Kotor, Montenegro

Kotor is a coastal town in Montenegro with a population of 22,600 (2011). It is known for its beautiful architecture and natural setting in the deepest part of a breathtaking Bay of Kotor.

Kotor is situated in the secluded Boka Kotorska bay, on Montenegro's northern coast. It has developed around Stari Grad (local language for "old town"), the city's old town and best known landmark, which is listed with UNESCO World heritage sites, and the city walls are even separately listed together with five other Venetian city walls along the Adriatic and in Italy. The bay is the deepest natural fjord in the Mediterranean Sea, and the scenery around it (including the steep mountains which come almost to the waterfront) is spectacular.