OLD TOWN OF BAR - OLD TOWN OF ULCINJ - ADA BOJANA

OLD TOWN OF BAR - OLD TOWN OF ULCINJ - ADA BOJANA

After breakfast, you have a unique opportunity to get to know the cities of Bar and Ulcinj, which represent the synthesis of the Mediterranean and the Orient.

At the very entrance to the new part of the city, you can see the Orthodox Cathedral of St. John Vladimir from the 21st century. The temple is dominated by 7 large crosses. The central gilded cross 4.60 meters high, weighing 800 kg, with the highest height of 40 m, is unique in Europe and in the world. The cross is unique and modeled after the famous Vladimir's cross, the greatest relic of Bar from ancient times, a symbol of faith, love and hope. One of the most beautiful squares in Montenegro is arranged around the temple.

Bar – a modern city with wide boulevards, surrounded by Mediterranean vegetation. Numerous cultural and historical monuments testify to the stormy history of this city, the most important of which is the Old Town of Bar, 4 km from the sea coast.

Tour of the Old Town of Bar - the largest urban agglomeration in ruins in Montenegro. It is over 2500 years old. It is the bearer of turbulent history and medieval civilizations that left part of their culture here: Venetians, Byzantines, Romans, Slovenians, Turks. The city still contains the remains of numerous churches of different styles from different eras. That is why it is rightly said that the region it is a synthesis of the Mediterranean and the Orient. Unlike other towns on the coast, Old town of Bar is about 4 km from the coast. It lies on a steep, inaccessible cliff on three sides, at the foot of Mount Rumija. Although the city is now destroyed, it is still one of the most visited cultural and historical sites in Montenegro.

The location of Old town Bar offers visitors the opportunity to experience the panorama of green fields that surround Bar, the new part of the city, the port, the open sea and the massif of the Rumija mountain from the walls of the old ramparts. Then a walk along the old cobblestone street, which we often call "naš Montmartre", with traditional restaurants and souvenir shops...

Tour of the  Old Olive Tree at Mirovica is a natural monument which has been protected by law since 1963. It is 2,242 years old and is considered to be the oldest tree in Europe. The trunk is 10 meters wide. According to legend, meetings of feuding families used to be held around the olive tree and this is where they used to make up, which is why this place is still called Mirovica (the place of peace).

Departure on the main road past the famous weekend villages, Dobra Voda and Utjeha, to Ulcinj - the southernmost town on the Montenegrin coast. This town is known for the longest sandy beach on the Adriatic - Velika plaža, 12 km long, Ada Bojana - a unique river island, an authentic old town, founded in the 5th century BC. It is full of interesting restaurants, cafes, galleries, hotels, which make Ulcinj unique and attractive for many tourists. Ulcinj is a city you must visit. The famous Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes was a prisoner in Ulcinj for almost five years, and this city served as inspiration for his work Don Quixote.

Visit to Ada Bojana - a river island that is surrounded on two sides by the river Bojana, and on the south side the Adriatic Sea washes over three kilometers of sandy beaches. A true paradise for lovers of untouched nature and silence, which is only disturbed by waves and the chirping of birds. Ada Bojana is also known for its magnificent sunset - sea, sand, sky and you.

In the evening, return to the hotel and have free time to walk around the city.