Perast is a small town, you can get around it in half an hour. Take a boat to the island of Gospa od Skrpela, where the church is located Mother of God, have lunch at one of the local restaurants, climb the bell tower - and you will want to come back here again for inspiration and peace.
Perast is called the “guardian of the bay” of Boka Kotorska, because it is located directly opposite the Verige Strait and used to protect the entrance to the bay. The city is located at the foot of St. Elijah Hill on the cape that separates the Bay of Kotor from the Bay of Risan.
Perast is considered one of the most beautiful and sophisticated cities in the Venetian Baroque style on the shores of the Adriatic. In the Middle Ages, the seaport of Perast guarded access to Kotor and Risan and was a center of navigation and shipbuilding. Today he is doing well in the tourism industry. 350 people permanently live in the town.
Take a bird's eye view of the city:
The history of Perast dates back to the era of the Illyrian tribe of the Pirusts (around 3500 BC). In 1420–1797 the city belonged to the Venetian Republic, was politically significant, and had significant privileges. The number of his fleet reached hundreds of ships. The navigating school “Nautica” operated here, training midshipmen for the fleet of Peter I.
After the fall of the Venetians, Perast changed rulers, and from 1813 it came under the rule of Austria-Hungary. The economy began to decline, continuing until World War I.
In 1941, Perast was occupied by Mussolini's troops, after liberation it became part of Yugoslavia, then Montenegro.
Tivat is the closest airport to Perast.
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Perast — Small town, which literally grew into the rocks, so there are not many hotels. I suggest you pay attention to the following hotels.
★★★★ — hotel with beautiful view on Kontorskaya Bay and good cuisine.
★★★★ - a wonderful quiet hotel for a family holiday or a romantic weekend.
- ideal location, excellent value for money.
— apartments in the city center.
Bell tower of the Church of St. Nicholas
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary
Church of St. John the Baptist
Church of St. Anne
Church of St. Brand
Church of St. Antonia
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary
Bujović Palace
Palace Bronze
Island St. George
Our Lady of the Reef Island
Zmajevich Palace
Smekja Palace
The city was not destroyed by earthquakes, nor was it damaged by two world wars. Venetian baroque palaces of noble families have been preserved: Bujović (Palača Bujović), Balović, Brajković-Martinovichi, Mazarovichi, Viskovichi, Bronze (Palača Bronza), Zmajević (Palača Zmajević), Luciči-Kolović-Matikola, Shestokrylović, Smekja (Palača Smek ja), Vukasovics -Kolovichey. Most of the palaces were built in the 17th-18th centuries. The highest is the Zmajevic Palace (Palace Zmajevic, 1694).
Fortress of the Holy Cross (Tvrđava sv. Križa) - was built in the 16th century. at a commanding height above the city to protect the strategically important Verige Strait. The defensive system was supplemented by 10 defensive towers, fortifications on the island of St. George and a fortification complex around the Church of Our Lady of the Angels over the Strait.
The modest facade of the main city church of St. Nicholas (Crkva sv. Nikole) (1616) hides the majestic interior decoration, consisting of a wooden ceiling and carved marble altars in the Baroque style. Nearby stands the 55-meter bell tower (Zvonik) (1691), decorated with a Venetian clock. From its observation deck, the entire Bay of Kotor is visible. The square on which the church stands is decorated with busts of Marko Martinovic, Matija Zmajevic and Tripo Kokol.
The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary (Crkva Gospe od Ružarija) was built in 1678 as the resting place of Archbishop Andriy Zmajevich. An octagonal bell tower was built nearby a little later.
Also in Perast there is the Church of St. John the Baptist (Crkva sv. Ivana Krstitelja), which belonged to the medieval “Brotherhood of the Wounds of Christ” (1595). This is a small stone church. Local commoners gathered here. The facade of the temple is quite simple with an elegant rose window. There are 2 bells in the belfry.
The modest-looking Church of St. Anne (Crkva sv. Ane) (17th century) on the mountainside is famous for the frescoes of the master Tripo Kokol.
The facade of the Church of St. Mark (Crkva sv. Marka) (1760) is decorated in the Venetian Baroque style. In addition to its main activity, the church was used as a mausoleum for noble citizens. The pediment is decorated with a sculptural composition: the risen Jesus Christ, St. Peter with the keys to heaven and St. Mark with the Gospel in his hands. At the back there is a belfry, a remnant of an older temple that stood on this site.
The Church of St. Anthony (Crkva sv. Antuna) (1679) was part of the monastic complex of the Franciscan order, who came to Perast at the invitation of local residents. They opened a nautical school in the city and primary school, were engaged in medical practice, and there was a pharmacy at the monastery.
The Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (Crkva Rođenja Presvete Bogorodice) (1757) has been preserved from the times when the local nautical school trained cadets from Russia. A sign at the entrance with the inscription “Kod Moškovita” reminds of this.
