Butua Apartments

“Ričardova glava” beach

It is the opinion of many that the beach ‘Ričardova glava’ (‘Richard’s head’) has been named after the famous actor Richard Burton, who played Tito in the movie ‘The Battle of Neretva’. Actually, it has been named after another Richard – Richard Widmark, who was also a Hollywood star in the 1960-ies. He played in the movie made in Budva, ‘The Long Ships’. Naturally, the elder citizens of Budva would tell you that the real name of this beach is ‘Brijeg od Budve’ (‘Holm of Budva’), but unfortunately this name can be rarely heard….