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Sundrenched Coast
Lord Byron described this coastline as 'the most beautiful encounter between the land
and the sea'. Wherever you choose to splash about in the crystalline waters, chances
are there will be a mountainous backdrop proving the great Romantic poet right.
Bay of Kotor
The combination of Mediterranean vegetation, historic towns, cute-as-a-button vil-
lages and rugged mountains plunging to an opalescent sea makes the Bay of Kotor
pretty hard to beat. More fragrant than the ground floor of a department store, the
Bay is subtly infused with the scent of wild herbs, perfumed flowers and aromatic
trees.
It's little wonder that the inner part of the bay was the first site in Montenegro to be
inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage List - recognising both its natural and cultur-
al value.
Walled Towns
For centuries the people of the coast have protected their towns with stone walls, cre-
ating a picturesque counterpoint to the natural beauty surrounding them.
At Budva and Ulcinj the ancient fortifications jut out over the azure blue of the
Adriatic. Kotor's walls arch high up on the cliffs behind the town. At night they are
spectacularly illuminated, forming a halo from their reflections in the still, dark wa-
ters of the bay.
Most striking of all is Sveti Stefan, a picture-perfect island village anchored to the
coast by the narrowest of causeways. While off-limits to the general public it has sur-
vived its transformation into a luxury resort with all of its historic charm intact.
 
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