Travel with me: THE OLD TOWN OF BUDVA

Hello, everyone!

Today I want to take you with me on a walk through the Old Town of Budva – a charming medieval core of Budva in Montenegro.

It is situated on an ancient site of some earlier settlements, some of which probably preceed the Greek colonisation of this part of the Adriatic Coast (source). Illyrians, Greeks, Romans, Venetians, citizen of Austro-Hungarian Emprie, Yugoslavia, Serbia and now Montenegro have made it their home in the past two millenias.

A view of the Old Town, with the Holy Trinity Church in the foreground

The Old Town was built like a fort, with defensive fortifications at the forefront of the city planning. Inside the city walls narrow streets create a special European charm so common for old towns in many European capitals such as Warsaw, Prague, Stockholm and others.

Me, demonstrating how narrow the streets really are

One of the charming inner courtyards. Believe it or not, people actually do live in these houses! There are also plenty of hostels and hotels, restaurants and cafés, souvenir shops and small stores too.

Stone stairs, leading to upper floors, is a prevailing feature of the Old Town’s architecture.

The sun setting over the St. Maria Church built on the city wall.

A bonus photo, to serve as an early warm-up for the coming Caturday:

Street cats, waiting to be fed.

I hope you enjoyed visiting the Old Town of Budva with me today! Please leave your impressions and questions in the comments below. We have a few more picturesque walks to take together around Budva, so I hope to see you again soon!

The photos in this post were taken with my smartphone camera, Nexus 5

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