Kamenovosand and fine pebble · 330–350 m · water ExcellentA 340-metre arc of sand and fine pebble reached through a tunnel in the rock, with the cleanest official water results on the riviera.Kamenovo or Sveti Stefan?
Two beaches 2.0 km apart, measured the same way. Kamenovo and Sveti Stefan side by side, on the nine things that decide which one your afternoon should go to.
Kamenovosand and fine pebble · 330–350 m · water ExcellentA 340-metre arc of sand and fine pebble reached through a tunnel in the rock, with the cleanest official water results on the riviera.
Sveti Stefansand and fine pebble · 300 m · water ExcellentA 300-metre strand of pink-red pebble on the public side of the Sveti Stefan causeway, with the fortified island filling every frame.The short answer
Choose Kamenovo for
- water that stays shallow a long way out
Choose Sveti Stefan for
- real depth close to shore
Measure by measure
| Measure | Kamenovo | Sveti Stefan |
|---|---|---|
| Surface | sand and fine pebble | sand and fine pebble |
| Entry | gentle | moderate |
| Depth | shallow | deepens quickly |
| Shade | umbrellas for hire | umbrellas for hire |
| Character | organised | organised |
| Length | 330–350 m | 300 m |
| 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
Kamenovo
Kamenovo is the bay the Budva riviera turns into once the Bečići strand ends: mixed sand and fine pebble, a gentle entry, buoyed water that tested Excellent at every 2026 sampling, and open views towards Sveti Stefan. It is a managed beach, not a secret cove, and better for it — two concessions, a bar under the palms, and the public-beach rules that keep half the length free of furniture.
Parking is the weak point and the coastal path from Rafailovići is exposed to rockfall after rain; in July and August the loungers fill long before the sand does.
Sveti Stefan
The northern beach is the Sveti Stefan most visitors can actually use: pinkish sand and pebble, clear turquoise water and the island walls a hundred metres away. It is a managed beach with loungers and a small bar, priced above the riviera average but nowhere near the Aman tariff on the other side of the causeway, which reopened on 1 July 2026 under a settlement that keeps this side and King’s Beach at Miločer public. Come for the view and the evening light rather than for space — the strand is short and the coaches arrive by ten.
Everything here is reached by a long unshaded staircase from the highway, and the pebble bottom drops away quickly; in July and August the loungers and the free strip are both full by late morning.