5 BEST THINGS TO DO IN BUDVA MONTENEGRO AS A FAMILY

YOUR GUIDE TO FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES IN BUDVA MONTENEGRO

Montenegro is an underrated country filled with beauty, culture and history. Budva is no exception with its small but charming medieval old town. Unfortunately, the weather when we visited was not great (Montenegro is known for having a lot of rain) however we still loved exploring Budva as a family and would recommend visiting there.

In this guide, I’ll be sharing the best places to visit and things to do in Budva plus, tips on how to enjoy them with kids!

OR READ ABOUT OTHER PLACE IN MONTENEGRO WE VISITED:

TIVAT – KOTOR – LAKE SKADAR – NIKSIC – TARA CANYON – DURMITOR NATIONAL PARK – ZABLJAK

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HOW LONG TO SPEND IN BUDVA

We passed through Budva en route from Tivat to Lake Skadar and it was the perfect way to break up the journey. We had planned to spend a full day in Budva but ended up spending a half day due to the weather.

If you have better weather than we did, you could easily fill a day or even a day and a half!

TIP: I’m usually a big fan of public transport but the explore Montenegro properly, you really need a car. We always compare deals on RentalCars, this time we used Enterprise.

THE 5 BEST THINGS TO DO IN BUDVA MONTENEGRO

1. SEE THE VIEWS FROM CITADEL

The Citadel is one of the main things to do and also the best attractions in Budva for families! We didn’t walk the city walls in Kotor as 1300 stairs whilst carrying a 1-year-old was too much for me! Instead, we decided to explore them here in Budva. It’s smaller but much more manageable.

Entry to the Citadel is €5 (cash only) which includes the city wall with great views, the library and a small museum. There is also a cafe/ restaurant which opens around lunchtime, with more amazing views. Unfortunately, the cafe wasn’t open at the time of our visit.

Kid Tip: The Citadel doesn’t have an accessible entrance and there are steps inside. We carried our Joolz Aer+ (which I highly recommended for travel) pushchair/ stroller up the main steps then folded it and left it with the ticket salesperson.

We’ve written a full guide to The Citadel. Read it here!

2. WANDER THE STREETS OF THE OLD TOWN

Budva’s Old Town is a lovely place for families, it is small but charming. The cobbled streets are closed to cars making them very safe for children to explore.

You’ll be able to see most of the Old Town within an hour.

3. PLAY ON THE BEACH

As you can see, the weather was pretty miserable most of our time in Budva (it generally rains quite a lot in Montenegro) so we didn’t get to play on the beach.

If you’re visiting in the summer months, the beach pictured (Plaža Ričardova Glava) is right next to the Old Town and would be a perfect place to relax.

4. TRY THE FOOD

We stopped at Cafe Beatrice to get out of the rain. My boys couldn’t resist a second breakfast and tried pancakes and a local dish of eggs in tomato sauce.

I didn’t need a second huge breakfast so later stopped at the Old Town Bakery for a treat. Of course, I ended up sharing this croissant, but it was so delicious! They had many sweet and savoury options to choose from.

5. WALK THE COASTLINE

We had planned to stay longer in Budva and walk the Mogren Beach Footway. which starts just next to the beach Plaža Ričardova Glava (search Mogren Beach Footway on Google Maps for the exact location) however, when we got to the start of the trail, we were told it was closed. I don’t know if this is because of all the rain or because of the season (we visited in April). but this is definitely something you should consider!