The main natural attraction of the town is two small islands: St. George (Sveti Juraj) and Our Lady on the Reef (Gospa od Škrpjela). You can only get there by boat.
St. George is a gated island with an ancient Benedictine abbey and an ancient cemetery.
Gospa od Škrpela is a man-made plateau made of stone and the remains of sunken ships. On an artificial island there is a temple of the Icon of the Mother of God (18th century) with a miraculous image on a marble altar and magnificent paintings. Today the church is not only a temple, but also an art gallery and a treasury.
In Perast, the beach is located on the embankment, on concrete platforms. During the season, sun loungers are installed there. Sunbathing is not very inconvenient, but you can dive - the water is clean.
On farms built in the vicinity of the town along the highway, mussels and oysters are grown, cooked and immediately sold to tourists. There are taverns and pizzerias Caffe Pizzeria and Djardin Šeki-Nautilus on the embankment; There are restaurants at the hotels. Skolji cooks excellent lamb and chicken; at Cafe Armonia - grilled seafood, Mediterranean cuisine.
Near the town there is the most famous Montenegrin restaurant “Old Mill” (Stari Mlini).
On July 22 every year the city celebrates Fascinada. Residents throw stones into the sea near Our Lady of the Reef, symbolizing the creation of the island. In honor of the holiday, a sailing regatta starts.
On May 15, Gađanje kokota is celebrated - a rooster shooting competition that commemorates the 1654 victory over the Turks. Best shooter receives a barrel of wine.
The Klapa International Folk Music Festival takes place in August.
From Perast you can go to the mountain village of Njegushi and ancient city Cetinje, visit national park Lovcen and Ostrog monastery, visit Kotor, Herceg Novi, Risan.
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When planning our trip to Montenegro, we chose Perast as our final destination. In this place we decided to quietly spend the last few days of our vacation and take a little break from relaxation - active travel from place to place and constant change of impressions also, in the end, tire you, you must admit.
We chose Perast not by chance. First of all, because of its history, we didn’t want to relax at a typical seaside resort.
Perast was once a large medieval seaport, part of the Republic of Venice, an ancient haven of pirates, an example of Baroque architecture... It is a town with a special character, which, without a doubt, must be visited and in which - I say this own experience- It’s worth staying a few days to feel how leisurely and peacefully time can pass in this corner of the world.
If you are planning a trip to Montenegro, I strongly recommend that you include this idyllic city in your itinerary. I am sure that he will conquer your heart - just like he conquered mine.
Perast is located on the shore of the Bay of Kotor, directly opposite the bottleneck of the Verige Strait, where ocean liners squeeze through several times a day, going to Kotor and back.
Planes do not fly to Perast - the town is tiny, and the entire town itself could fit on the territory of some large airport.
The closest international airport to Perast is in Tivat. A ticket from Moscow, if you fly during the season and purchase it in advance, can cost from 16,000 RUB - it all depends on your foresight and luck with special rates and promotions. Of course, the closer the travel date and the more comfortable the season, the higher the ticket prices.
Since public transport in Montenegro is not great, I highly recommend renting a car right at the airport and moving freely around the country.
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Once a large trading city and port, now Perast is just a picturesque town, which is not so easy to reach by boat. public transport.
For example, from Tivat, Budva or Kotor you need to take a bus going to Herceg Novi, but even in the official schedule of stops along the route, Perast is not listed. The presence of a stop can be assumed by the travel time of the bus from point A to point B - those flights that take the longest stop in many settlements, including Perast. A bus ticket will cost approximately 2–3 EUR, depending on the carrier.
In general, I once again urge you to rent a car and have a carefree vacation.
So, a car is the most convenient means of transportation around Montenegro.
The cost of renting a small car per day ranges from 25 EUR to 35 EUR, depending on the number of days of rental and the company providing the service. Again, booking a car in advance is significantly cheaper than renting it upon arrival.
By the way, I do not recommend saving in this matter. Take a car from a reputable rental company and be sure to supplement the standard insurance with a package with full coverage all damage. If you do not have such an extension, upon reception your car will be examined like a bride in a Caucasian village, and if even the slightest scratch is found, the consequences will be disastrous for you. For example, a scratch that can be easily removed by simple polishing cost us 300 EUR. And this is in a decent European office.
Here you can compare offers from different rental companies and choose the best option.
There are two ways to get from Tivat Airport to Perast by car: bypassing the Bay of Kotor on the south or north side. In the first case, the distance to Perast will be approximately 25 km, in the second - about 23 km, but you will have to use a ferry.
The route from Tivat to Perast via ferry is only a couple of kilometers shorter, so choosing it, at first glance, is not advisable. However, in my opinion, the ferry ride itself is already part of the adventure, and that’s why we go on vacation. So I recommend taking a ferry ride - if not on the way from the airport (or back), then separately, as an independent entertainment.
The cost of the crossing for a car will be about 4.5 EUR (passengers are free), the price fluctuates within 0.5 EUR depending on the time of year.
