Buljaricasand and fine pebble · 2.2–2.5 km · water ExcellentThe longest beach on the Budva riviera — 2,250 metres of sand, gravel and stone backed by a protected wetland, with almost nothing built on it.Buljarica or Lučice?
Two beaches 1.5 km apart, measured the same way. Buljarica and Lučice side by side, on the nine things that decide which one your afternoon should go to.
Buljaricasand and fine pebble · 2.2–2.5 km · water ExcellentThe longest beach on the Budva riviera — 2,250 metres of sand, gravel and stone backed by a protected wetland, with almost nothing built on it.
Lučicesand and fine pebble · 220–250 m · water ExcellentA 220-metre cove of golden sand between two pine headlands, a fifteen-minute walk from Petrovac and a Blue Flag site in 2026.The short answer
Choose Buljarica for
- room — it is half again as long
Choose Lučice for
- loungers, food and somewhere to change
Measure by measure
| Measure | Buljarica | Lučice |
|---|---|---|
| Surface | sand and fine pebble | sand and fine pebble |
| Entry | moderate | gentle |
| Depth | shallow | shallow |
| Shade | umbrellas for hire | trees and umbrellas |
| Character | organised and free sections | organised |
| Length | 2.2–2.5 km | 0.2–0.3 km |
| Latest water | Excellent | Excellent |
| Crowd | quiet | quiet |
| Getting there | by road | by road |
Bold marks a measure where the two differ.
Each in our own words
Buljarica
Buljarica is the space the rest of the riviera lacks: a 2.25 km strand that starts sandy at the Petrovac end and turns to gravel and stone as it runs south-east, with a brackish marsh full of reed warblers behind it and olive groves beyond. One small organised sector, a campsite and a few seasonal bars are the sum of the development; the rest is yours. The wetland has been a Natural Monument since 1968, part of the Katič Nature Park since 2021 and a BirdLife Important Bird Area since 2023 — and the development proposals that resurface every few years are the reason to see it now.
This is an open, unsupervised beach for most of its length: real waves in a southerly, stony footing, no shade or water beyond the western end, and soft ground in the reeds behind.
Lučice
Lučice is the better of Petrovac’s two beaches and the locals treat it that way: fine golden-yellow sand, a shallow sandy bottom, cypress and pine down to the rocks on both sides, and an undeveloped hinterland that keeps it feeling like a cove rather than a resort. Sector 26A flew a Blue Flag in 2026, with a bar, loungers and showers in season. The walk over the headland from Petrovac is the point — short, scenic and enough to thin the crowd.
It is small and fills by late morning in July and August; the little car park above is not a plan, and a southerly wind puts swell across the whole bay.