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The trip to Montenegro turned out to be completely unplanned - the holidays are to blame for everything, the opportunity to take only three days on account of the vacation and enjoy life for a whole week. .
Since we didn’t plan anything special, we took a ticket not just burning, but already blazing. . one day before departure
Operator – Join Up
Host - Pilon
Accommodation – Villa Popovich, Budva
The apartments were not particularly bothered. . because they did not expect to sit in them, they chose the cheapest from the available list of proposals, and the cheapest in this villa.
We chose Budva, because we still wanted civilization, we don’t have small children, and we didn’t notice much noise in Budva
Briefly about the apartments - we had the simplest ones on the ground floor (ground floor) without a balcony and a window, with huge glass doors to the courtyard, where there was a table and a corner - everything was at our disposal.
In the room there was a refrigerator, a TV, a boiler, kitchen utensils (a minimum set), there was no soap, one small towel for each, a conditional amount of toilet paper. But there was internet all the time
The most common 2 stars.
We, people accustomed to such European minimalism, were not at all surprised by this, because we were ready. The minimum set in the form of a boiler, a couple of mugs, a knife, spoons, and maybe a small bowl and life is good : )
Now a small note about all the apartments and rooms - everything is not as it is in the pictures or as you usually imagine it - the sizes of the rooms are indicated with the dimensions of the balcony, the presence of a balcony does not mean bright light in the room, because the balcony can go into the wall of the next villa. For them, this is normal. . We became friends with the hostess, she complained so much that the agency was lying a lot about the apartments, and as a result she gets dissatisfied customers.
I think the truth is somewhere in the middle, in any case, you can’t relax too much. . it’s better to double-check everything if you plan your trip ahead of time and pay the full price.
Budva, sights, life
A convenient place to stay, Budva is stretched near the coastline, in most of it there are no steep slopes to the sea, which creates additional comfort.
The old town and the embankment are very nice places for walking, even during the day it is cool there
Supermarkets
Budva is full of all sorts of supermarkets, but their prices are different. . have to compare
There are networks like MaX and another network (I forgot, sorry. . ) Not bad ones in the Jadranski put corner of Veljka Vlahovica. It doesn’t make much sense to go into small ones - it’s more expensive there
There is a meat frying service in Budva, i. e. you choose a piece of meat, a cutlet, sausages, and they are fried for you, fried potatoes are also sold there - all this costs minimal money, a serving for two people costs about 3.5 -5 euros.
We took on the corner of Jadranski put and Velji Vinogradi. I recommend - tasty, convenient and cheap.
Beaches of Budva and surroundings
The Adriatic Sea to the local - Jadranske. therefore there are many names in which this word can be found
The main beaches along the promenade are not very good, but not too bad either. - . normal. .
We liked the beach in the Old Town, but we did not spend much time on the beaches. . a couple of hours a day.
Still very nice trips for 5 euros to the island of St. Nicholas (every hour from the concrete pier) - first a boat trip to St. Stephen along the sea for about 40 minutes, then an island, swimming there and returning on schedule.
Special lovers went to distant beaches, the beaches themselves are free, but if you need sun loungers and an umbrella, you can pay.
Restaurants
I will debunk the myth that Montenegro is cheap. . yes cheap, but not in resorts
Our usual prices - beer 2.5-3 euros, soup - 2.5 euros, salad from 2 to 4 euros, hot from 6 to 15 euros
It all depends on the location and level of the restaurant.
For glamorous gatherings in the evening near the sea, Obala, Jadran are suitable. You can also name many different places - restaurants and cafes, but they were not there.
Transport
In Montenegro, the most popular form of transport is the bus. From Budva you can go by bus to almost anywhere in the country and very much for conditional money.
The bus stops at stops, each bus has a direction and the main points of the route, it is almost impossible to get lost.
For example, moving Tivat-Budva -2.5-3 euros, Kotor-Budva-2.5-3.5 euros, etc.
Montenegro, excursions
All sights are greatly exaggerated.
We did not book excursions, we went ourselves. There were two reasons - expensive and inconvenient.
We were interested in the canyons, the Black Lake, the mountain monastery of Vasily, Cetinje, Kotor and the Bay of Kotor.
We visited the first four ourselves - we rented a car (there are plenty of rentals in Budva) and drove off.
The whole road was 450 km, and cost 100 euros with all expenses - rental, gasoline, parking, entrances to the reserve.
All four attractions fit perfectly into the lineup and took us all day - one, not two. . as suggested by the guides. Yes, and there was no particular disappointment that could befall - because there is not much to see for one excursion, but to go far.
Attention to those who still go on excursions, and just at the top is exactly what you need to go for - they don’t take you up to the monastery. . going there is a long time. .
The canyons are also not very visible, only a bridge, and one more remark - it is very cold there - the difference between the coast and the reserve is about 15 degrees. Nobody talks about it. . and therefore the groups of tourists that we met looked very deplorable. .
On the canyons themselves near the bridge, you can organize rafting without any problems. The more people, the cheaper. . for 30 euros it is quite possible to meet
We went to Kotor by public transport, from there to Herceg Novi, and then to Perast. . In fact, you can go right away to Herceg Novi, from there to Perast, then to Kotor
All the pleasure in a circle cost 27 euros for two. , but we were not limited in time and drove along the entire coast of Boka Kotor Bay
I highly recommend both walks if you are a lover of nature, sea and mountains.
For a snack, we also drove to Petrovets, looking at the surrounding villages along the way - Becichi, St. Stefan, Rafailovichi and others like them.
Our conclusion is that we had the best time in Budva, the rest of the villages are not very conveniently located, in many you need to go down to the sea, and the infrastructure in Budva is more developed.