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Perast - the time is now
Hour difference:
Moscow 1
Kazan 1
Samara 2
Ekaterinburg 3
Novosibirsk 5
Vladivostok 8
Officially, the season begins in May and lasts until October, but the “off-season” months also have their advantages.
Summer is the highest season, and this, of course, is reflected in prices and the number of tourists with cameras at the ready.
But at this time of year the Adriatic is wonderfully warm, and sitting somewhere in the shade on the shore, you can enjoy the view of the giant liners entering the bay several times a day.
The air temperature fluctuates between +25 and +33°C, so you are guaranteed an even tan; water temperature is about +25°C.
September is a real velvet season for Perast. The air temperature during the day can rise to +25°C and +27°C, the water temperature will average +23°C. For an evening walk, I recommend stocking up on a long-sleeved jacket; +16°C is already cool.
With the onset of September, vacationers with children miraculously disappear, and they are replaced by elderly tourists from Europe, sedately walking along the embankment or basking in the sun at a cafe table. Life seems to slow down a little and acquire a slight touch of respectability.
In October, Perast is also good, during the day the thermometer rises to +22°C, the water is still quite warm (on average, +21°C). And only in the evenings can you feel the onset of autumn - a windbreaker or a light coat will come in handy at +12°C.
In November, Perast is suitable exclusively for walking, unless you are keen on swimming cold water. The water in the sea warms up to +18°C, the air during the day - up to +16°C, and at night - up to +8°C. However, November is also one of the rainiest months, so it is better to choose another holiday destination at this time.
If your goal is to swim, then in early and mid-spring it is too early to go to Montenegro. But on land it arrives exactly according to the calendar - already in March the air warms up to +15°C, and in April - to +18°C. True, in the evening the thermometer will show only +8°C, so outerwear brought from Russia will be useful to you. The Adriatic will warm up to a temperature suitable for swimming at +21°C only by May. 
Spring, like autumn, is a great time for excursions around Perast and its surroundings.
Winter is, in my opinion, the worst season for traveling to Perast. Enough falls out a large number of precipitation, the air warms up to a maximum of +9°C during the day (up to +11°C in exceptional cases), and in the evening the thermometer tends to zero. 
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Perast - weather by month
The entire town consists of several streets stretching along the coast, and several more climbing up the mountainside. So there is no need to talk about a serious division of the city into districts.
However, housing in Perast can be divided into two types:
I would recommend choosing a hotel on the very embankment, closer to the western edge of the city, overlooking the islands of Gospa od Skrpela and St. George. In my opinion, when you live in an old building, you feel the atmosphere and history of the place even more. In addition, despite their advanced age, hotels provide guests with all the necessary amenities.
Housing on a slope also has its advantages - this, of course, is a stunning view of the bay. And also - more low price for housing or more high quality for the same money as on the embankment. I'll tell you more about prices below.
The only caveat: if you are not in the best sports shape or are traveling to Perast with children, choose hotels on the first or second “lines” - on the embankment itself or the streets adjacent to it.
Otherwise, you will always have to climb steep stairs, and with a baby in a stroller or under your arm, this is an extremely bad idea.
Prices in Perast are not the highest on the Montenegrin coast - noticeably lower than in Kotor and Budva, which are more popular with tourists.
On average, a hotel or apartment during the season costs from 50 to 95 EUR (if booked in advance, of course), dinner for two with a bottle of local wine - within 50 EUR.
For those who want to save money, as an ardent opponent of any organized group tourism, I recommend renting a car and exploring the surrounding area on your own. Fortunately, the distances between key attractions are small, and gasoline costs (about 1.3 EUR per liter) will not hurt your wallet.
The whole of Perast is one big (okay, albeit quite small by the city’s standards) attraction. Therefore, even if you don’t look into any church or city museum, you will still find yourself inside history and, I’m sure, will be imbued with the spirit of the city.
I can highlight the Top 3 places that are worth visiting in Perast.
Perast can't boast big amount well equipped beaches. So, if having a wide coastline with first-class service is important to you, then this town is not for you. We don't like to concentrate on one thing beach holiday, so what Perast offers was quite enough for us.
Within the city there are several small stone decks jutting out into the sea from the promenade, where holidaymakers sunbathe, lying down on their towels. For the more discerning public there is the only equipped pebble beach, which has a pleasant bar adjacent to it.
You can rent a sun lounger and an umbrella (each for 5 EUR), or you can (if you don’t need a tan and want to hide from the sun) cheat and sit in the bar itself. Order drinks or snacks periodically and enjoy the beach for your health.
The most interesting churches in the city:
The Church of Our Lady of the Reef is definitely worth a visit, not just for the scenic walk. I advise you to carefully study the interior of the church. The paintings here were done by a local artist, known as one of the brightest representatives of the Baroque style in the Eastern Mediterranean of the 17th century - Tripo Kokolya. One of the three busts installed in the city square is a monument to him.
