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Montenegro, the pearl of the Mediterranean, unique in many ways is situated in the south of the Adriatic. There is nowhere else that you can find, in such a small place, so much natural wealth, beauty, mild beaches, clear lakes, fast rivers and gorgeous mountains – like you can in the small country of Montenegro.
The cities on the Montenegrin coast will definitely seduce you with their charm, diversity and the Mediterranean air. From Ulcinj (which used to be a pirate town but today represents a tourist haven), Bar (a town rich in historic monuments, with the new, modern city centre, port, marina and hotels), Budva (which represents the tourist metropolis of Montenegro, covering the area from Buljarica, through Petrovac and St. Stefan, all the way to Jaz beach), through Tivat (a beautiful, calm town), Kotor (protected by UNESCO as part of the world cultural heritage), up to Herceg Novi (an irresistible tourist town, rich in greenery, flowers, stairs and beautiful historic structures), each town tells a story of its own. In each one of them you can find restaurants with home-made food and fish specialities, cafés with beautiful terraces and unforgettable views of the sea.
Montenegro's coast is one of the world's regions of greatest natural beauty and most attractive to visitors. It is like an enchanting picture book of creative mastery of nature and man and an inexhaustible treasure of culture and history. This coast stretches from the entrance to the Bay of Kotor ,,Boka Kotorska" to the mouth of the Bojana River, at the border of Montenegro and Albania. Although relatively short and narrow, because of the steep, high mountains in the immediate hinterlands, the Montenegrin coastal region is unique in many respects. First and foremost, there is the magnificent fjord relief of the Boka Kotorska Bay's natural rampart, cutting deeply into the land between the peaks of Mounts Orjen and Lovcen. To the south of the Boka Kotorska there are only two other pronounced bays; Budva Bay under the slopes of Mt. Lovcen, and the Bay of Bar which, together with Spic Cove at the foot of Sutorman Hill makes a wider bay that is well protected from the southeast winds. The scarcity of Archipelagos along the Montenegrin coast is abundantly compensated by numerous elongated and wide fine-sandy beaches, thought to be some of the most beautiful in all the Mediterranean.
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