Montenegro is very nice, you just need to understand what you want from it : )
Since we didn’t plan anything special, we took a ticket not just burning, but already blazing. . one day before departure
Operator – Join Up
Host - Pilon
Accommodation – Villa Popovich, Budva
The apartments were not particularly bothered. . because they did not expect to sit in them, they chose the cheapest from the available list of proposals, and the cheapest in this villa.
We chose Budva, because we still wanted civilization, we don’t have small children, and we didn’t notice much noise in Budva
Briefly about the apartments - we had the simplest ones on the ground floor (ground floor) without a balcony and a window, with huge glass doors to the courtyard, where there was a table and a corner - everything was at our disposal.
In the room there was a refrigerator, a TV, a boiler, kitchen utensils (a minimum set), there was no soap, one small towel for each, a conditional amount of toilet paper. But there was internet all the time
The most common 2 stars.
We, people accustomed to such European minimalism, were not at all surprised by this, because we were ready. The minimum set in the form of a boiler, a couple of mugs, a knife, spoons, and maybe a small bowl and life is good : )
Now a small note about all the apartments and rooms - everything is not as it is in the pictures or as you usually imagine it - the sizes of the rooms are indicated with the dimensions of the balcony, the presence of a balcony does not mean bright light in the room, because the balcony can go into the wall of the next villa. For them, this is normal. . We became friends with the hostess, she complained so much that the agency was lying a lot about the apartments, and as a result she gets dissatisfied customers.
I think the truth is somewhere in the middle, in any case, you can’t relax too much. . it’s better to double-check everything if you plan your trip ahead of time and pay the full price.
Budva, sights, life
A convenient place to stay, Budva is stretched near the coastline, in most of it there are no steep slopes to the sea, which creates additional comfort.
The old town and the embankment are very nice places for walking, even during the day it is cool there
Supermarkets
Budva is full of all sorts of supermarkets, but their prices are different. . have to compare
There are networks like MaX and another network (I forgot, sorry. . ) Not bad ones in the Jadranski put corner of Veljka Vlahovica. It doesn’t make much sense to go into small ones - it’s more expensive there
There is a meat frying service in Budva, i. e. you choose a piece of meat, a cutlet, sausages, and they are fried for you, fried potatoes are also sold there - all this costs minimal money, a serving for two people costs about 3.5 -5 euros.
We took on the corner of Jadranski put and Velji Vinogradi. I recommend - tasty, convenient and cheap.
Beaches of Budva and surroundings
The Adriatic Sea to the local - Jadranske. therefore there are many names in which this word can be found
The main beaches along the promenade are not very good, but not too bad either. - . normal. .
We liked the beach in the Old Town, but we did not spend much time on the beaches. . a couple of hours a day.
Still very nice trips for 5 euros to the island of St. Nicholas (every hour from the concrete pier) - first a boat trip to St. Stephen along the sea for about 40 minutes, then an island, swimming there and returning on schedule.
Special lovers went to distant beaches, the beaches themselves are free, but if you need sun loungers and an umbrella, you can pay.
Restaurants
I will debunk the myth that Montenegro is cheap. . yes cheap, but not in resorts
Our usual prices - beer 2.5-3 euros, soup - 2.5 euros, salad from 2 to 4 euros, hot from 6 to 15 euros
It all depends on the location and level of the restaurant.
For glamorous gatherings in the evening near the sea, Obala, Jadran are suitable. You can also name many different places - restaurants and cafes, but they were not there.
Transport
In Montenegro, the most popular form of transport is the bus. From Budva you can go by bus to almost anywhere in the country and very much for conditional money.
The bus stops at stops, each bus has a direction and the main points of the route, it is almost impossible to get lost.
For example, moving Tivat-Budva -2.5-3 euros, Kotor-Budva-2.5-3.5 euros, etc.
Montenegro, excursions
All sights are greatly exaggerated.
We did not book excursions, we went ourselves. There were two reasons - expensive and inconvenient.
We were interested in the canyons, the Black Lake, the mountain monastery of Vasily, Cetinje, Kotor and the Bay of Kotor.
We visited the first four ourselves - we rented a car (there are plenty of rentals in Budva) and drove off.
The whole road was 450 km, and cost 100 euros with all expenses - rental, gasoline, parking, entrances to the reserve.
All four attractions fit perfectly into the lineup and took us all day - one, not two. . as suggested by the guides. Yes, and there was no particular disappointment that could befall - because there is not much to see for one excursion, but to go far.
Attention to those who still go on excursions, and just at the top is exactly what you need to go for - they don’t take you up to the monastery. . going there is a long time. .
The canyons are also not very visible, only a bridge, and one more remark - it is very cold there - the difference between the coast and the reserve is about 15 degrees. Nobody talks about it. . and therefore the groups of tourists that we met looked very deplorable. .
On the canyons themselves near the bridge, you can organize rafting without any problems. The more people, the cheaper. . for 30 euros it is quite possible to meet
We went to Kotor by public transport, from there to Herceg Novi, and then to Perast. . In fact, you can go right away to Herceg Novi, from there to Perast, then to Kotor
All the pleasure in a circle cost 27 euros for two. , but we were not limited in time and drove along the entire coast of Boka Kotor Bay
I highly recommend both walks if you are a lover of nature, sea and mountains.
For a snack, we also drove to Petrovets, looking at the surrounding villages along the way - Becichi, St. Stefan, Rafailovichi and others like them.
Our conclusion is that we had the best time in Budva, the rest of the villages are not very conveniently located, in many you need to go down to the sea, and the infrastructure in Budva is more developed.
Montenegro is very nice, you just need to understand what you want from it : )
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