In addition, it is worth paying attention to the numerous silver amulet with which all the walls of the church are hung - they were presented by sailors returning from voyages as a sign of gratitude.
Perast is a museum in itself open air. Therefore, unless the weather forces it, I would not recommend spending a lot of time on museums.
However, if you feel the need, you can explore the collection of the Perast City Museum, located in the Bujović Palace. It includes family heirlooms donated to the city by representatives of ancient families and consists of costumes, weapons and other household items of the inhabitants of Perast during its heyday.
At first glance, it may seem that in one day you can explore and get to know the whole of Perast - it’s a tiny town. Perhaps you can take a look. But to get to know him, it would be worth staying longer.
However, if you only have one day for Perast, here is the required minimum program:
*Bonus. Watch the local cats. In the evening they go out to lie on the warm stones of the embankment. In appearance, these are real descendants of animals that lived under the Venetians.
Local cats are somewhat reminiscent of pirates. Their appearance bears traces of serious battles, and in their eyes the wisdom and calmness of real sea wolves who have seen more than one fierce storm.
Perast is famous for its islands - the heroes of all postcards. There are two of them: the island of St. George and Gospa od Shkrpela.
If the first one is closed to visitors (now there is a cemetery there, and earlier, during the period of Venetian rule, the island belonged to Kotor), then Gospa od Shkrpela is perhaps the main tourist attraction of Perast.
It is noteworthy that the island is man-made, and its emergence is associated interesting legend: two sailors, fleeing a storm on a reef, found an icon of the Mother of God, brought it to Perast, but miraculously it ended up on the reef again. Then people decided that this was a sign and began construction of the island, which dragged on for a couple of centuries. They sank enemy ships and their own, which had already served their purpose, at the reef, threw stones into the water and gradually increased the area of the reef to such an extent that they were able to build a church on the island, called Our Lady of the Reef.
You can get here from Perast literally by any boat moored at the city embankment. I have already described the details above.
Fish and seafood
Perast, like other cities sea coast, is rich in offering fish and seafood dishes.
A characteristic dish of the region is mussels (musle), in sauce. Usually they are presented by restaurateurs as an appetizer, but the serving size is such that I was quite full of them alone. There are an endless variety of broth-sauce options in which half-opened shells float - tomato, onion, garlic with herbs. On the Perast embankment I tried them in four different places, and each had its own recipe. Be sure to ask for a basket of sliced bread to go with your mussels, because dipping it in this wonderful sauce is a special gastronomic pleasure.
Oyster farms
There are many oyster farms around Perast, where you can inexpensively enjoy this delicacy right in its habitat. Look out for roadside signs - sometimes homemade, sometimes of a pretty decent "typographic" kind - along the side of the road. They usually say “Skoljke, musle”, which means you should go there.
Some farms work only with wholesale buyers - restaurants. Others welcome tourists passing by. One of these farms is located a few kilometers from Perast on the Kotor side, immediately after the town of Orahovac.
The owner, a man of unknown age and apparently rich life experience, will happily offer you several varieties of oysters at a price of 2 to 4 EUR per piece (ridiculous money for Moscow), as well as mussels and shells cooked according to the original recipe. Take a glass of local wine to wash down the pleasure, and be mentally prepared: the owner will definitely pour you a signature tincture - “for your appetite and health.” You can’t refuse, because it’s from a pure heart.
In short, an exciting and inexpensive gastronomic adventure. I recommend.
Prices in Perast restaurants are not particularly different from each other - they are all, let's say, average. Therefore, you should choose a place where you will find it tasty and cozy, and not in order to save money.
Every year on July 22 for almost six hundred years, Perast has been celebrating its own holiday - Fascinada.
The holiday is dedicated to the creation of the island of Gospa od Shkrpela and the construction of the Church of Our Lady on the Reef on it, which I already wrote about above. In the evening of this day, many boats decorated with tree branches line up in a solemn procession, led by the elders of the city. Having stocked up with large stones, they go to the island. Off the coast of the island, townspeople throw stones into the water, as if supporting the foundation of a man-made island.
If you are planning a trip to Montenegro in the second half of July, plan a visit to Perast on the 22nd - the sight is truly beautiful.
I can’t think of anything that could be dangerous for vacationers in Perast. This is the advantage of a tiny city - it is simply physically impossible to get lost and end up in a disadvantaged area. The people are friendly and by the third day of your stay they will already recognize you by sight, since tourists usually do not stay here longer than one day. So rest easy.
I’ll be honest: lovers of various entertainment and nightlife will find Perast an incredibly boring place.
Indeed, with nightlife things are not going very well here. More precisely, this is not the case. Therefore, I invite only those who can appreciate a few days of peace and tranquility to stay in the city.
