The Dancer Of Budva Sculpture

Locals enjoying life on the waters edge just outside the city.

Mogren Beach is located via this very narrow walkway along the Spa Hill Cliffs that literally drops into the sea.

Parts of this walkway is wide open to the sea.  As you can see from the photos, it is limestone which is so crumbly......signs everywhere that warn about falling rocks.

Not my most comfortable exploration....yikes.

Parts of the cliff come right over the walk way.....overhanging in many places.

Great view of the little church-like building on Montenegro Hawaii Island in the bay.

Spectacular view of Stari Grad with the mountain backdrop, from the Spa Hill Cliffs.

We follow...not too far along the walkway....and there she is.  The unofficial symbol of the city..."The Dancer from Budva."

A bronze statue of a gymnast or dancer, frozen in pose.  There are many legends and myths surrounding the origins of this sculpture.  The most popular is this one.

"A long time ago in Budva a young couple in love lived:  a girl-dancer and a young man-sailor.  The sailor often went into the sea and the young girl was waiting for her lover in the city and every time she met him from the voyage by the shore.  So it was on that one, the last time....The young man went on a long voyage, and the girl stayed in the city.  Every morning she came to this rock:  she danced and peered into the distance, hoping that a ship with her fiance would soon appear.  Years passed, many ships and sailors came and drove away, and the long-awaited ship with her lover never returned to Budva.  Despite this, day after day, month after month, she continued waiting, again and again coming to the shore of the sea, and with inexhaustible hope in her eyes gazed intently into the distance expecting a miracle.  Soon the girl died, having remained faithful to her fiance, and this story became a perfect example of loyalty, true love and self-sacrifice."

From the Montenegro Tourism site.

We have found the secluded Mogren Beach only minutes from the Old Town.

One of the most popular and secluded.

You do not have to be a beach bunny to enjoy the solitude of this beach.  Cute little weiner dog.

Tidal erosion making carvings, caves, into the cliffs along the Mogren Beach.

Worth the walk to see this moving statue and quiet beach "far from the madding crowd." 

The day went by so fast.  We are making our way back to the bus station for our 4:30 pm ride.

Hate to leave....it is so beautiful here.

Sun is setting on one of the towers of the Citadel.

Thank you Budva for an exceptional day.

Just a wee sidebar.  Our bus did not go all the way around the Bay of Kotor when we headed home, but took a ferry across the most narrow part of the sea.

That was fun.

And very exciting.

An excellent day.....highly recommended.