Photos: Pudelek (talk), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 ermell, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Pudelek (talk), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 ermell, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
A citadel's library and a striped facade
Your local guide
Aleksandar Lazarević
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Highlights
- A library inside an old fortress
- How the collection came together
- A striped facade, technically explained
- Detail most visitors photograph and skip
- Craft inside Budva's old town
About this tour
This session pairs two details most visitors walk past inside the old town. You see a small library kept inside the citadel's much older walls, then the striped stone facade of the main square's church. It moves between one interior and one exterior detail.
I explain how the library ended up inside a military building first, then spend longer on the facade's construction, since the striped pattern has a clear technical answer once someone asks. Questions about either are welcome.
This suits anyone who prefers detail and craft over the wider view of the old town. It also suits anyone who has already walked past both without knowing either story.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Budva before heading out.
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Citadela Library 15 min
You see a small library kept inside the old citadel, and I explain how its collection came together despite the building's much older military purpose.
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Holy Trinity Church Facade 15 min
The camera settles on the church's striped stone facade in the main square, and I point out the pattern's construction detail that most visitors photograph without asking how it was actually built.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Budva: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Njeguški pršut and Stari Grad, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Podgorica time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 9 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Budva, showing you Citadela Library and Holy Trinity Church Facade live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet and the link comes with your booking. I have worked the evening promenade for years, so timing is something I know well.
Times shown in Podgorica time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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