In addition to the entertainment already described above, I suggest taking a circular car trip along the coast of the bay - we came up with such entertainment one day, when the town had already been walked far and wide, and our souls were asking for adventure. The entire trip around the bay takes about an hour or so, unless you want to linger in Tivat and Kotor and decide to stop by Budva.
You leave Perast towards Herceg Novi and get to the ferry crossing in Kamenari. Take the ferry (4.5–5 EUR per car, runs approximately every 10–15 minutes).
The ferry arrives at Lepetane. Here you will be faced with a choice - left or right. Turning right will take you to the tourist road. Here you can swim, buy prosciutto, olives and honey at the supermarket for gifts for friends and family, and explore the city. And move on. Or you can turn left from the crossing, pass the bustling city and drive along the edge of the bay, leaving behind many tiny towns and villages with miniature houses, piers and beaches. The picturesque view opening from the car window will simply go off scale. In general, right or left - the choice is yours. In the best traditions of Russian fairy tales.
On both roads you will not pass Kotor. Here you can go for a walk, climb a wall, have a snack or do some shopping in the supermarket. And close the circle with the road to Perast (by the way, this will be the same road along which the oyster farms are located - an excellent reason to stop by for a tasting).
From the point of view of full-fledged shopping, Perast is not of the slightest interest. There are only a couple of small shops in the town where you can buy water, wine, bread, a glass of ice cream and other small things. Moreover, the shops close quite early. So, if you have a need to eat in the middle of the night or even late at night, I highly recommend stocking up on provisions in advance.
For serious shopping you need to go to Kotor.
Perast souvenirs are not unique - they are exactly the same as throughout Montenegro. You can pick up a decent refrigerator magnet with a view of the city embankment, and that’s probably all.
In the town there are a couple of souvenir shops with a standard set of goods from the I HEART Montenegro series.
As I wrote above, the town is tiny. Therefore, the only way to move along it is on your own feet. Moreover, the entry of cars into the city is limited - only the best hotels have their own parking and entry permission for guests. However, it is still good that you have a car - it will be useful to get to the surrounding attractions.
As I mentioned above, you can’t just get to Perast by car - only guests of some hotels have the right to enter the city by car and have separate parking (which, of course, affects the price of accommodation). If you are not offered this option, use one of the two paid parking lots located at the entrance to Perast on both sides. Choose the one that is closest to your hotel. The standard parking cost is 0.5 EUR per hour. Usually hotels provide special prices, for example, 2 EUR per day. Therefore, when choosing where to stay, consider whether the hotel has its own parking or a discount on public parking.
Traffic in Montenegro, in my opinion, is quite calm - at least we have never encountered rudeness or recklessness on the road. The condition of the roads is not bad - unless, of course, you dare to climb mountain serpentine roads. And so, the road that goes around the bay, although narrow - only two lanes - is quite normal. Traveling along it will not cause any difficulties.
You can, of course, come here with children. Unless you have accustomed them to round-the-clock animation - children's discos, master classes and other attributes of an all-inclusive holiday. In short, if your children are “wild” and are able to occupy themselves with, say, building a fort out of beach pebbles or racing scooters along the embankment, and you are ready to take part in their lives, then you will like them in Perast.
06:22 pm - Montenegro: Kotor, Tivat, Perast, Herceg NoviOur first house, view from the terrace to the garden.
The flight Moscow - Tivat on a night flight was difficult for us. To say that we are tired is to say nothing. Upon arrival at Tivat airport, we rented a car from the local taxi mafia to Kotor for 20 euros. The taxi driver justified such a cost that “after all, he was going to another city.” Indeed, the ride took no more than 15 minutes, and the distance was like two metro stops. Upon arrival at Sveto’s apartment, we passed out and fell asleep together.
We slept almost the whole day, and then went in search of food.
A bay with clear turquoise water at the southern entrance to the old city.
Evening in our apartment. On the right is the balcony, which is visible in the top photo, behind Poly is the kitchen, and a little to the left is the toilet and the entrance to the bedroom.
All the windows have iron blinds, closing which makes the apartment pitch dark.
Dinner in a cafe on the square in the old town.
In the city, someone has tangerines growing in their garden.
At the pier almost every day steamships replaced each other. We took pictures with many of them.
Somewhere on the streets of the old city.
There are countless cats and cats here!! The field “swooshed” over them so much that by the end of the week they always ran away from it when they saw it on the horizon.
This is what the fortifications of the old city look like from the outside.
Most of all, Polya liked to dig into the pebbles; she couldn’t pull her ears away, but she was scared of water with waves.
Back at home on our terrace. On the mountains there is light from the setting sun.
I really like the field air balloons, so we couldn’t help but buy it for her. The price of a ball with a counterweight to prevent it from flying away is 3 euros. While in Moscow prices start from 5 euros, and don’t expect a counterweight.
One of the rainy days in Kotor. The rains were short but tropical. The entire area was flooded in a few minutes. We bought an umbrella only at the very end of our vacation, and during his absence we moved around in dashes.
Another photo with another sea liner.
