Best Anchorages on the Budva Riviera

Jaz Beach is the largest and most scenic anchorage in the immediate Budva area — a sweeping sandy bay 2nm W of Budva marina, flanked by green limestone headlands and backed by the famous outdoor concert amphitheatre carved into the hillside.

Mogren is a small cove immediately W of Budva's old town, sheltered by the dramatic Mogren headland that rises steeply from the sea and separates the cove from Budva's commercial waterfront.

Budva Roadstead is the quintessential Montenegrin Riviera anchorage — free, social, atmospheric, and demanding of respect.

Pržno is the practical sailor's anchorage in the Sveti Stefan area — a genuine village cove just N of the famous island, offering all the visual drama of the Sveti Stefan setting without the hotel's no-anchor zone.

Sveti Stefan is arguably the most photographed island on the Adriatic coast — a perfectly preserved 15th-century fortified village connected to the mainland by a narrow causeway, converted in the 1960s into a luxury hotel and relaunched as the Aman Sveti Stefan resort in 2008.

Miločer is one of the most scenically privileged spots on the Montenegrin coast — a tiny bay backed by the former royal summer villa of Yugoslavia's Karađorđević royal family, set among Mediterranean gardens of pine and oleander.

Petrovac is the most charming resort town on the Montenegrin coast — a manageable alternative to the bustle of Budva, with a smaller marina, a beautiful arched Venetian fortification (the Castello) on the waterfront, and a genuine town life that continues to function outside the tourist season.

Buljarica is the Budva Riviera's best-kept secret — a large, gently curving bay 4km S of Petrovac with one of the longest unspoiled sand beaches in Montenegro (approximately 1.

Sutomore is the practical choice on the southern stretch of the Montenegrin coast — a modest resort town 20km S of Budva and 7nm N of Bar, positioned as a natural transit stop for boats making the passage between the Budva Riviera and Bar (Montenegro's main commercial port and a major port of entry).

Čanj is the quiet anchorage between Petrovac and Sutomore — a small village bay that the charter fleet largely ignores in favour of the more prominent stops.