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Sutomore

Posted by Ivan Stojanovic On 1 March 2010

Sutormore Sutomore (Montenegrin: Сутоморе; Venetian: Spizza) is a small coastal town in Bar Municipality, Montenegro.Sutomore was called Spizza in Venetian, when it was under the Republic of Venice from 1420 to 1797 and belonged to the Albania Veneta, except for short-lived Ottoman occupations. The Austrian census of 1910 reports that there were Venetian speaking families in Spizza in the twentieth century.It is famous for its 2 km long sandy beach. Low prices (if compared with its neighbour Budva), along with easy access via Belgrade – Bar railway, makes it a very popular budget destination and extremely crowded during summer months. It is a favorite spot for day trips for young people from Podgorica, as it is only half an hour away, either by train or by car. Wikipedia

Stoliv

Posted by Ivan Stojanovic On 20 February 2010

Stoliv A small, peaceful place in Boka Kotorska bay famous for its interference of mountain and sea winds mixed with 548 types of herbs that are suitable for lung diseases, particularly in the late spring and early autumn.

Small fisherman’s settlement from XIV century remained preserved over the centuries.

Donji Stoliv is located at the very sea shore. The pebble road will take you to Gornji Stoliv through the woods and olive groves. A fantastic view over the entire Boka will burst before you up there.

Gornji and Donji Stoliv have around 500 inhabitants.

The first camellia from Japan was brought by the Stoliv seamen in XVIII century. “Days of Cammellia” have been organized in the springtime ever since.

text: http://stoliv.net

Bijela

Posted by Ivan Stojanovic On 17 February 2010

Bijela Bijela (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Бијела; Italian La Bianca, San Pietro de Albis) is a coastal town within the Municipality of Herceg Novi, Montenegro. It is located north of Herceg Novi, near Verige strait of Bay of Kotor. 2003 census put the population at 3,748.

Bijela is the home of Bijela Adriatic shipyard (Montenegrin: Jadransko brodogradilište Bijela), largest maintenance and repair shipyard dock in Montenegro.
Wikipedia

Risan

Posted by Ivan Stojanovic On 15 February 2010

Risan Risan belongs to the oldest Illyric settlements on the Montenegrin coast. Legend has it that queen, fleeing from the Roman invasion, was hiding here in 228 BC, and then, unable to resist them, threw herself into the sea.

The original Risan was located on the northern side of the Carina field under the Gradina, while the Roman town was expanding towards the sea on the right bank of the river Špilja. It is assumed that a larger part of the town disappeared sinking into the sea in the disastrous earthquake at the end of the 7th or beginning of the 8th century.

Today archeological findings speak about the pompous palaces, walls and squares of this town.

Of special interest are the excavated remnants of a villa near the road Risan-Nikšić, from the 2nd century AD. Four of its five rooms are decorated with mosaics. On one of them there is the figure of Hypnos, God of sleep, procumbent; the only preserved depiction of this God in a mosaic. The other mosaics are of geometric character, combined with herbal and floral motives.
text: http://montenegro.travel

Dobrota

Posted by Ivan Stojanovic On 15 February 2010

Dobrota Dobrota (Montenegrin: Dobrota/Доброта) is a town in the Kotor Municipality in coastal Montenegro. Although administratively a separate town, it is de facto part of Kotor, and encompasses most of Kotor’s residential area, while town of Kotor administratively encompasses town’s historical core. It gained somewhat of a notoriety among the locals, as the home of Montenegro’s only psychiatric hospital. Wikipedia

Ljuta

Posted by Ivan Stojanovic On 11 February 2010
Ljuta

Ljuta is located 7 km away from Kotor, and is located in the heart of the Bay of Kotor, on the northern side of the municipality of Kotor. Village got its name by the river Ljuta. This river is one of the shortest rivers, underground streams in Europe. In the winter after heavy rainfall it carries a huge amount of water that flows into sea. Baroque church dedicated to St. Peter is situated in the central part of the settlement. Its construction began around the 1700th The order was finally completed 1780th year. Ljuta is also known thanks to the restaurant “Stari Mlini”, which got its name because it is located at the place where ( before 400 years)  were the mills for producing flour for entire Boka Kotorska.

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