Montenegro Excursion

Montenegro is a place of many natural and historical beauties. Montenegro heritage includes sites from the pre-Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque periods. The most treasured historical monuments include the Cathedral of Saint Tryphon, the basilica of St. Luke, Savina monastery, Husein-pasa's mosque, churches in Perast, and many others.

The Montenegro excursion will pass through Herceg Novi, the city known for centuries as Castelnuovo, and will continue along the magnificent Boka kotorska bay offering exquisite view of the bay. Our trip along the Boka bay will bring us to the town of Rizon, dated from the 4th century BCE, where you will see the beautiful and ancient Roman mosaics.

Continued journey will bring us to Perast, an amazing town with almost the same number of churches as the number of inhabitants. There we will enjoy the beautiful scenery and archaic architecture of this old historical town.

Montenegro excursion then continues to Kotor for the guided visit of the town and a chance to enjoy the history of this renowned town. Maritime museum and the Cathedral of Saint Tryphon are the highpoints of Kotor. Kotor will also be a chance to make a pause in our excursion and enjoy in the refreshments.

Afterwards our journey reaches Budva, one of the oldest settlements on the Adriatic, according to legend founded by Kadmo, son of the fenician king Agenon. We will make a tour of the town and of the quite interesting local fair.

Lastly we visit St. Stefan, an amazing town, an island during the duration of high water and a peninsula while low water takes it rule. St. Stefan area is famous for its sandy beaches and there we will be able to enjoy the swim in the peaceful Adriatic.

After an exhausting day we will take a ferry boat ride back to Croatia and the lovely Dubrovnik.