We had a day to explore beautiful Kotor town sitting on a fine bay along the Adriatic Sea, in Montenegro. It's a destination that attracts more and more tourists, but that's no wonder as the region is really charming with the sea and the mountains both at the same place.

Kotor Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It contains some very good preserved 17th century buildings from Venetian era and wonderful medieval bastions and walls.

After exploring the streets of the old town of Kotor, we arrived in the beautiful Old Town Square with many restaurants, cafes, beautiful sites and buildings and a magnificent Clock Tower.

This is the funny attraction I was not expecting to find. The Cats Museum was created due to Kotor’s large population of cats, for cat lovers.

Kotor Cathedral is, of course, the most significant church in the town. It'a Catholic church built in 1166, housing many impressive gold and silver frescoes. 

The highlight of Kotor trip is the Kotor Fortress situated on the mountainside and the long hike along the city walls that arrive at the fortress. There's the perfect view of the town and bay below from there.

After visiting the fortress, we took a boat ride towards a small island on the Bay of Kotor. We visited the beautiful Roman Catholic Church on the man made island, but the main reason for this visit was the views over the Bay of Kotor from there.

When we returned, we spent some time on Kotor Beach to relax after visiting all day.

One Day in Kotor

Podgorica, Montenegro capital, is among the smallest European capitals. That means it's pretty easy to visit it in one day. It was destroyed in the Second World War and rebuilt afterwards. Now it's a nice city with remains of socialist era, but also with new fine cafes, galleries and parks.

We started our day in Podgorica with a coffee at Cafe Soba, on Bokeška street, a nice place on a fine streets in the city center.

We then had a walk in King's Park, the green nice park in the center and made our way towards the river banks.

One of the few remaining old monuments in the city is the Old Bridge, built during Roman times. It's a nice stone bridge over Ribnica River, close to its confluence point with Morača River.

We also visited Millennium Bridge over Morača River. It's an impressive modern bridge.

Another nice bridge over Moraca River is Moscow Bridge. It seems that Moscow offered this bridge as a gift to the people of Montenegro. It's a pedestrian bridge with a nice view over the city and the mountains nearby.

We had a drink at Hotel Podgorica terrace, where we enjoyed a nice view over the river and the bridges.

We visited the main square of the city, Trg Nezavisnosti. It'a nice place where you can observe the locals and the urban vibe.

We finished the day in Podgorica with dinner at Pod Volat restaurant.

Podgorica

We arrived on Montenegro coast driving from Bosnia, so our first stop was clos to the border Monenegro - Bosnia. Herceg Novi stands at the entrance of the Bay of Kotor, in Montenegro. It's one of the most authentic towns in Montenegro. It's very beautiful, but surprisingly less visited by tourists. We enjoyed walking along the promenade, admiring the beautiful landscape with the mountains behind and relaxing at the beach. We spent the first night in Herceg Novi.

After the breakfast, we got back in the car and continued the tour of the Montenegro coast.

We arrived in the tiny village of Perast. Beautiful lansdacpes of the multi layer town, the sea and the mountains in the backround. We stopped here to take a few stepts in the city center and along the waterfront promenade.

Kotor was the final destination of the day. Unlike the previous town, Kotor was full with tourists as it's the most popular destination of Montenegro. It's a UNESCO World Heritage site, with Venetian walls surrounding the beautiful old town. We spent most of the day here.

hiking the City Walls and admiring the beautiful landscape over the town and the Bay of Kotor,

till we arrived at Castle of San Giovanni, a beautiful medieval castle standing on the picturesque hillside and offering awesome views of the bay.

Then explored the streets of Kotor Old Town with its romantic alleys, souvenir shops and cafes. We spent the night in Kotor.

After about half an hour drive, we arrived in Budva, which is  one of the most amazing places to visit in Montenegro. It's one of the oldest settlements on the Adriatic coast. Unlike Kotor, Budva is not full of tourists, but locals do come here to enjoy the coast. We explore the old town, walked to along the fortress walls and we took time to enjoy a swim as well.

The next and final destination was Sveti Stefan. It's a very beautiful small islet with beautiful rock formations by the coast and on the beach. After exploring the area a bit, we relaxed by the beach till the sun went down.

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