Evening in Kotor. On the right is the Cathedral of St. Tripun, founded in 809.
In the mornings a rainbow appeared in the kitchen, Polechka caught it :)
Here we bought a baby stroller, which we later brought to Moscow. We also bought a multi-colored umbrella, but Polya trampled on it and tore something off, so there was no point in bringing it.
In one of the cafes near the walls of the old city.
This is already the city of Tivat, in one of its new quarters on the embankment - Marina Porte Montenegro.
Fields puts pebbles on the night lamp for the tree.
Wall-waterfall.
In Tivat I rented a car to get to Budva next week, where I returned it.
I rented a Renault Clio for a week from Sixt. It cost 260 euros with unlimited mileage and a child seat + 500 euros deposit. Booked in advance from Moscow.
By car we drove around the entire Bay of Kotor (Boka Kotorska) to the border with Croatia.
View of the bay near Perast.
The main square of the city with the cathedral and bell tower, which we will now climb. Height 60m.
Panorama from the bell tower of St. Nicholas. By clicking in large size(opens in a new window).
We somehow managed to fit under the bells and took pictures.
View from the balcony maritime museum Perast. It began to rain and continued in influxes all day.
Church in the old fortified city of Herceg Novi.
It was starting to rain again, so there was nothing more to show. Having driven back along the coast, we found ourselves at home in Kotor.
The next day we decided to climb the fortress in Kotor. Countless steps and you are above the city.
The ascent takes about 20-25 minutes with one or two stops.
Panorama of Kotor and its bay. Below on the pier of the city of Kotor there are liners with which we took photographs, and somewhere far to the right on the other bank is the city of Herceg Novi.
On the way down from the fortress, Polechka fell asleep behind her mother’s back, and we were looking for the best place to have lunch. Every time and day we always ate in a different cafe. This time we chose a pleasant restaurant at the 4* hotel Hippocampus. Then Polya woke up. I think this is the only place that we returned to again for dinner on another day another week.
Panorama of the bay from our house on one rainy day. Click to open a larger version in a new window.
Fields on swings near the beach in Kotor. 5 days later we took our first swim. True, when we talked about this in a casual conversation with our apartment owner (Sveto), he smiled and recommended us a beach with real sand and more warm water- "Plavni Horizon" in the countryside.
Panorama of the old city from the opposite side of the bay. Click to open a larger version in a new window.
The next day we went there, but probably wouldn’t have gotten there if we hadn’t met our housemates, who also told us about this beach, this time more clearly, in Russian.
I didn’t want to take the short road through the tunnel; we chose the old road through the mountains, which we used until the tunnel was built in the mountain.
View of the Tivat airport runway and the Tivat Bay.
A little serpentine road that we managed to travel along.
There is no room for more than one and a half cars here. You have to give in very carefully, for example, by clinging to a cliff.
Here is the beach, it’s more for children, because... you can walk 50 meters and still your shoulders will not submerge under the water.
It was getting dark. View of the runway of Tivat airport. The plane is about to take off.
This is the last photo from the old city, we will return here again in a week. Although we didn’t think about it ourselves.
A week later. Polya runs down the street from our new house. The house is hidden behind some greenery somewhere to the right. We always tried to choose apartments with a garden where Polya could go for walks.
And the greenery here consists of tangerine trees (in the photo, they will ripen by November), lemon and bushes with jujua fruits (the taste is something between an apple and dogwood). Then we jokingly started calling our apartment owner “Jujua” (of course, he didn’t know about this), since for some reason we couldn’t remember his name, and he came to us more than once to collect jujua.
Photos of our three-room apartment.
There is a river outside the windows, so the temperature in the house rarely rose above 22 degrees.
And here is the view from the window. Every day the river looked different: it rose, then it quickly carried some branches and leaves from the mountains, then it stopped completely. A sort of aquarium outside the window. Paul liked to watch the fish in the river.
One cool day at the yacht pier.
But it doesn’t always rain! Morning on the pier, photo with the wooden ship "St. Peter Metropolitan of Moscow."
I took a little about this ship from another blog: " The ship is entirely wooden, built from northern pine in 2002, that is, it is already 10 years old. This is a historical reconstruction of the boats that were built in Rus' from the 17th to the early 20th centuries. For ten years he has been sailing the seas, from the northern Barents to the Red Sea, participating in various historical and cultural events, and taking cadets from children's maritime schools to the sea. Now Saint Peter is going from Montenegro to France, to Brest for the international festival of historical sailing ships."
The river at the northern entrance to the old city. There used to be a hydroelectric power station just upstream (early 20th century).
Yep, again! :)
Or so! :))
On the streets of the old city
A black cat was sitting...
In the evening, the atmosphere of the city changed and everything here transformed and became somehow new.
Evening panorama somewhere near our first house. Click to open a larger version in a new window.
The last day before the flight to Moscow, the city of Tivat, view from the beach.
