Kotor

Kotor is a coastal metropolis in Montenegro. It is positioned in a secluded a part of the Gulf of Kotor. The town has a population of 13,510 and is the place of job of Kotor Municipality. The antique Mediterranean port of Kotor is surrounded with the aid of fortifications constructed at some stage in the Venetian period. It is located on the Bay of Kotor, one of the maximum indented components of the Adriatic Sea. Some have called it the southern-most fjord in Europe, however it's far a ria, a submerged river canyon. Together with the almost overhanging limestone cliffs of Orjen and Lovcen, Kotor and its surrounding location shape an outstanding landscape.

Since the early 2000s Kotor has visible an growth in vacationers, many of them coming via cruise ship. Visitors are attracted by the natural surroundings of the Gulf of Kotor and by means of the antique city of Kotor. Kotor is a part of the World Heritage Site dubbed the Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor. The fortified metropolis of Kotor turned into also protected in UNESCO's World Heritage Site listing as a part of Venetian Works of Defence among 15th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra western Stato da Mar in 2017. The exact time of basis of the first settlement is not recognised. According to some sources, the oldest settled vicinity dates millennia back, and its modern-day call stems from the word Dekatera.