 

Rock Shop, Budva !

Seperti yang di bagitau oleh minah HRC Podgorica tadi tu. Memang ada Rock Shop je tapi tak de cafe.

Usha belah dalam

Sebab ada pelanggan aku tak berapa di layan sangat. Tapi tak pe lah. Aku tak de apa nak cari. Just usha usha je lah sebab barang banyak dah beli di HRC Podgorica tadi.

Usha Rock Shop di Budva ni.

Apa yang membezakan Rock Shop di Budva dengan HRC di Podgorica, Di Budva tak banyak jual T shirt HRC Podgorica. T Shirt dia banyak tulis Montenegro saja. Kat HRC Podgorica ada jual both. 

Dah abis usha Rock Shop, nak usha kawasan Old Town Budva pulak.

Ayuh !

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