MONTENEGRO’S MOST VISITED LOCATIONS
Kotor, an old Mediterranean city of famous traders and sailors is surrounded by an impressive city wall. It is well preserved and protected by the UNESCO Registry of World Cultural Heritage and Natural Beauties. First mentioned in 168 BC Kotor was settled during Ancient Roman times. It has suffered three major earthquakes (1563, 1667, and 1979) and the plague in 1572.
Budva is known for its 21 km of sandy beaches. It is a stone walled (15th century) town and one of the oldest urban (Greek) settlements on the Adriatic coast although the Romans occupied Budva in the 2nd century BC until the fall of the Roman Empire.
Under Tito this tiny peninsula with its sun-bleached limestone homes was turned from a fishing village to a luxury hotel complex in the 1960s, artificially connected to the mainland. It It can be seen from the towering mountains above as a small shining jewel neatly placed onto deep blue sea waters.
This sleepy baroque town is located on the Bay of Kotor. The name derives from the Illyrian Pirusta tribe. Perast commanded an important strategic position due to the safe harbors large enough to accommodate a mighty navy. The old town does not have a defensive wall, but instead it has nine defensive towers, the most important of which is the tower of the Holy Cross.
Across from Perast in the Bay of Kotor are two small islands: St. George and Gospa od Škrpjela (Our Lady of the Rock). Each of them has a picturesque chapel. The church of St. George was built in the 12th century and is still today an active Benedictine Monastery.
