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…

Mamula Island in Montenegro

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

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© 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…

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