Herceg Novi at the Bay of Kotor

23 February 2021 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  4 minutes

© Brian Dell

© Brian Dell

Herceg Novi is a city in western Montenegro, in the municipality of the same name with about 12,700 inhabitants. The associated community has a total of around 33,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the Adriatic Sea at the entrance of the Bay of Kotor and is especially important for tourism. The Kurzentrum “Dr. Simo Milošević ”, which uses the slightly radioactive sea mud as a basis for a variety of therapies.   read more…

Bay of Kotor in Montenegro

1 May 2020 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  7 minutes

© Elisabeth64/cc-by-sa-4.0

© Elisabeth64/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Bay of Kotor, also known as the Boka, is the winding bay of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Montenegro and the region of Montenegro concentrated around the bay. 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. The Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Its numerous Orthodox and Catholic churches and monasteries attract numerous religious and cultural pilgrims.   read more…

Mamula Island in Montenegro

18 October 2017 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Hotels, Union for the Mediterranean Reading Time:  5 minutes

© Klackalica/cc-by-2.5

© Klackalica/cc-by-2.5

Mamula (also known as Lastavica) is an uninhabited islet in the Adriatic Sea, within the southwestern Montenegrin municipality of Herceg Novi. Mamula is located between Prevlaka and Luštica peninsulas at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor. This small islet is of circular shape, and has 200m in diameter. It is 3.4 nautical miles (6.3 km) away from Herceg Novi. During the period of the Venetian Republic rule, the island was known as Rondina.   read more…

Theme Week Montenegro – Tivat

29 October 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Union for the Mediterranean Reading Time:  6 minutes

Donja Lastva © Brian Dell

Donja Lastva © Brian Dell

Tivat is a coastal town in southwest Montenegro, located in the Bay of Kotor. Tivat is the centre of Tivat Municipality, which is the smallest municipality by area in Montenegro. The town has a population of 10,000, the municipality has 14,000 inhabitants. Already a popular tourist resort, Tivat is set to become a nautical tourism centre for the southern Adriatic. Tivat Airport is 3 km (1.9 mi) away. This is the biggest airport in Montenegro, although Podgorica Airport is more modern.   read more…

Luxury marina Porto Montenegro

30 May 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Hotels, Sport, Union for the Mediterranean Reading Time:  6 minutes

Porto Montenegro © Daniel Nyul/cc-by-sa-3.0

Porto Montenegro © Daniel Nyul/cc-by-sa-3.0

Porto Montenegro is a Luxury yacht marina and adjacent waterfront development currently under construction in Tivat, Montenegro.   read more…

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