Another panorama after sunset from the serpentine road. Click to open a larger version in a new window.
That's it, everyone is free!))
Perast(Montenegrin. Perast, Croatian. Perast, Italian. Perasto) - an ancient city in Montenegro, located on the shore Bay of Kotor Adriatic Sea, a few kilometers northwest of Kotor. Perast lies at the foot of Hill of St. Elijah(873 m), on the cape that separates the Bay of Risan from the Bay of Kotor (which, in turn, are components Boka Kotor Bay), directly opposite Verige Strait, the narrowest part of Boca.
The Verige Strait is the narrowest part of the Bay of Kotor - only 250 meters
The name of the city is believed to come from the name of the Illyrian tribe of Pyrusts. Traces of a Neolithic culture (circa 3500 BC) were found in the Spila cave above Perast. Various archaeological evidence from the Illyrian, Roman and early Christian periods has also been discovered here. Founded by the Illyrians.
Initially, Perast was just a small village with a shipyard (first mentioned in 1336) and a number of medium-sized fishing and trading ships. Kotor, a much more significant and well-fortified city, controlled the strategically important St. George's Island(which at that time was the only island opposite Perast). The supremacy of Kotor restrained the growth of Perast.
Although Perast is an ancient settlement, its political, economic and cultural development began only when Perast, together with Kotor and a number of other settlements in Boka Kotorska, became part of the Venetian Republic. Venice owned Perast from 1420 to 1797 (along with a number of other cities Adriatic coast Dalmatia). Perasto, as the city was officially called before late XIX century, was part of the Venetian province of "Albania Veneta".
At the end of the 15th century, the Ottoman Empire fortified itself on the shores of Boka, which determined the fate of the bay for subsequent centuries. After the Turks captured the Boka coast from Herceg Novi to Risan (1482), Perast acquired an important political significance as a border settlement (since 1580 - a city, this status was retained by Perast until 1950). The city did not have defensive walls (due to geographical features), but instead, in the 15th-16th centuries, ten defensive towers were built and Fortress of the Holy Cross.
Fortress of the Holy Cross
In accordance with your new role the city acquired important political and economic privileges, which the townspeople were soon able to use for their own enrichment. They were allowed to sell goods duty-free in the Venetian market, which made them very rich. As an example of the wealth of the Perastanians, the following fact can be cited: at the end of the 17th century, they collected 50,000 gold Venetian ducats to pay the famous architect for the construction of the high bell tower- the bell tower of the Church of St. Nicholas - on the eastern Adriatic coast.
The bell tower of the Church of St. Nicholas is the highest on the East Adriatic coast
Venice encouraged the development of the local fleet for both trade and military purposes - to fight against Turkish pirates. The inhabitants of Perast became famous both as experienced sailors and traders, and as brave warriors. Having acquired this reputation, they were soon granted the right to guard the Venetian "gonfalon" (banner) of St. Mark during the war. Perast enjoyed this privilege until the fall of the Venetian Republic.
Venetian "gonfalon" of St. Mark
On May 15, 1654, five thousand Turkish soldiers from Herzegovina under the command Mehmed Pasha Rizvanagic attacked Perast. This siege is considered one of the most dangerous in the history of the city. The assault was foiled after forty-seven Perastan warriors captured Mehmed Pasha.
Despite the continuous wars (the conflict between Venice and the Ottoman Empire almost never subsided and was especially brutal on the Boca coast), the city continued to develop in the field of culture and architecture. The construction of luxurious palaces and churches, the acquisition of art objects and the literary activities of local inhabitants testify to the importance of the city, far exceeding its size and number of inhabitants. Perast reached its peak in the 18th century, when it had at least four shipyards and a fleet of hundreds of ships. At that time, the city had 1,643 permanent residents. Nineteen Baroque palaces, seventeen Catholic and two orthodox churches were built in the city mainly during this period.
Bell tower of the Church of St. Anthony (XVIII century) at sunset
On May 12, 1797, the thousand-year history of the “clearest republic of Venice” ended, but several provincial cities continued to remain loyal to it for several months, and Perast was the last to surrender. August 22, 1797 Count Josip Viskovich , captain of Perast, lowered the Venetian flag with the lion of St. Mark, addressed the townspeople with farewell words and buried the “Banner of Venice” under the altar of the main cathedral of Perast. From this moment on, Perast entered a period of decline. The city's population gradually declined (to 430 inhabitants in 1910).
The post-Venetian period is characterized by the frequent transition of Perast under the control of different states. According to the Treaty of Campo Formi in 1797, the city passed from Venice to Austrian Habsburg monarchy, but in 1805, according to the Treaty of Presburg, it was transferred to the Italian kingdom as a vassal of Napoleon's French Empire. In 1810 Perast was annexed to Illyrian provinces of the French Empire. The French controlled the city until 1813. By decision of the Congress of Vienna, Perast, together with others settlements Boki Kotorska passed to Austria. As part of Austria-Hungary, Perast was part Dalmatian kingdom and remained under Austrian domination from 1814 until 1918. Since 1918, after the defeat of Austria-Hungary in the First World War, the city became part of Kingdoms of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes(since 1929 - Kingdom of Yugoslavia).
