December 2016 - Empires
of the Mediterranean
Kotor, Montenegro
Kotor is a coastal town in
Montenegro located in a secluded part
of the Gulf of Kotor. The old Mediterranean port of
Kotor is surrounded
by fortifications built during the Venetian period. It
is located on the
Bay of Kotor, one of the most indented parts of the
Adriatic Sea.
Some have called it the southern-most fjord in Europe,
but it is a ria,
a submerged river canyon. Together with the nearly
overhanging
limestone cliffs of Orjen and Lovćen, Kotor and its
surrounding area
form an impressive and picturesque Mediterranean
landscape.