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Budva Citadel & the churches of the old town
Budva’s seaward bastion
The fortress at the sea end of Budva’s old town, with a cluster of churches in the square below.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Radosław Botev · CC BY 3.0 pl via Wikimedia Commons
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Radosław Botev · CC BY 3.0 pl via Wikimedia Commons
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Image courtesy of © Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons1 / 3
About Budva Citadel & the churches of the old town
At the seaward tip of Budva’s old town, the citadel keeps watch over the riviera, its walls opening onto long views of the coast. In the little square below, six churches stand almost shoulder to shoulder, the oldest known chiefly through legend, and a carving on the citadel wall recalls a tale of two young lovers tied to the town’s name. Budva is more than 2,500 years old, and its archaeological museum traces Illyrians, Greeks, Romans and Venetians. Climb the walls in the morning, then return after dark, when the restaurants inside the walls are lit.
Our take
- Riviera views from the walls
- Six churches together
- Lovely after dark
- Address
- Budva, the Balkans
- Website
- montenegro.travel
- Our city guide
- On our Podgorica guide
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