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Perast

A tiny baroque town of captains' palaces and bell towers on the water, facing two island churches.

Photo: FrDr · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Always
Price
Free
Time Needed
2 hours
Address
Obala Marka Martinovića, 85336 PerastDirections
Getting There
About 20 minutes by bus or taxi along the shore from Kotor.

Why Go

In the 17th and 18th centuries Perast's sailors were famous across the Adriatic, and the town built 16 churches and grand houses with only one street. The bell tower of St. Nicholas has a view of the islands.

Peter the Great sent Russian officers here to learn seamanship.

Nearby in Bay of Kotor

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