The Bay of Kotor, known simply as Boka ("the Bay"), is a winding bay of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Montenegro.
The bay has been inhabited since antiquity. Its well-preserved medieval towns of Kotor, Risan, Tivat, Perast, Prčanj and Herceg Novi, along with their natural surroundings, are major tourist attractions. Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor has been a World Heritage Site since 1979.
Its numerous Orthodox and Catholic churches and monasteries make it a major pilgrimage site.
It is surrounded by two massifs of the Dinaric Alps: the Orjen mountains to the west, and the Lovćen mountains to the east. The narrowest section of the bay, the 2300 m long Verige Strait, is only 340 m wide at its narrowest point.
Towns
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Pedestrian promenade Pet Danica
Named after five young women, all called Danica, who died during WWII, this pedestrian promenade stretches along the waterfront for over 5km from Igalo to Meljine. It's lined with summer bars, shops, concrete swimming platforms and the odd rocky cove, and in places it ducks in and out of tunnels carved through headlands. This was once the route of a trainline linking Zelenika to Sarajevo via Herceg Novi and Dubrovnik. The old stone railway station still stands at the foot of the Old Town, although it's long since been converted into a cafe.
Single-handedly responsible for Tivat's transformation, this surreal town-within-a-town occupies 24 hectares which once were the historic Arsenal shipyard and naval base. It has five upmarket apartment buildings, a 'lifestyle village' of fancy shops, bars, restaurants and leisure facilities, a museum, and berths for 250 yachts. A Regent Hotel was set to open in May 2014, and eventually 630 luxury yachts will be able to dock here, including 130 superyachts.
The Porto complex is open to the public and it's a pleasant place to stroll and oggle oppulent yachts – if you're not prone to fits of rage at the injustices of contemporary economics. Kids will love the playground shaped like a pirate ship near the main entrance.
- Herceg Novi — founded in 1382 and located in the entrance of the Bay of Kotor
- Kotor — an ancient fortified town located deep down the Boka Kotorska bay, UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Risan — the oldest settlement in the bay, historical capital of the Illyrian kingdom
- Tivat — the youngest town in the Boka area established on the plateau at the bottom of Vrmac
- Kotor — visit its Old Town and the surrounding walls
- Herceg Novi — take a walk on the 6km-long 5 Danica's esplanade to meet with the rich and diverse history of the town
- Perast — a well preserved village, built entirely in barroque style, a UNESCO World Natural and Historical Heritage Site
- Prčanj — small family-friendly place with great view of the Bay of Kotor
- Tivat — a small town, quickly emerging into a major touristic, business and transport centre. Located in the vicinity of the Tivat International Airport, in summer 2014 it became home of a luxury yacht marina called Porto Montenegro
Pedestrian promenade Pet Danica
Named after five young women, all called Danica, who died during WWII, this pedestrian promenade stretches along the waterfront for over 5km from Igalo to Meljine. It's lined with summer bars, shops, concrete swimming platforms and the odd rocky cove, and in places it ducks in and out of tunnels carved through headlands. This was once the route of a trainline linking Zelenika to Sarajevo via Herceg Novi and Dubrovnik. The old stone railway station still stands at the foot of the Old Town, although it's long since been converted into a cafe.
Porto Montenegro
Single-handedly responsible for Tivat's transformation, this surreal town-within-a-town occupies 24 hectares which once were the historic Arsenal shipyard and naval base. It has five upmarket apartment buildings, a 'lifestyle village' of fancy shops, bars, restaurants and leisure facilities, a museum, and berths for 250 yachts. A Regent Hotel was set to open in May 2014, and eventually 630 luxury yachts will be able to dock here, including 130 superyachts.
The Porto complex is open to the public and it's a pleasant place to stroll and oggle oppulent yachts – if you're not prone to fits of rage at the injustices of contemporary economics. Kids will love the playground shaped like a pirate ship near the main entrance.
The success of such of a venture relies partially on enticing yacht crews to dock here for the winter, so bars, restaurants and activity providers operate year-round (unlike most of the Montenegrin coast). Prices are generally geared more towards crew-members than oligarchs and, while expensive for Montenegro, are reasonable by European standards.
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