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 Sutomore?
Two beaches 9.7 km apart, measured the same way. Buljarica and Sutomore 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.
Sutomoresand and fine pebble · 1250–1600 m · water ExcellentAbout 1,250 m of real sand mixed with fine gravel in a wide south-westerly bay, with a railway station five minutes from the water and the cheapest sunbeds on the coast.The short answer
Choose Buljarica for
- room — it is half again as long
- quiet
Choose Sutomore for
- loungers, food and somewhere to change
Measure by measure
| Measure | Buljarica | Sutomore |
|---|---|---|
| Surface | sand and fine pebble | sand and fine pebble |
| Entry | moderate | gentle |
| Depth | shallow | shallow |
| Shade | umbrellas for hire | umbrellas for hire |
| Character | organised and free sections | organised |
| Length | 2.2–2.5 km | 1.3–1.6 km |
| Latest water | Excellent | Excellent |
| Crowd | quiet | busy in season |
| 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.
Sutomore
Sutomore is a beach with a town attached, and honest about it: a long, gently shelving strand of sand and fine gravel that suits children, concession blocks with free sand between them, toilets, showers and changing cabins, and a promenade of grills and cafés. The trains from Belgrade land here every July and the beach fills accordingly. For a family week on a budget it does the job; for quiet, Čanj is 9 km away.
From mid-morning in high summer the sand is the most crowded on the Bar coast and the road and railway sit right behind it; no lifeguard, first-aid or Blue Flag information is published for the strand.