Bus from Rosenheim to Budva

Rosenheim's history begins in the Roman era, when the Roman military power built an inn bridge and the military station "Pons Aeni". To whom the city owes the name and the coat of arms is not known, perhaps a man named Roso founded the place and the settlement was named after him. The theory that the name and coat of arms refer to the white rose in the coat of arms of the counts of Burghausen built by Rosenheim Castle cannot be verified. This was first documented in 1234.

The "Gillitzerblock" was built in 1894-1897 by the Munich entrepreneur Thomas Gillitzer. It included 15 houses between Gillitzer, Münchener and Prinzregentenstraße. A large part of the historic buildings were replaced by two large new buildings: the building of the Karstadt department store in the late 1960s and the construction of the new "Gillitzerblock" in the north-east area in the mid-1970s. In 1998 the Karstadt building was renovated.

 The Max-Josefs Square, formerly the Inner Market, is today the "Guten Stube" of the city. Since 1984, the historic market square is pedestrian zone. The Max-Josefs Square is surrounded by magnificent houses in the Inn-Salzach style. Typical for this architectural style are the arcades, as well as the tomb roofs, which are hidden behind the sloping walls. A so-called »heavenly ladder« has been preserved in the Ellmaierhaus (Wood Technology Museum).

The Mittertor (Rosenheim's only surviving market gate) was the eastern gate of the market before 1350, which was then enclosed by a double trench. Since the 15th century it separated the inner market from the outer market and served as an administrative building. After 1641 the onion dome was built, and later the long building changed. In essence, the Mittertor is the oldest building in Rosenheim. Today, the Municipal Museum is located here, with its unique collection, dating from the Romans to the history of the city in the 20th century. The coat of arms of Rosenheim, the white rose on a red ground, is on the facade of the Mittertor on the side of the Ludwigsplatz. The Bavarian coat of arms can also be seen.

The Town Hall looks back on a turbulent history: in 1858 it was the first station in the Rosenheim railway station. But as early as 1878 the station was moved and the building became the Town Hall. It became known as a police station for the ZDF series "Die Rosenheim-Cops".

Exhibition Center Rosenheim: The cultural heart of the city of Rosenheim is the Exhibition Center Lokschuppen, which fascinates with outstanding exhibitions and a unique architecture for which was awarded the prize of the Bund Deutscher Architekten. Between 1857 and 1878, steam locomotives were accommodated here. Today, the locomotive shed is one of the ten most successful German exhibition halls in the Federal Republic and, with its scientifically founded and professionally staged event exhibitions, it has earned international attention.

Since 1987 the Salingarten has become a sculpture garden next to the Kultur + Kongresszentrum, where large sculptures of important sculptors from Rosenheim and the surrounding area can be seen. As an example, the bronze sculpture "Man and Horse" by Prof. Heinrich Kirchner, who taught at the Academy in Munich and lived in Seefeld in Pavolding. He often combined religious ideas with his works. Thus he placed man and animal on one and the same plane.

The 65-meter-high tower of the St. Nicholas parish church stands directly behind the market square and is the landmark of the city. The church was built around 1450 as a late Gothic building with a pointed helmet tower. 1641 Fire damage. 1642-57 the new construction with onion tower - the today's landmark of Rosenheim. The interior was changed several times according to the taste of the time, that is baroque or neo-gothic. In 1880, the church ship was extended by 3 yards towards Ludwigsplatz. From 1960 reorganization of the church interior. The earliest work of art of the Gotteshaus is the protective mantle image from 1514. A reconstruction of the church and a modern reconstruction of the interior took place in 2004-07. Remarkable are the new windows of the glass artist K.M. Hartmann, who were financed by Rosenheim citizens.

The hospital church of St. Joseph was built in 1618-19 by the citizen Simon Peer (Bürgerspitalstiftung). In 1641 the church burnt down. It was restored by Andreas Peer, the son of the founder. In the middle of the 18th century it was re-arranged (Baroque altar, Rococo chancery, paintings by the Rosenheim painter Joseph Anton Höttinger, representing the life of St. Joseph).

Evangelical Lutheran Church: The church was built between 1885 and 1886 in Neo-gothic style by the Leipzig architect and later Strasbourg cathedral architect August Hartel. In 1965, the altar area was redesigned. In the interior are three reliefs (replicas of the famous artist Adam Krafft), two paintings by the Traunstein painter from Kotzebue (paintings by Luther and Melanchthon), and since 1999 an abstract crossroads by the Munich artist Petra Winterkamp. The parish garden exhibits various art exhibitions.

