Articles tagged with: Montenegro

Touring Old Town Kotor in Montenegro
Posted in Monetengro on 1 February 2008

We traveled for maybe 45 minutes after Perast, curving around roads along the bay of Kotor until we stopped before the ominous image of enormous bulwarks that guarded the Old City of Kotor.

Kotor is the known for being the best preserved medieval town in the mediterranean. The architecture features a great number of cathedrals, churches, [...]

Visiting BUDVA Montenegro
Posted in Monetengro on 19 January 2008

The last stop on the tour of Montenegro was Budva. Buvda has the reputation of being the main tourist destination of Montenegro because of it’s history, natural beauty, beaches and easily accessible islands. Being part of a tour group we were only scheduled to visit Old Town. Old Town Budva is located on a [...]

Exploring SVETI STEFAN in Montenegro
Posted in Monetengro on 19 January 2008

Sveti Stefan (St. Stevens) is the most unique hotel I’ve ever seen. It’s actually more of a resort, built on an island just a few hundred meters from the beach. This man-made island is even more impressive because of it’s size. Sveti Stefan was Originally built by traders and fishermen in the 15th Century. They [...]

Our Lady of the Rock in the Bay of Kotor
Posted in Monetengro on 19 January 2008

The Bay of Kotor is recognized as one of the most beautiful bays in the world. It’s made up of four straights that are connected. The most astonishing visual about Kotor are the enormous Fjords that rise out of the crystal blue water. We stopped in Perast, a quaint baroque village on the shores of [...]

A Brief History of Monetengro for the Tourist
Posted in Monetengro on 19 January 2008

Montenegro is coming into it’s own as a tourist destination and a place for wealthy westerners to buy cheap beach front property. The country of Montenegro has been in the news lately, first for it’s separation of independence from Serbia in 2007, and second for being a featured location in the 2006 restart of the [...]