The noise drives the guests away from the hotels in Budva, the tenants install double windows so that they can sleep

Noise - a decades-long problem of the metropolis of tourism, disrupts the normal life of both the local population and tourists this year.

Locals of the Old Budva city say that they have had problems with noise exceeding the 65 decibel limit since the pre-season, and they are afraid of what peak season will bring. That is why citizens, restaurateurs and hoteliers work together.

The Color of the Morning team was on the ground with the communal police to see how the controls were carried out and how many fines were issued.

For exceeding the permitted noise level of 65 decibels, three open-air catering facilities, out of approximately 10, which they visited, and which broadcast music from the sound system, were sanctioned.

For a reason, the Old Town and its surroundings were the focus of attention of the Communal Police.

"There are also the most catering facilities and there were a lot of violations, there are other facilities on the territory of the municipality of Budva, the promenade, but the focus is now on the Old Town as far as the noise level is concerned," says communal policeman Aleksandar Moračanin.

Although a multi-decade problem, the noise started much earlier this season, and those who live here are the best witnesses to that.

"The situation started this summer, let's say disgusting, with nightclubs, live concerts, bands, everything was shaking. The kids are waking up, the residents of the old town are putting double windows, creating a vacuum just so they can sleep and live. I think that it is beneath all honor and dignity of an individual," said Luka Vučković, a member of the MZ Stari Grad.

In addition to affecting the quality of life of local residents, loud and uncontrolled music often drives away tourists as well, hoteliers point out.

"You must know that hotels in the city center often have guests leave the hotel, or that we have to pay fines and that we have to solve noise problems in all kinds of ways. We have come to a situation where we have solved the labor problem, and various other problems in the situation, this economic crisis, and noise is the only problem that our guests complain about," explains hotelier Ivan Ivanović.

Restaurateurs claim that Budva is now on a seesaw between mass and elite tourism. In order to regain its former reputation, it is necessary to eliminate the noise.