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Ninety seconds on Petrovac Beach and Promenade
Yes, mostly. Reddish sand predominates along the 600-metre town beach, and that faint red tint is a large part of why it ranks among the most popular beaches on the coast. Lučice, 500 metres from town, is a second sandy option.
Lučice for sand and setting, Buljarica for space in high summer. Lučice counts as one of the most beautiful sandy beaches on the Montenegrin coast. Buljarica is the longest beach on the Budva Riviera, which makes it the escape when the town beach fills. The town beach wins on convenience, with cafes and restaurants a few steps back.
Cafes, restaurants, hotels and houses letting rooms and apartments, all directly behind the sand. The two islets in the bay are Katič and Sveta Nedjelja. The stretch of sea between the shore and the islets is protected as a nature reserve.
By local bus, which runs from Budva centre to Petrovac centre all year round. Buses leave from the roundabout on Mediteranska street in central Budva, and as of 2026 the first departure is at 06:10. In Petrovac the beach is the town's seafront, a short walk from the centre.
From the promenade you look out over fine reddish sand to two rocky islets, one topped by a chapel, with a coastal path leading off from each end of the bay.
Petrovac's town beach curves round a sheltered bay, and the sand has a red tint that the paler shores along this coast lack. It shows best in the afternoon light. A paved promenade runs along the back under pines, lined with restaurants, small bars and cafes.
A rock closes off the north end, carrying the walls of a fort and its old quarantine house. The Venetians built the fort in the sixteenth century to keep pirates off this shore, and the rock now holds the small harbour and its bars.
Two rocky islets sit offshore, Katič and Sveta Nedjelja, and only a boat or a paddle gets you to them. The small chapel on Sveta Nedjelja was built in thanks for a shipwrecked sailor's life.
Two walks start from the ends of the promenade. East, a rocky spur separates the beach from Lučice, a cove known for clear water under pines that hang over the cliffs. From Lučice a lit concrete path runs through pine forest to Buljarica, a beach backed by wetlands with no big development.
West, a paved path runs through forest and then along the cliffs, walled on the sea side. It reaches the pebble beach of Perazića Do, only 40 metres long, and climbs on to the Reževići monastery.
Sunbeds are rented across the main beach. Swim straight off the sand, then eat at one of the cafes or restaurants on the promenade a few steps back.
For the islets, boats leave from the quay at the north end. On Sveta Nedjelja a short, steep footpath climbs to the chapel, and the clear water round the rocks is good for casual snorkelling.
On foot, take the eastern walk for a short stroll to a second swim, or the western one for a longer climb along the cliffs.
The islets are the one part of the visit you cannot walk to. For the chapel and a snorkel without paddling, take one of the seasonal boat trips from the Petrovac quay, which run only in calm weather. If you are at ease on open water, go by kayak or paddleboard instead, and only on a flat day.
In July and August, come down before mid-morning. After that the day trippers arrive and the good spots on the sand are taken.
Pack water shoes for the islets, where the rock is sharp and slippery.
If you walk on to Lučice for a second swim, head for the far half of that cove, which has no rented loungers.
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