I
can still see the awesome beauty of this place!
Wow! Be sure to get up early for
sail-in through the Bay of Kotor. For
about an hour, you will experience some amazing scenery and just be blown
away. The coast of Montenegro is like
non other with huge limestone mountains that come out of the beautiful clear
Adriatic Sea and reach into the clouds.
My camera and IPhone wouldn’t stop taking photos! Kotor is truly a photographer’s dream.. even
a wannabe photographer like me!
Kotor
will be a tender port and the entrance to the city is steps away from the
tender dock.
As
you've likely surmised, Ken & I are mostly “do it ourselfers” so once
again, we enjoyed Kotor on our own. The
beautiful old city of Kotor, Kotor Stari Grad, is one of the best preserved
medieval towns in the Adriatic, surrounded by amazing city walls. The people are so friendly; we enjoyed chats
with a number of locals and I just fell in love with a little fellow who was
selling sea shells from the window of his home... and of course I made a small shell purchase!
Cats are everywhere! If you’re a
cat lover, you will want to take a picture of the Kotor Cats. You may even want to adopt one as many are
without homes and sickly. One cat, that we named Monte (for Montenegro) even enjoyed lunch with us!
I found a
youth hostel where I was able to use free wifi and my IPad (Rick Steves would
have been proud of me)!
Inside the walls of Kotor Stari Grad lies a
large number of shops and boutiques, featuring everything from local crafts to
designer clothing. This Cats of Kotor shop had some cute jewelry and hand made cards that just begged to come home with me.
You’ll
want to climb up to the fortress (at 853 feet) for some truly amazing views…
it’s about 1350 steps to get there and takes an hour to an hour and a half but
is well worth the effort.
You'll see some beautiful and creative flower displays around town!
Kotor Cuisine
The
cuisine in Kotor is mostly Mediterranean with menus brimming with delectable
fish specialties. A traditional Montenegro meal includes smoked ham, cheese,
olives and famous red and white wines. For a taste of Kotor specialties, try
the domestic fish thick soup and satisfy your sweet tooth with a frustula, a
crunchy, dry sweet cookie of rhombus shape.
There are lots of cozy cafes with outdoor terraces where you can people
watch and enjoy a taste of Kotor. After lunch, continue to wander the interesting cobblestone streets.
Kotor
was one of our favorite ports of call and one that we will never forget! Anyone who gets the chance to visit this
beautiful place is indeed lucky.
