Budva
Sign in to saveBudva (Cyrillic: Будва, or ) 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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Budva is a coastal town in Montenegro with about 17,500 residents that serves as the center of the country's tourism industry, thanks to its medieval walled old town, beaches, and nightlife. As one of the Adriatic coast's oldest settlements at 2,500 years old, it represents an important historical and contemporary destination in the region.
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25 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- City Assembly (2024–2028)
- Mayor
- Demographics
- Ethnicity
- Cityscape
- Old Town
- Outside the Old Town
- Tourism
- Beaches
- Nightlife
- Other
- Climate
- Culture
- Education
- Sports
- Transport
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
- Sources and external links
- Official sites
- Travel websites
Budva (Cyrillic: Будва, or ) 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.
== Etymology == In Serbo-Croatian, the town is known as Будва or Budva; in Italian and Latin as Budua; and in (classical/ancient) Greek as Bouthoe (Βουθόη) and Butua (Βουτούα).