Budva

Budva, Montenegro — a 2,500-year-old walled town on the Adriatic, with stone lanes opening onto beach clubs and, just down the coast, the postcard islet of Sveti Stefan.

Walk the compact Stari Grad ramparts at golden hour, then swim off Mogren Beach just beyond the walls. Sveti Stefan is a short taxi ride south for the classic view of its red-roofed causeway village, even if the resort itself is off-limits to non-guests.