Bečići

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Bečići
Бечићи
Country: Montenegro
Subdivision: Budva municipality
Location: 42°17′02″N, 18°52′09″E
Population: 771
Area code: +382 86
Postal code: 85316
License plates: BD
Bečići as it seen from Cetinje — Budva road
Bečići as it seen from CetinjeBudva road

Bečići (Montenegrin/Serbian Cyrillic: Бечићи; Italian Becici) is a town within the municipality of Budva, Montenegro. It is located north-east of Budva, and has 771 permanent residents (2003 census).

It has a 1,950m long sandy beach, which is among most beautiful beaches in Montenegro and the southern Adriatic. In 1935 it won the Grand Prix in Paris as the most beautiful beach in Europe.

The town of Bečići has received a large amount of investment in recent years, most notably with the building of the luxurious "Splendid" hotel, which cost 70 million euros to build. In addition, other large hotels were mostly refurbished.