Bečićisand and fine pebble · 1.9–2 km · water ExcellentNearly two kilometres of fine sand and shingle with a shallow shoreline, six Blue Flag concessions and a Paris Grand Prix from 1935.Bečići or Jaz?
Two beaches 5.3 km apart, measured the same way. Bečići and Jaz side by side, on the nine things that decide which one your afternoon should go to.
Bečićisand and fine pebble · 1.9–2 km · water ExcellentNearly two kilometres of fine sand and shingle with a shallow shoreline, six Blue Flag concessions and a Paris Grand Prix from 1935.
Jazsand and fine pebble · 1200 m · water ExcellentA 1.2-kilometre bay of sand and pebble 6 km west of Budva with five Blue Flag concessions, a campsite behind the sand and a quieter naturist cove at its eastern end.The short answer
Choose Bečići for
- water that stays shallow a long way out
- room — it is half again as long
Choose Jaz for
- real depth close to shore
Measure by measure
| Measure | Bečići | Jaz |
|---|---|---|
| Surface | sand and fine pebble | sand and fine pebble |
| Entry | gentle | moderate |
| Depth | shallow | deepens quickly |
| Shade | trees and umbrellas | umbrellas for hire |
| Character | organised and free sections | organised and free sections |
| Length | 1.9–2 km | 1.2 km |
| Latest water | Excellent | Excellent |
| Crowd | busy in season | busy in season |
| Getting there | by road | by road |
Bold marks a measure where the two differ.
Each in our own words
Bečići
Bečići is the long beach of the Budva riviera: 1,950 m by the usual figure, fine sand mixed with small shingle that is gentler underfoot than most of the coast, and water that stays shallow at the shoreline. It is divided among hotel and public concessions — six held a 2024 Blue Flag — but public-beach rules keep half of each public sector free of furniture, and the eastern end towards Rafailovići is the least crowded. The 1935 Paris Grand Prix is a long time ago; the sand still earns its place.
The strand is a resort beach: hotel sectors, jet skis and parasailing craft off the buoy line, and almost no shade beyond what you rent; in July and August the middle sectors fill by mid-morning.
Jaz
Jaz is the beach the riviera measures itself against: two sections of about 800 m and 400 m, pebble at the waterline and sand under the water, with space to swim that the town beaches of Budva never have. The long western beach is fully organised — five of its concessions held a 2024 Blue Flag — while the smaller eastern cove towards Budva stays quiet and traditionally naturist. It ranked 35th in Europe’s 50 Best Beaches for 2026, and the bay has hosted the Rolling Stones, Madonna and four Sea Dance festivals.
In July and August the car park fills by mid-morning and the access road backs up; the pebble shore is hard on bare feet and the sandy seabed shelves faster than it looks.