Secluded Seaside Resort

 Day 11 – Kotor, Montenegro  Thursday, November 13

Tour Title - Walking Tour of Kotor

This charming medieval city, and UNESCO World Heritage Site is nestled between limestone cliffs and a bay at the end of a Fjord.  We woke this morning as we were cruising up the fjord with tall mountaind on either side.


Behind us clear and in front a mist on eth water


The town extends from the sea, up the side of the mountains on eather side.




Arriving at the port of Kotor


Our ship the Viking Vesta Launched April 2025

From the ship, we took a short walk across the street and through the Ship Gate to Kotor’s network of cobblestone streets. In the main square, you can admire the Venetian walls that surround the city. Constructed in 1420, they have been reinforced through the centuries and stand well preserved today. 


The Ship Gate 


The main plaza inside the walls


The Clock tower (before it was a clock tower it was used as a torture tower) 


One of the many family palaces inside the walls of the city. Each with a Coat of Arms above the entrance.  This one was one of the most elaborate with a long balcony.








The 12th-century Romanesque Cathedral of St. Tryphon, a remarkable repository of 14th-century frescoes and valuable artifacts. Over the centuries, the building has suffered earthquake damage—as evidenced by its mismatched towers, one of which is very plain. It was rebuilt with limited funds after a tremor and the church ran out of money for the reconstruction. Up the mountain between the two tower, you can see another church, The church or Our Lady of Remedy, Where people would seek healing of various health problems.


The alters inside the Cathedral of St. Tryphon






At the maritime museum, set in a lovely historic building, we browse an interesting exhibit depicting the seafaring heritage of Kotor. They call it a maritime museum, but was more the history of the town. The brass plate above depicts the earthquake that destroyed the towers on the cathedral.


Kotor was ruled by the Venetians for about 200 years so here is depicted the Winged Lion the symbol of Venice, next to St. Typhon




The parlor from one of the palaces


18th Century Clock





Beautiful Desk, the fron would fold down to provide a work surface.


Decorative guns captured fron the Otoman invaders


I am not sure what calibur the large gun was, but looked to be at least 50 Calibur



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