The Bay of Kotor

Wednesday May 24, 2017
Nestled at the very back of the bay, Kotor is a walled city. For the majority of the time under Venetian control, Kotor withstood many Ottoman attacks. It's walls reach up the mountainside to a fort high on the ridge. The Venetian lion graces the walls at every gate. We walked the city, reminescent of Debrovnik, but on a much smaller scale.

The Cathedral of St. Tryphon, with its native pink columns and Romanesque vaults, has a collection of 13th century crucifixes, and an elaborate reliquary for St. Tryphon, patron of the city.

We wandered in and out of churches and shops, before having a little lunch and tackling the wall. Over 1,200 steps up, we climbed to the crumbling fort, where the sun came out for some great views.

We would repeat this climb later, at least to the church, for a night view!