Tuesday, June 19, 2018

MONTENEGRO ~ Kotor - UNESCO -

... Many lovely views of one the best preserved medieval walled city's in the Adriatic... a famous tourist destination in Montenegro... the Old Town is beautiful with many picturesque buildings hidden behind the city walls...  several churches, a hill-top fort and all well preserved... a funny detail... when visiting  Kotor you can’t miss the town’s cats🐱...  cats have always been a part of Kotor and now the Cats Museum of Kotor is a tribute to peoples’ love of their felines. ... Thanks a lot Andrene!! \_(♥‿♥)_/
Kotor is a coastal town situated in a secluded part of the Gulf of Kotor in the northern part of the Montenegro coast on the Adriatic Sea. Montenegro is a country in  Southeastern Europe and is officially the smallest Slavic state and one of the smaller states in Europe.

The Old Town of Kotor was built between the 12th and 14th centuries. The town is of rich cultural tradition, and one of the best preserved medieval urban areas of this part of the Mediterranean.

 Kotor is part of the UNESCO WHS as the Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor since 1979.  It  was also included in UNESCO's WHS list as part of Venetian Works of Defence between 16th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – western Stato da Mar in 2017.

Stamp:

EUROPA Stamps - Palaces and Castles
(Issued 09-05-2017)

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