Perast in 1900 (Austrian postcard)
After the surrender of Royal Yugoslavia during World War II in 1941, the city was occupied by Italian troops. Mussolini annexed the territories around Kotor (including Perast) and incorporated them into Fascist Italy. Perast was liberated in 1944, and at the end of the war the city, as part of Montenegro, became part of the revived Yugoslavia, now communist. Currently the city is part of the modern Montenegro.
According to the 2003 census, the city has 349 inhabitants: 146 Montenegrins, 101 Serbs, 29 Croats, 10 Yugoslavs and some others.
There are two small islands near Perast - St. George And " Madonna on the Reef" On the island of St. George rises a picturesque benedictine abbey, which was first mentioned in 1166 as property of the city of Kotor. The study of the few surviving fragments of the original architectural decoration led to the conclusion that the abbey existed at least as early as the 9th century. The island was constantly under threat of invasions and earthquakes, so the abbey was periodically destroyed and rebuilt.
St. George Island opposite Perast
Church of St. Nicholas is the main catholic church Perast.
The church building is made in the neo-Gothic style, has three floors and high narrow windows in the form of arches. This temple was built in 1616 and was repeatedly destroyed and then reconstructed.
In 1691, one of the tallest bell towers on the eastern Adriatic coast was erected near the church; its height is just over 55 meters.
Climbing onto it, you can see the entire panorama of Perast and a significant part of Boka Kotorska.
The island of Gospa od Skrpela is an artificial island in the Adriatic. Its name is translated from Latin as “Madonna of the Reef.” Next to this island is the island of St. George.
The island was built on a reef after two sailors from Perast found an icon of the Mother of God here in 1452. Initially, the reef was small, but over the course of 200 years, the townspeople artificially created a plateau with an area of 3,030 square meters.
On the island there is the Church of Our Lady. Now the temple houses 68 paintings. Also on the walls are 2,500 gold and silver plates that visitors donated to the church as fulfillment of vows for deliverance from disasters.
Every year, the island hosts a traditional fashinada festival, during which people bring stones to the island and throw them into the sea.
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Perast is an ancient Montenegrin city, first mentioned in 1336. This is a quiet town, consisting of a promenade and streets with beautiful old houses. It is extremely picturesque, and the ancient stone buildings give it a special atmosphere.
Perast has a city museum located in the Bujović Palace. The museum houses a rich collection of weapons and portraits of famous sailors of Perast.
The city has the Church of St. Nicholas, built in the 15th century. It is distinguished by the tallest bell tower in the city - its height reaches 55 meters. The temple houses a museum and also holds services.
There are two islands near Perast.
According to legend, in 1452, two sailors escaped a storm on a small rock, where they found an icon of the Mother of God. Then it was decided to build a church on this site, the construction of which took 200 years.
The walls and ceiling of the church are covered with paintings on canvas by Tripo Kokol. Its walls are hung with silver amulet in the shape of relief ships. These incense boxes were given to the church by sailors returning from their voyage.
The church is active, and wedding ceremonies take place there every weekend. Tourists are not allowed onto the island without outerwear, since this place is considered sacred.
One of the signature dishes of the Armonia restaurant is wonderful mussels. It is recommended to drink it with the national Montenegrin beer Nikshichko Gold. The tables are placed near the water, on the pier. The atmosphere is leisurely and contemplative.
The island of St. George is notable for the fact that a Benedictine abbey has been located on it since the 9th century, the first mention of which appeared in 1166.
Since the island was often attacked, practically nothing remained of the church. Previously, its walls were decorated with paintings from the 14th-15th centuries. There is also a cemetery where the captains of Perast are buried, so heraldic emblems can be seen on the tombstones.
The island is also called the “island of the dead” - after the name of the painting of the same name painted here by the famous painter Beklim. The island is known for a sad legend. According to it, a French army soldier accidentally hit the house of his beloved with a cannon shell, who died, and he wished to lie in the coffin with her.
The beaches of Perast are located in the old town of the same name with baroque architecture in the Bay of Boka Kotorska. They combine concrete and pebble areas, which, although not the best place for swimming, are quite suitable for a peaceful holiday. The length of the beaches is 320 meters. The beaches are a great choice for diving enthusiasts. In the gently sloping entrance to the beach, the current is quite strong.
The beaches offer beautiful views of two picturesque islands and the Verige Strait. There are cafes, catering establishments, parking and a pier on the shore. From the beach jetty you can go to the island of Our Lady of the Reef, where there is a working church built to protect sailors and fishermen at sea. Also next to the beach is the island of Gospa od Škrpela. The beach also has a second, unofficial name - Pirate Beach.
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