Guidebook for Đenovići
Sightseeing
Directly behind Kotor is Mt Lovćen (Ловћен; pronounced ‘lov-chen’; 1749m), the black mountain that gave Crna Gora (Montenegro) its name; crna/negro means ‘black’, and gora/monte means ‘mountain’ in Serbian and Italian respectively. This locale occupies a special place in the hearts of all locals. For most of its history it represented the entire nation – a rocky island of Serbian resistance in an Ottoman sea. A striking shrine to Montenegro’s most famous son, Petar II Petrović Njegoš, peers down from its heights, with views stretching as far as Albania and Croatia.
The park’s main hub is Ivanova Korita near its centre, where there are a few eateries.
220 Einheimische empfehlen
Nationalpark Lovcen
Directly behind Kotor is Mt Lovćen (Ловћен; pronounced ‘lov-chen’; 1749m), the black mountain that gave Crna Gora (Montenegro) its name; crna/negro means ‘black’, and gora/monte means ‘mountain’ in Serbian and Italian respectively. This locale occupies a special place in the hearts of all locals. For most of its history it represented the entire nation – a rocky island of Serbian resistance in an Ottoman sea. A striking shrine to Montenegro’s most famous son, Petar II Petrović Njegoš, peers down from its heights, with views stretching as far as Albania and Croatia.
The park’s main hub is Ivanova Korita near its centre, where there are a few eateries.
Everything Else
Standing at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor like an eager host, Herceg Novi (Херцег Нови) welcomes visitors with bright bouquets, sparkling seas and almost-constant sunshine. Can’t find the party? Look down; it’s all happening in Stari Grad (Old Town), a few dozen wonky steps below the main street. Though its shiny squares, elegant churches and formidable fortresses are centuries old, they’re brought to life by the buzz of clattering cafes and the sound of pianos drifting from the windows of music schools. Further down, pebbly beaches and concrete terraces offer access to the bay’s best – and cleanest – swimming.
Herceg Novi
Standing at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor like an eager host, Herceg Novi (Херцег Нови) welcomes visitors with bright bouquets, sparkling seas and almost-constant sunshine. Can’t find the party? Look down; it’s all happening in Stari Grad (Old Town), a few dozen wonky steps below the main street. Though its shiny squares, elegant churches and formidable fortresses are centuries old, they’re brought to life by the buzz of clattering cafes and the sound of pianos drifting from the windows of music schools. Further down, pebbly beaches and concrete terraces offer access to the bay’s best – and cleanest – swimming.
Arts & Culture
Wedged between brooding mountains and a moody corner of the bay, the achingly atmospheric Kotor (Котор) is perfectly at one with its setting. Hemmed in by staunch walls snaking improbably up the surrounding slopes, the town is a medieval maze of museums, churches, cafe-strewn squares and Venetian palaces and pillories. It’s a dramatic and delightful place where the past coexists with the present; its cobblestones ring with the sound of children racing to school in centuries-old buildings, lines of laundry flutter from wrought-iron balconies, and hundreds of cats – the descendants of seafaring felines – loll in marble laneways. Come nightfall, Kotor’s spectacularly lit-up walls are a glow.
352 Einheimische empfehlen
Kotor
Wedged between brooding mountains and a moody corner of the bay, the achingly atmospheric Kotor (Котор) is perfectly at one with its setting. Hemmed in by staunch walls snaking improbably up the surrounding slopes, the town is a medieval maze of museums, churches, cafe-strewn squares and Venetian palaces and pillories. It’s a dramatic and delightful place where the past coexists with the present; its cobblestones ring with the sound of children racing to school in centuries-old buildings, lines of laundry flutter from wrought-iron balconies, and hundreds of cats – the descendants of seafaring felines – loll in marble laneways. Come nightfall, Kotor’s spectacularly lit-up walls are a glow.