Surrounded by romantic arcades in the pedestrian zone at the Max-Josefs Square, tourists can experience Mediterranean feeling of life - in the middle of Bavaria. When the weather is good there are full cafes lined one after another.Traditional restaurants and traditional beer gardens under shady chestnut trees attract people who are prone to the hedonistic way of living.. The Rosenheim beer, which has already won numerous awards, and tasty breads promise a real treat for every expert of Bavarian cuisine.

Budva is a Montenegrin town on the Adriatic Sea, it has around 37,000 inhabitants, and it is the centre of Budva Municipality. The coastal area around Budva, called the Budva riviera, is the center of Montenegrin tourism, known for its well-preserved medieval walled city, sandy beaches and diverse nightlife. Budva is 2,500 years old, which makes it one of the oldest settlements on the Adriatic coast.

The Old Town of Budva is situated on a rocky peninsula, on the southern end of Budva field. Archaeological evidence suggests that Illyrian settlement was formed on the site of the Old Town before Greek colonization of the Adriatic. While the site was permanently settled since Roman era, most of existing city walls and buildings were erected during the Venetian rule.

The entire town is encircled with defensive stone walls. The fortifications of Budva are typical of the Medieval walled cities of the Adriatic, complete with towers, embrasures, fortified city gates and a citadel.

The layout of the town is roughly orthogonal, although many streets deviate from the grid, resulting in somewhat irregular pattern, with many piazzas connected with narrow streets. Today, the entire city within the walls is pedestrian-only.

The town citadel is situated on the southern tip of the city. Originally known as Castle of St Mary, fortification was continually rebuilt and expanded through Middle Ages, reaching its final form during the Austro-Hungarian rule. The sea-facing 160m long ramparts of the citadel, complete with eastern and western towers, are intricately connected to the rest of the city walls. Austrian stone barracks form the most prominent structure within the castle, separating the citadel from the rest of the walled city. Ruins of the Santa Maria de Castello church, after which the entire complex was originally named, are located within the citadel.

A large public square is located to the north of the citadel, containing all of the churches of the old town - St. Ivan church (17th century), Santa Maria in Punta (840 AD), and The Holy Trinity church (1804).

Tourism is the main driver of the economy of Budva. It is a significant tourist destination on the eastern Adriatic, and by far the most popular destination in Montenegro.

Budva is well known regionally as the capital of nightlife of the eastern Adriatic. The first discothèques in Budva started to emerge during the 1980s, as hotel-attached dance clubs. However, the clubbing scene mushroomed in 1990s, with numerous open-air clubs opening along the Budva sea promenade. This trend continued into the 2000s, with Old Town and its promenade hosting a large number of bars, pubs and restaurants, and two big clubs, Top Hill and Trocadero, dominating the clubbing scene.

The Budva Riviera has some of the most attractive beaches of south Adriatic, and the most pleasant climate in Montenegro. Mogren beach is arguably the best known and most attractive of the Budva city beaches, nested beneath the cliffs of the Spas hill, between cape Mogren and the Avala hotel. The beach is separated from the city by the slopes of Spas hill that plunge to the sea, and is only accessible by a 250m long narrow path along the cliffs. Other city beaches include the small Ričardova glava ("Richard's Head") and Pizana beaches, next to the Old Town, as well as the 1.6 km (1.0 mi) long Slovenska plaža (Slav beach), that makes up the most of the city's coast.

However, majority of the beaches of Budva Riviera are outside of the city itself. Jaz Beach is a long and spacious beach west of Budva, its hinterland serving as a popular concert and festival venue, as well as a campground. Bečići resort town, with its long sandy beach, is situated south-east of the city, separated from Budva by the Zavala peninsula.

Further to the south, numerous small beaches and towns, make up the more high end and exclusive part of Budva Riviera. This is especially true for the famous Sveti Stefan town, but also for other smaller Paštrovići settlements in the area, that once were unassuming fishing villages. The area of Sveti Stefan and Pržno, including Miločer resort with its park and secluded beaches, is considered the most exclusive area of the Montenegrin coast.

The town of Petrovac and the undeveloped Buljarica field occupy the very south of the Budva municipality.

Sveti Nikola Island is located opposite of Old Town, 1 kilometre (0.6 miles) across the Budva bay. It is a mostly undeveloped island with some beautiful beaches. Well connected to the mainland with water bus, it is a popular excursion site for tourists visiting Budva.