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File 09-bay-of-kotor-mot1 Book Montenegro 1 Initial Mapping Date Road Scale All key roads labelled? Hierarchy Date Title Hydro Chapter 09-Bay of Kotor Editor Cxns Spot colours removed? Hierarchy Nthpt Masking in Illustrator done? Symbols Author Peter Dragicevic MC Cxns Date Book Inset/enlargement correct? Off map Notes dest'ns Border Locator A1 Key Author Cxns Date Basefile regi Final Ed Cxns Date KEY FORMAT SETTINGS New References Number of Rows (Lines) Editor Check Date MC Check Date Column Widths and Margins MC/CC Signoff Date ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Bay of Kotor Why Go? Herceg Novi ................. 35 Coming from Croatia, the Bay of Kotor (Boka Kotorska, or Morinj ..........................40 simply ‘the Boka’) starts simply enough, but as you progress through fold upon fold of the bay and the surrounding Risan ............................41 mountains get steeper and steeper, the beauty meter gets Perast ...........................41 close to bursting. It’s often described as the Mediterranean’s Dobrota ....................... 43 only fjord and even though the geological label is not strictly Kotor ...........................44 correct, the mental image that phrase conjures is spot on. Prčanj ..........................50 The Boka’s compact size means that you can choose a base and put down roots for a week or two, spending your Stoliv ...........................50 days exploring its hidden nooks. Active types can spend Lastva .........................50 their time kayaking, mountain biking and hiking. Culture Tivat .............................51 vultures can search out interesting art in the museums and Luštica Peninsula ....... 55 numerous churches. History buffs can soak in the ambience of the remnants of the various empires that have passed through. Whatever your angle, there’s no escaping the ro- mance of this breathtaking bay. Best Places to Eat ¨¨Konoba Ćatovića Mlini When to Go (p41) ¨¨May is mainly dry and sees mild temperatures and ¨¨Konoba Feral (p38) fragrant Mediterranean foliage in bloom. ¨¨Galion (p49) ¨¨June is the best month, with temperatures in the high 20s, low rainfall and off-peak prices. ¨¨One (p54) ¨¨The hottest and driest months, July and August, are the ¨¨Restaurant Conte (p42) busiest and most expensive. Best Places to Sleep ¨¨Old Town Hostel (p48) ¨¨Camp Full Monte (p39) ¨¨Palazzo Radomiri (p43) ¨¨Forza Mare (p44) ¨¨Villa Kristina (p56) 33 History waterfront. By the end of the 5th century, While it overlaps at times, this geographically with the empire crumbling under barbarian compact area’s history stands at a slight incursions from the north, the Bay of Kotor remove from that of the rest of Montenegro. briefly fell into the hands of the Ostrogoths Like most of the eastern Adriatic, the Boka and then the Slavic tribes. was populated by the Illyrian tribes. The The Slavic clans of the Boka lived in vir- bay subsequently became part of the Ro- tual city states, maintaining allegiances to Bay of Kotor man province of Dalmatia and before long both the west (Rome) and east (Byzantium). lavish Roman villas sprang up along Risan’s Kotor was eventually incorporated into the Mt Orjen e# 0 5 km R (1893m) 0 2.5 miles U# #\ Orjen Sedlo Crkvice #\ Mountain Hut Ledenice Za Vratlom #\ Risan Mountain Hut Gospa U# od Škrpjela Lipsi #\ Sveti Ðorđe Kameno #\ Morinj #\ Perast #3#\ D Dubrovnik#– (20km); Ljuta Dubrovnik (37km) #\ #\ Kamenari #\ f# Stoliv Igalo #\ #\ Meljine Lepetane #5 #\ #\ #\ Prčanj #4 #\ Gornji R Zelenika Herceg Stoliv #\ Žvinje #\ Ilinica Novi Baošići #\ Bijela Gornja (418m) #\ #\ #\ Donja Lastva Kumbor #\ #\ Dobrota Ðenovići Lastva #\ Tivat Rose #\ Bay of Kotor Kotor +# ##\1 Sveti Ostrvo Muo#\ Kobila #\ Gospa od Dobreč Milosti Marko Cvijeća w 6 Luštica Bijelila Peninsula #\ 2 Prevlaka Žanjic #\ # Kaluđerovina #\ #– #6 #\ #\ Mirišta #\ Tivat w Kotor- f# Mamula Radovići Krtoli Lovćen #æ Airport V# Blue Ù#Pržno Trojica Road Ù Grotto #Oblatno 6 Adriatic Sea Bay of Kotor Highlights 1 Randomly roaming the 3 Admiring the baroque ruins in the village of Gornji atmospheric laneways of beauty of historic Perast’s Stoliv (p50) Kotor’s Stari Grad (Old palazzos and churches 6 Losing yourself within Town, p44) until you’re at (p41) the olive groves in the least a little lost 4 Cooling off in the shade remote byways of the 2 Winding your way with an icy beverage on Luštica Peninsula (p55) to dizzying views on the Herceg Novi’s Trg Herceg 7 Paddling your way to snaking back road from Stejpana (p38) island fortresses, remote Kotor to Lovćen National 5 Hiking up to peaceful beaches and sea caves on a Park (p48) views and heartbreaking kayaking day tour (p37).