Budva Museum

Budva


This archaeological and ethnographic museum shows off Budva’s ancient and complicated history – dating back to at least 500 BC – over four floors of exhibits. There’s an impressive collection of Greek and Roman jewellery, ceramics, mosaics and glassware (how it survived in a town so prone to earthquakes and war is anyone’s guess), as well as a 5th-century-BC helmet with holes in the back, which suggest that the former owner had at least one very bad day.


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1. Modern Gallery

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An attractive gallery displaying temporary exhibitions.

2. Stari Grad

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Budva's best feature and star attraction is the Stari Grad (Old Town) – a mini-Dubrovnik with marbled streets and Venetian walls rising from the clear…

3. St John the Baptist’s Church

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Budva's largest church was built towards the end of the 12th century, and served as its Catholic cathedral until 1828. Parts of it possibly date from as…

4. Pizana Beach

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By the walls on the northern side of the Old Town, Pizana is a popular 100m stretch of sand and pebbles.

5. Town Walls

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A walkway about a metre wide leads around the landward walls of the Stari Grad, offering views across the rooftops and down on some beautiful hidden…

6. Holy Trinity Church

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Constructed in 1804 out of stripes of pink and honey-coloured stone, this Orthodox church has beautiful frescoes covering its interior walls.

7. Trg između crkava

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Literally the 'square between the churches', this open area below the citadel provides a visual reminder of the once-cosy relationship between Orthodox…

8. Citadela

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The citadel at the Old Town’s seaward end offers striking views, a restaurant and a library full of model ships, rare tomes and maps displayed safely…