Petrovac
Petrovac is located in a large valley at 18 km from Budva, surrounded by mountains with two clifs that are deserving in sea, and from the sea with two sandy beaches. Located in the sandy bay and surrounded by dense pine forests. It originated in Roman times and it is assumed that this place was one of the stations on the Roman road along the Adriatic coast. The oldest name were the Lastva Petrovac, which was first mentioned in the Chronicle of the Priest Dukljanin. The name “Petrovac on the sea” wear after the first World War. Until then, the place was called “Lastva” known as fortress from the 16th century. Lastva was mentioned already 1307th at the time of the King Milutin. In sixteenth century Venetians built a fortress in Petrovac Kastio (Castello), which was stationed a garrison of Venice. In the same period was built and sanitary buildings Lazaret, which was used in medical purposes to house patients during the epidemic as a quarantine. In this area were located and warehouses that were used for the accommodation of oils, wine and other products that are exported from there boats.
Church st. Thoma and st. Ilija both from the XIV-XV, and the church of Sv. Cross in Novoselje built in the XIV century, decorated with frescoes from the early seventeenth century were in the vicinity of Petrovac. Today’s settlement began to form in late eighteenth and early nineteenth century to today when is an attractive tourist place. Decorate it small, with style and made the courtyard houses that are full of numerous ornamental evergreen trees. Untouched nature is the reason why is it a lot of attendees. Give it its special charm islands Katic and Saint Sunday, which are a challenge for lovers of sea depth. The islands Katic and Saint Sunday church with the same name is located in front of Petrovac. A church, according to one tradition built by sailors attachment, and another, built by a Greek sailor, who escaped after a shipwreck on the island. A rustic look, small dimensions and simple architectural design. It is also interesting sights and decorations Petrovac bay. The most prominent cape west of Petrovac, and the fleeing hijackers threw the girl into the sea rose to remain faithful to his fiance Stevan. Cape was named by her Skočiđevojka.
Petrovac beach is one of the protected nature reserves. Length is about 600 m, reddish color of sand, one of the most visited on the Budva Riviera. Her swimming part of the coast surrounded by arrangement – promenade with cafes, restaurants, souvenir shops etc.. Beside that sandy beaches Petrovac is famous by beautiful beach Lucice. Pedestrian tunnel through a headland on the left side out the path to the bay beach and Lucice. It is a beautiful swimming site, which is next to the large attendance remained intact natural. It is located 500 meters from the Petrovac to the south. It has the shape of small bays, long, 220 m, sandy shore and the seabed, with shallow bottom that gives the sea and forests of pine and cypress in back. It has greate number of sunny days from early spring to late fall. Thick pine forests and olive groves, the warm, clear sea and beautiful beaches ensures guests a nice and pleasant holiday. About a kilometer south is Buljarica beach, 2.5 km long with a large hinterland, which is a great tourist potential. On the north side, below the monastery Rezevici is located Perazica Do, very nice isolated place.
The place is very peaceful and naturally determine the type of tourism that will develop here. In Petrovac most parents come with children, the elderly and people who like a quieter environment, but where everything is at your fingertips. Here are the post office, bus station, supermarket, several small shops, markets, pharmacies, home health, service station, a nightclub in the building of the old fort and more than twenty bars, cafes and restaurants. Although in the peak season when is crowded, here it is much smaller than in other places of Budva Riviera, and it is quite bearable. Petrovac is very attractive for divers, because in its vicinity is ship wreck, and the island of Katic is amforiste. The city is quite, there isn’t loud music from bars, so the sleep is undisturbed. Petrovčani are hospitable and easy with them enter into contact. There live about 2000 people over the summer (July – August), this figure may increase to 10,000. Petrovac is well connected to the rest of the coast and central Montenegro. Situated on the Adriatic Highway, and is directly connected with the highway Podgorica. The height of the season when the roads around the pleasure beach are often clogged, Petrovac still ‘breathe easy’.
