Boka Kotorska Montenegro the most beautiful bay in Europe

Montenegro is a country in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast, Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south. To the west of Montenegro is the Adriatic Sea.

Montenegro’s tourism suffered greatly from Yugoslavia’s tragic civil war in the 1990s. In recent years, along with the stabilized situation in the region, tourism in Montenegro has began to recover, and Montenegro is being re-discovered by tourists from around the globe.

In 2007 the country received peak level of tourism which almost reached pre-war volumes. As a result, in 2008 many roads are being renovated (which affects driving time) and many hotels are being constructed or renovated (which results in in extra noise and inconvenience).

Boka Kotorska, some say, is the most beautiful bay in Europe, with historic old towns of Kotor (Unesco world heritage site), Perast, Herceg Novi…
Tara canyon, the deepest canyon in Europe. Rafting down the Tara river is among the most popular tourist activities in the Montenegro.

Biogradska gora, the last rainforest in Europe.
Skadar lake, the largest lake on the Balkans, and the natural habitat of the very diverse flora and fauna.
Ostrog monastery, situated on the almost vertical cliff of Mount Ostrog.
Sveti Stefan, picturesque town-hotel, a former fishermen town on the small peninsula near Budva (closed for renovation until 2009).

Apart from the hotels located in towns and summer resorts offering half-board and full-board accommodation, and those along the roads and communication lines such as restaurants, pizza places, taverns, fast food restaurants and cafes, there is a choice of national restaurants offering traditional Montenegrin cuisine.

In addition to the standard European and Mediterranean cuisine, Montenegro offers a variety of healthy food products and local specialities.

Cold hors d’ouevres include the famous njeguski prsut (smoked ham) and njeguski cheese, pljevaljki cheese, mushrooms, donuts and dried bleak. The main courses specific for the northern mountainous region are boiled lamb, lamb cooked in milk, cicvara in fresh milk cream (buttered corn porridge), boiled potatoe with cheese and fresh cream. A selection of traditional recipes of the central and coastal parts will include the kastradina (dried mutton), smoked and fresh carp (from Skadar lake) and a variety of fresh sea fish and seafood dishes. Donuts served with honey and dried figs are traditional desserts in these parts of Montenegro.

Products of animal origin are supervised and approved by veterinary and health authorities according to EU standards.

Boka Kotorska; Italian: Bocche di Cattaro) in south-western Montenegro, is a winding bay on the Adriatic Sea. The bay, sometimes called Europe’s southernmost fjord, is in fact a submerged river canyon of the disintegrated Bokelj River which used to run from the high mountain plateaus of Mount Orjen. It is an important tourist attraction in Montenegro.

The bay has been inhabited since antiquity and has some well preserved medieval towns. The picturesque towns of Kotor, Risan, Tivat, Perast, Herceg Novi and Budva along with their natural surroundings, are major tourist attractions.

The religious heritage of the land around the bay — its numerous Orthodox and Catholic Christian churches and monasteries — makes it one of the major pilgrimage sites of the region.

Montenegro is planning to build a bridge that would span the Bay of Kotor, the so called Verige bridge.