Travel Reference
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Getting There & Away
Olimpia Express buses head to and from Budva (€1.50, 20 minutes) every 30 minutes in
summer and hourly in winter, stopping on Ulica Slobode near the Vila Drago.
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Petrovac Петровац
POP 1400
The Romans had the right idea, building their summer villas on this lovely bay. If only
the new crop of developers had a scrap of their classic good taste. Still, once you get
down to the pretty beachside promenade where lush Mediterranean plants perfume the air
and a 16th-century Venetian fortress guards a tiny stone harbour, the aberrations up the
hill are barely visible. This is one of the best places on the coast for families: the accom-
modation is reasonably priced, the water is clear and kids roam the esplanade at night
with impunity.
In July and August you'll be lucky to find an inch of space on the fine reddish pebbles
of the
town beach
, but wander south and there's cypress- and oleander-lined
Lučice Beach
,
with a kids' waterslide on its far end. Continue over the leafy headland for another 30
minutes and the 2.4km-long sweep of
Buljarica Beach
comes into view, most of which is
blissfully undeveloped - at least for now.
Sights
Roman mosaics
(Kasnoantički mozaik)
Apart from the beaches, Petrovac's most interesting attraction is also its
least heralded. In 1902 the foundations of a Roman building complete with mosaics,
probably dating from the 4th century, were discovered in an olive grove and here they re-
main in a precarious state of preservation. A glass shed covers a section of mosaic
roughly 10m by 15m; it's invariably locked but you can peer through the windows.
Around the shed, extensive brick foundations can be seen.
The site is a little tricky to find: take the path leading through private land opposite
St
Thomas' Church
(Crkva Sv Tome) - which is itself around 500 years old and was, at the
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