Overall impression
by DPando
Kotor as a place is worth to visit.. i was there in october so not much tourist or travellers were there.. the bad points on that place is the overcrowded in summer season where all is invaded by foreigners... there arnt any youth hostels, no budget accomodation for sure, actually i paid quite more than i was used to do on previous steps on my trip.
Everything is in Euro .. great for that but the prices are rised so much if you compare with Croatia or the surrounding area..
Landscapes are the highlights and the old town is charming .. maybe the best, its not huge so easily you can reach it every nook in the town.. actually i was living 2km away in a guesthouse and everytime i needed to get the old town (where mostly attractions are) i have to go on foot but there was schuttle bus services
Kotor
by Drphoto
Kotor-Risan Bay is a world natural and cultural heritage. Signs like this one are all over Montenegro. Wonderful country ! Kotor is situated deep inside Boka Kotorska bay, encircled by rugged hills at the foot of the mountain Lovcen. It is put under the UNESCO protection in 1979.
Romantic Kotor
by Aurorae
This is a sight you can often encounter in the old town of Kotor. Romantic narrow streets, old candelabre lanterns, wooden windows... A laughter here or there, noise of plates, scents of yummy dishes, music, chit chat or a fight... Very captivating!
Italian Cypresses
by karenincalifornia
Italian cypresses grow wild throughout the Dalmatian coastal areas. I particularly noticed this between Herceg-Novi and Dubrovnik.
I just find this sort of thing interesting. In California, we pay big bucks to plant an Italian cypress in a manicured front yard. In Montenegro, they grow wild.
Honouring the saint
by TheWanderingCamel
Ever since the arrival, in 809, of Saint Tryphon's relics the saint has a very special place in the hearts of the people of Kotor, no matter whether they be Catholic or Orthodox. The celebration of his feast day on February 1st is the most important holiday for all townsfolk and the mass held on the Sunday of that week is the culmination of a week of festivities.
A major revision of the saints celebrated by the Catholic church saw St Tryphon removed from the list of universal saints because of the lack of documented evidence of his life and martyrdom but try telling that to the believers of Kotor. They know their saint was a real man who performed miracles of healing and was martyred for his faith and they know he protects them now as he has done ever since the Byzantine emperor, Constantine Porphyrogenitus, made the city a gift of his relics and sent them to Kotor from their burial place in Lampsakon, near Apamea in Syria, the place of his birth.
The Catholic Church marks November 10 as St Tryphon's Day, but the saint who came to Kotor was Greek and Kotor at that time had not turned its face west to the Latin world and so, throughout the centuries, Catholic and Orthodox together, the city has continued to celebrate the saint according to the Orthodox calendar.
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Kotor Harbour
Church of Our Lady of Health, Kotor
Start of the Fortress Walk, Kotor
Cats of Kotor
