A UNESCO-listed medieval walled city at the head of the Bay of Kotor, with a Romanesque cathedral consecrated in 1166 and fortifications climbing 1,350 feet to the fortress of San Giovanni. Roughly 14 miles north of Budva.
Climb the walls at first light before the sun hits and before the cruise ships dock; allow a full half day including the drive.
Between April and the end of October the Port of Kotor takes something in the order of 500 ships and several hundred thousand passengers, and the berth is a short walk along the waterfront from the main gate. That proximity is the whole story. The old town is a few hectares of lanes inside a wall, so when two large ships are alongside the lanes work like the concourse of a railway station and the kitchens on the main square slow to a crawl. The ships sail in the late afternoon and the town is handed back. June and September buy the same weather with a fraction of the pressure, while July and August trap the heat against the cliff and fill the lanes by nine.
Housed in a 17th-century Baroque palace in Kotor old town, the collection covers Adriatic naval history, sea captains' artifacts, ship…
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