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A jewel of the Mediterranean, Montenegro (Connecticut-sized with the population of Vermont) is a tapestry of culture, history, and biodiversity. On the dramatic southwest coast of the Balkan Peninsula, it is one of Europe’s richest biological “hotspots.” Independent since 2006, stunning landscapes of limestone headlands plummeting down to sparkling coastline, of both sandy beaches and twisting inlets, include the Bay of Kotor, the Adriatic’s only fjord. Based in four-star luxury in charming Kotor, a perfectly preserved medieval town and UNESCO World Heritage site, you explore the winding streets and surrounding mountains, lake, and coastal treasures.
tour includes
Arrival in Kotor; private city walking tour, easy (1 hour)
You are transferred to your hotel in the main square of the UNESCO-listed medieval town of Kotor, tucked under mountains in the stunning Bay of Kotor, the Adriatic Sea’s only fjord. After time to settle in, your local guide meets you at the hotel for an introductory walking tour of Kotor. With its privileged location at the end of the Kotor Fjord, the entire town, which was inhabited from the times of the Illyrians and the Romans, seems like a living museum. Its narrow streets wind through beautifully preserved buildings from the 14th to 18th centuries and you visit, among other sites, the Cathedral of St. Tryphon, St. Luka Church, and St. Mihail Church. Returning in the early evening, you step out on your own for dinner, with the guide’s or hotel’s restaurant suggestions.
Hotel Vardar
Kotor, Montenegro
A fully renovated four-star hotel with an outdoor café located in the old city of Kotor’s main square. Within a historic building, décor is stylish and contemporary in comfortable guest rooms, café, restaurant, and cigar lounge; also with a small fitness room, sauna, and steam room.
Cetinje National Park, various walking options, easy to moderate; Afternoon option to the Adriatic Sea or Skadar Lake
This morning your guide and driver pick you up at your hotel, taking you straight to the Lovcen National Park, dominated by Mount Lovcen with its twin 5,000-foot peaks of Stirnovik and Jezerski. A winding road rising to the park offers stunning vistas back towards the Kotor Fjord. The park has a network of walking trails of varying lengths and levels of difficulty over its vast limestone geology and great variety of plants—over 1,000 species. You may drive to the park’s highest point, where 500 steps lead to the summit and an important site for Montenegrins—the mausoleum of Petar Petrovic II Njegoš, a poet, philosopher, prince-bishop, and statesman. Rewarded with spectacular views, on a very clear day you may be able to see Italy across the Adriatic. In the afternoon, you have the choice of driving down to the coast at the charming town of Budva and its surrounding beaches—Montenegro’s Riviera. Alternatively, you can proceed to Skadar Lake, the Balkan’s largest lake on the border with Albania, which is ringed by dramatic karst mountains and dotted with traditional fishing villages, island monasteries, and pristine beaches, and home to more than 260 species of birds. You return, after this full day, to your hotel in Kotor, to relax and enjoy dinner on your own.
Hotel Vardar
Kotor, Montenegro
A fully renovated four-star hotel with an outdoor café located in the old city of Kotor’s main square. Within a historic building, décor is stylish and contemporary in comfortable guest rooms, café, restaurant, and cigar lounge; also with a small fitness room, sauna, and steam room.
