Montenegro - Beyond the black mountain

The undiscovered country

The town was first mentioned in 168 BC, but almost noone find their way here.

Kotor

Stari Grad

The old town is very charming.

Kotor

Finally here

Kotor

Finally here

Reine in Kotor

Golden serpent

The walls are stretching into the mountain. They were started in the 9th century and tweaked until the 18th.

Bay of Kotor

Moon over St Mary’s Collegiate Church

Kotor

Got the time

The clock tower was constructed in 1602.

Kotor

Wolf hour

Kotor

Bokeljska Mormarica

Kotor

None shall pass

Three gates regulate the access through the city walls.

River Gate, Kotor

Bent but not broken

Originally started in 1166, but severely damaged by two earthquakes.

Cathedral of Saint Tryphon, Kotor

Hiking up the black mountain

Kotor

I can see my house from here

Amazing view from Mt Lovcen, the black mountain of Montenegro. The bay is called the southern-most fjord in Europe, but technically it's a ria (submerged river canyon).

Bay of Kotor

The restaurant at the end of the universe

After driving through countless hairpin curves on a steep narrow road, one wonder who really lives up here. Iron Man?

Njegusi

None shall pass

Mt Lovcen

A chunk of Venice

Perast

Fetch another rock

The Gospa od Škrpjela island is the lesser of two islands in the bay. It was artificially constructed in the 15th century, the only artificial island in the Adriatic.

Perast

One of sixteen

St Nicholas Church has a bell tower of 55 meters.

Perast

Got the time?

The Clock Tower was built by the Austro-Hungarians as a gate into the old town.

Herceg Novi

View from the top

The old fortress Kanli-Kula (Bloody Tower) used to be a prison during the Turkish rule.

Herceg Novi