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Interesting and totally unexpected history for such a small town
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Probably overcrowded in high-season.
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davesut Says: There were a number of places that people had based themselves on the waterfront roadside to have a swim. There are no beaches within the town but people appeared to use some quay sides as sun terraces and diving boards.When we arrived the heat was heavy with no wind. Within...
davesut Says: Only the church and museum to look around. It is only a very small island. There was a small shop offering drinks and ice cream for sale which was good for us to take in whilst we waited for the taxi boat home. Taking time to look around this small island you can see that it...
Boat to Our Lady of the Rock Island
davesut Says: There were about 4 different boats offering a taxi service to the island. The fare was €5 per person, they only charged for adults on the one we caught outside the main square in front of the dominant St Nicholas church. This is the man made island built from scuppered boats...
davesut Says: St Nicholas' Church dominates the central town square. Approaching from either direction along the waterfront you will see a town square. At the back of this square is the church of St Nicholas, a Catholic Church with a 55m bell tower. The entrance fee for the tower was €1...
HORSCHECK Says: Probably the highlight of a visit of Perast is a boat trip to the artifical island Our Lady of the Rock with the chapel of the same name.The Our Lady of the Rock Chapel (Gospa od Skrpjela) was constructed after the earthquake in 1667, although an even earlier chapel existed...
HORSCHECK Says: The St. Antony’s Church and nearby monastery (Samostan i Crkva Sv Antuna) was completed in 1679. It was built in Baroque style and the project was financed by the local Mazarovic family. The church was used by the Franciscan order who came to Perast from the Venetian...
HORSCHECK Says: The Renaissance style Bujovic Palace (Palata Bujovic) was designed by the Venetian architect Giovanni Battista Fontana at the end of the 17th century. Allegedly it was constructed from stones of the destroyed city walls of Herceg Novi.The palace can be recognised by its...
St. Nicholas Church and Belfry
HORSCHECK Says: The present St. Nicolas Church (Crkva Sv Nikole) was built in 1616 from stones from the Croatian island of Korcula. The adjoining belfry is with 55 m in height the tallest church tower in the Bay of Kotor (Boka Kotorska). It was completed in 1691 and its clock was brought...
EviP Says: Perast has a tradition of seamen - warriors' families.A visit at the local museum will bring you closer to the history and culture of the place.The museum itself is located at a beautiful, well-preserved old house by the bay with a marvellous view to the sea.
Restaurant Conte, Perast, Montenegro: Rude staff
pierremassur Says: Perast is a jewel at the Kotor Bay with many venetian palaces which give the tourist an impression of a royal history of that old town. An off-season visit to Perast leads the guest to the one and only open restaurant which offers a promising menu to any hungry person. The...
Konoba: "Otok Bronza": Seafood, revisited
EviP Says: The place, located by the sea of Perast, is a very old building belonging to the ancestors of the current owner, from whom he has now inherited it. The most recent restoration it has gone through took place in the 1700s. Made by stone, it has a small yard with few tables in...
peterdhduncan Says: Konoba Milinovic (previously 'The Amfora') is very conveniently situated for the Boka Bay Bed and Breakfast at which we have stayed, and, as it is suspended over the bay, doesn't feel as close to the road as the Restaurant Conte. On our visit in 2007 we felt that both the...
Conte Nautilus Restaurant: Fabulous
ELear Says: This place is EXCELLENT. Not cheap, mind you, but not exorbitant. You sit outside (or I did - this was in September) on the sort of platform jutting out over the bay. Tables with plenty of space between them. Attentive waiters, but not standing too close, and the half-bottle...
goga4444 Says: You can get to Perast folowing Bok Kotorska Bay coast line , it is 12 form Kotor to Herceg Novi. The road is near , but it is not much trouble to drive there and there is no much trafic. People usually use ferry to get to the other side of the bay, so that part of the bay...
To the island Our Lady of the Rock by boat
HORSCHECK Says: When we walked along the waterfront, some local guys offered us to shuttle us with their boat to the island Our Lady of the Rock for a price of 4 Euro per person. We found this price quite reasonable and agreed on the service. The boat trip to the island took only about 5...
HORSCHECK Says: When we were in Kotor we spontaneously decided to take a side trip by bus to Perast. All buses from Kotor to Herceg Novi or any other places in this direction go along Perast. In Kotor these buses can be either caught at the main bus station or at the bus stop just outside...
HORSCHECK Says: Montenegro's most popular local beer is Niksicko Pivo, which is brewed by the Trebjesa brewery in Niksic. After Podgorica, Niksic is Montenegro's second largest town.The brewery produces four lagers: Niksicko pivo, Nik Gold, Nik Cool, and Niksicko tamno. During our 2 weeks...
HORSCHECK Says: I found it quite an interesting fact to know that Montenegro is neither a member of the European Union nor a member of the so called Eurozone, but that the country has adopted the Euro as official currency.Prior to the introduction of the Euro, the German Mark (Deutsche...
HORSCHECK Says: For our 2 week trip to Montenegro, I felt the need to buy a proper guide book for independent travel.I finally decided for "The Rough Guide to Montenegro - 1st edition", as I have already made many good experiences with Rough Guides on several other trips. As Perast is one...
HORSCHECK Says: Perast is probably the most picturesque town in the Bay of Kotor (Boka Kotorska). It has a long waterside promenade, which is lined with Venetian Gothic style buildings.The promenade also offers magnificient views of the Verige strait, which is the narrowest part of the Bay...
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So many palaces and so depopulated... without sandy beaches so, not so many tourist... made that some palaces and houses of Perast are abounded and few are...
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Q: Two of us will be in Kotor next May and are interested in going to Perast and taking a boat tour to the little islands. In...
A: No info on personal guides but it is an easy 30 minutes or so by bus. Bus station is 5 minutes walk from the old town. When you get to Perast, there are a number of...
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Perast, Montenegro is one of the little coastal towns along the long route around the Bay of Kotor. "Quaint", "charming" and "sleepy" are all perfectly suitable adjectives for this town consisting...
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Perast is an old sailor’s town, about 15 km from Kotor, and together with it, it was the only coastal town in Montenegro that has never been conquered by Turks. It is a small peaceful town, where...
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Perast - Gem of the Boka Kotorska
In summer 2010 we explored Montenegro for almost 2 weeks. On this trip we visited Perast on a quick side trip from Kotor. The little town of Perast is probably one of the most picturesque places...
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Perast/Perasto is a small town of Boka Kotorska, 12 km west from Kotor, in front of Prolaz Verige (strait of Verige) that connects Risanski Zaliv (Bay of Risan) and Kotorski Zaliv (Bay of Kotor) with...
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