#1 COTW - Kotor, Montenegro

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 southernmost 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 landscape.

 

#49 FOTW - Sutomore, Montenegro

The national flag of Montenegro (zastava Crne Gore) has a red field with a gold border and the coat of arms of Montenegro in its centre. It was officially adopted on 13 July 2004, when the then Republic of Montenegro was a constituent of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, and its precise specification was standardized on 16 September 2004. The flag was retained after Montenegrin's independence from Serbia in 2006.

Two versions of the Montenegrin flag are in use, horizontal, mostly used outdoors; and vertical, mostly used indoors.

EUROPA stamp 2018 - "Bridges"

 

#44 GF - Budva, Montenegro

Legend has it that Budva was founded by Cadmus, a Phoenician hero expelled from Thebes, who found refuge here for himself and his wife Harmonia. According to the findings of archaeologists, first (from the 4th century BCE) there was an Illyrian settlement here, then only the Greek colony of Buthoe.

 

Kotor panorama - Petrovac, Montenegro

Natural and Cultural and Historical Region of Kotor - a place in Montenegro inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979.

The Old Town in Kotor with a string of defensive walls, the church of Our Lady of Health and the fortress of St. John.