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as compared to other underwater locationsstudia universitatis her editati, letnik 5 (2017), številk a 1 78Budva has hosted the Great Carnival in
unless the localities are not converted into May and the “International Dance Festival” in
an underwater archaeological park.hereditati Jun.

Resource And Attractive Base For Non- For the fans of jazz music, the warm Petrova
Diving Activities night was enriched by the Petrovac Jazz Festival
Beaches which, besides various performances and con­
Budva’s beaches by the quality of sand fall into certs, holds workshops, exhibitions and other al­
the highest categories. They stretch on 38km of ternative and educational programs.
indented coastline with many sandy coves, shel­
ter, hills and small islands. There are about 35 Cultural Heritage From Ancient Period
sand beaches (8 have blue flags – a prestigious in­ In the center of Budva, near the Old Town, there
ternational award for quality, standard of service are remnants of the former antique acropolis and
and beach bidding). 2 extremely valuable antique cultural objects: the
remains of a mosaic floor from the beginning of
Cultural Heritage And Manifestations the 2nd century BC. An urban villa and frag­
The Old Town – the main sight of Budva is the ments of the floor mosaic of an early Christian
old town complex surrounded by ancient ram­ nineteenth-century basilica (late 5th century).
parts. Here is a preserved seaside Citadel dat­ These remains are without proper presentation.
ing from the 15th century, located in the southern
part of the old town. The remains of the ramparts with one of
the alleys in ancient Budva are located right next
Sveti Stefan – an attractive combination to the main street in the basement of a business
of historical and contemporary luxurious am­ space and are partly visible but are not adequate­
bience and represents the most luxurious resort ly presented or marked. In the vicinity of this site
in Montenegro. Because of its uniqueness, Sveti are also the remains of stone plastic of a Roman
Stefan is in “National Geographic Traveler” – building placed on a small staircase at the end of
proclaimed one of the “50 Places of a Lifetime”. Ancient Street. Notwithstanding these arche­
ological remains, there is no inscription to give
The Kosmas fortress is located near Budva visitors information on artefacts.
near the village Brajići, at 800 meters above sea
level, Kosmač Fortress. The fortress was built be­ The Archaeological Museum (Old Town)
tween 1841-1850. And was an Austrian fortress has a rich archaeological collection of 2500 ex­
that represented the border between Austria and hibits, which is also the most beautiful collec­
Montenegro, today is a special place to visit all tion of glass from the Roman period in Europe.
the tourists who visit Montenegro.
Natural Heritage
The City Theater is a well-known interna­ 2 National Parks: Lovćen; Skadarsko jezero
tional event in Europe for 25 years, which usu­
ally begins in July and ends in mid-August. It Sport
consists of theater performances, concerts of Sports infrastructure: tennis courts, soccer
classical music, literary and poetic evenings, art fields, basketball. Tivtu is building the first golf
exhibitions. course in Montenegro.

Every year, the cultural summer in Budva is Walking and biking trails – there are maps
celebrated by the Music Festival Budva, which produced by the “A & V Tourism Development
is held every year along the ancient Budva walls Center”, where there are 12 selected hiking trails
and which has a number of new hits every year. with their characteristics so that the walker can
also be easily navigated individually in the Bud­
va hinterland.
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