Old Town Terrace

Old Town Terrace is a one-bedroom apartment in Budva on Montenegro's coast, set in a newly built residential building just a two-minute walk from Budva's Old Town. The apartment sleeps two guests, with one bedroom, one bed and one bathroom, making it a straightforward choice for couples or solo travellers who want the Old Town on their doorstep without staying in the middle of it. Apartments in the building range from 56 to 83 square metres and are furnished in a modern style, with sea and Old Town views, cable TV, Wi-Fi, air conditioning and a washing machine. Bathrooms are finished to contemporary standards, and some include a hydro-massage bath. The building has parking, an elevator and an outdoor pool. The immediate area is quiet, while the beach, cafes, restaurants and shops are all within a few minutes on foot.

About the area

Gospoština is the quiet residential shelf just behind Budva's peninsula, a couple of minutes' walk from the Old Town but on the far side of the noise. Newer buildings step up the slope here, which is why so many of them look straight over the terracotta roofs and walls of the medieval town to the sea beyond. Cafes, a supermarket and the beach are all within a few hundred metres, and the lane itself carries little through traffic.

That two-minute walk is the whole point. Inside the walls, stone lanes open onto a small square where three churches stand together, the Citadela's ramparts give the best view along the coast, and the archaeological museum keeps the Greek and Roman finds that date the town to well over two thousand years. Ričardova glava sits at the foot of the walls, and the cliff path beyond it leads to Mogren's coves, the best swimming within walking distance. Come back at dusk, when the walls light up and the lanes fill with people heading to dinner, and the terrace does the rest.