©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Bay of Kotor Includes ¨ Why Go? Herceg Novi ................. 36 Gorgeous, breathtaking, majestic, divine; however hefty Risan ............................41 your thesaurus, the brain-blowing beauty of the Bay of Perast .......................... 42 Kotor will leave you struggling for superlatives. Hemmed Dobrota .......................44 in by commanding cliffs and shape-shifting between rip- pling gulfs and sparkling straits, the cobalt cove even Kotor ........................... 45 manages to defy geographic description: is it a fjord? A Prčanj ..........................50 submerged canyon? It seems there’s only one way to define Tivat ............................ 52 Boka Kotorska: unmissable. Luštica Peninsula ........ 56 Scattered with photogenic medieval towns admiring their reflections in peacock-blue inlets, the compact bay – or simply ‘Boka’, as it’s known in local parlance – is stitched together by a series of scenic, serpentine roads, making it easy to explore. As if determined to prove the ‘good Best Places to things come in small packages’ adage, the region crams in Eat everything from island monasteries and show-stopping cit- ¨ Ribarsko Selo (p58) adels to adventure sports and extraordinary eateries, where waterfront views induce as much drooling as the fresh sea- ¨ Byblos (p55) food. Whatever your bliss, you’ll find it at Boka. ¨ Konoba Ćatovića Mlini (p41) ¨ Galion (p50) When to Go ¨ Konoba Školji (p43) ¨ May is dry, with mild temperatures and fragrant Mediterranean foliage in bloom. ¨ June is the best month, with temperatures in the high 20s, Best Places to low rainfall and off-peak prices. Sleep ¨ July and August are the hottest and driest months – but also the busiest and most expensive. ¨ Hotel Aurora (p38) ¨ Hotel Hippocampus (p49) ¨ Klinci Village Resort (p58) ¨ Regent Porto Montenegro (p53) ¨ Old Town Hostel (p49) 35 Climate Crkvice in the Orjen massif above Risan is The weather in the outer section of the bay said to have the highest rainfall in Europe, isn’t markedly different from the pleas- averaging 5300mL per annum. The record ant Mediterranean climate of the coast. was in 1937 when it hit 8065mL. Luckily, Southwest-facing Tivat has a reputation the karstic nature of the terrain causes the for being one of the sunniest spots. Cloud water to disappear into the limestone rather often drapes the high cliffs of the inner bay. than flooding the towns below. OF KOTOR BAY Mt Orjen e# 0 5 km R(1893m) 0 2.5 miles U# #\ Ledenice Orjen Sedlo Crkvice #\ Mountain Hut Za Vratlom #\ Risan Mountain Hut U# Lipci #\ Gospa Kameno #\ od Škrpjela #\ Perast Morinj #3#\ D #– Dubrovnik (20km); Sveti Ðorđe Dubrovnik (37km) #\Ljuta Kamenari #\Stoliv #\ f# #\ #\ Ilinica #\ Meljine Lepetane Gornji #\ (418m) Igalo ##\4 #\ Prčanj R #\ Zelenika Stoliv Herceg #\ Žvinje #\Gornja Novi #\ Bijela #\ #\ Lastva #\ Donja Kumbor #\ Baošići #\ Dobrota Lastva #\ Ðenovići #5 Tivat Rose #\ Bay of Kotor 7 #\ # Kotor +# Klinci ##\1 Kobila Sveti Ostrvo Muo#\ #\ Gospa od Dobreč Milosti Marko Cvijeća 6w 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 Grotto Ù#Oblatno Uvala Veslo Ù# 66 Adriatic Sea Bay of Kotor 1 Kotor’s Old Town (p45) 3 Perast (p42) Admiring in glitzy, glamorous Porto Randomly roaming the the baroque beauty of Montenegro. atmospheric laneways until historic palazzos and 6 Luštica Peninsula you’re at least a little lost. churches. (p56) Losing yourself within 2 Back road to Mt 4 Herceg Novi (p36) the olive groves in the Lovćen (p48) Winding your Cooling off in the shade remote byways. way to dizzying views on with a drink on Trg Herceg 7 Kayaking (p48) the snaking back road from Stejpana. Paddling your way to island Kotor to Lovćen National 5 Tivat (p52) Seeing fortresses, remote beaches Park. how the other half lives and sea caves on a day tour..