In the city of Kotar, Montenegro

 “When the pearls of nature were sown on this soil, an owerflowing handful was gathered. The most beautiful contact between the earth and sea took place at the Montenegrin littoral.”-- Lord Byron

====================================================================
(in Kotor Montenegro) Wedged between mountains and a corner of the bay, atmospheric Kotor (shown here) is perfectly at one with its setting. Hemmed in by staunch walls snaking 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 glow as serenely as a halo. Behind the bulwarks, the streets buzz with bars, live music -- from soul to serenades -- and castle-top clubbing.

+ Spend a blissful day while you are here, walking all around the medieval town of Kotor; see monuments built in the Venetian period overlooking the Adriatic sea, visit churches and missionary establishments, stroll through the local market to the clock tower and have a taste of the coastal cuisine. Explore the Kotor Old City by taking the colorful walking tour through the urban heart of medieval town of Kotor. This tour provides a great introduction for first-time visitors! Located on a beautiful bay (shown here) on the coast of Montenegro, Kotor is a city that is steeped in tradition and history, with remarkable scenic views. If you stop in Kotor by a cruise ship or you are just passing by, but you are intrigued by the incredible beauty of this walled gem on the very seashore, but also close to the high mountains and have limited time for discovering the amazing beauties of it, this tour is one of the best options. The sea gates,The Square of Arms, Clock Tower, Flour Square (with Pima and Buca palaces), St Tryphon Cathedral, The Boka Navy Square,The St Luke Square, St Luke and St Nikola,St Mary of the River, Northern Gate with Skurda river are some of highlights of this magical tour.

+ Montenegro, located in the Balkans at the southern end of the Dinaric Alps, is bounded by the Adriatic Sea and Croatia (southwest), Bosnia and Herzegovina (northwest), Serbia (northeast), Kosovo (east), and Albania (southeast). The country's administrative capital is Podgorica, though its cultural center is the historical capital and older city of Cetinje. For much of the 20th century Montenegro was a part of Yugoslavia.

+ The country’s names (both Montenegro [from Venetian Italian]) and Crna Gora --- denote “Black Mountain,” in reference to Mount Lovćen ([1,749 meters]), its historical center near the Adriatic Sea, and its stronghold in the centuries of struggle with the Turks. (Alone among the Balkan states, Montenegro was never subjugated.)