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)

MONTENEGRO ~ Our Lady of the Rocks & St. George islands ~

...Lovely view of two small islands...Thanks a million Jobbo for thinking of me during your travels and luckily for me you did found a postoffice ✌(◕‿-)✌!!

Our Lady of the Rocks ( Gospa od Škrpjela ) is one of the two islets off the coast of Perast in Bay of Kotor, Montenegro (the other being Sveti Đorđe Island).

It is an artificial island created by bulwark of rocks and by sinking old and seized ships loaded with rocks. The Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rocks  is the largest building on the islet; it has a museum attached.

St George (Sveti Dorde) is a natural islet. It's ringed by a dozen elegant cypress trees and crowned by the Monastery of St. George, dating back to the 12th century and still inhabited by monks.

In the 18th century the island became a favorite burial place for local sea captains, whose crypts remain today. The island is closed to the public.

Photo:Branislav Strugar

Stamps:

Stamp Day
(Issued 02-10-2008)

MONTENEGRO ~Kotor-UNESCO~

...Great city view of one of the most famous tourist destination in Montenegro.Thanks a lot Tina!!


Nice stamp showing Valtazar Bogišić
(20 December 1834 - 24 April 1908) a Serbian jurist and a pioneer in sociology.

Kotor is a coastal town in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Gulf of Kotor.
The town is of rich cultural tradition, and one of the best preserved medieval urban areas of this part of the Mediterranean that made it a UNESCO site.

A large number of the monuments (including four Romanesque churches and the town walls) were seriously damaged by the 1979 earthquake but the town has been restored, largely with UNESCO help.

Montenegro is located in Southeastern Europe in the south of the Adriatic sea.

MONTENEGRO ~ The Tara River Canyon - Durmitor National Park - UNESCO ~

...As so often we know about places far away (Grand Canyon) and gems shorter at home we never heard of... This amazing canyon also called "Tear of Europe" is a natural wonder and amazing valley... Thanks a lot Lilia!!

With lovely stamp and clear postmark: Montenegro post issued two postage Stamps to commemorate London 2012 Olympic Games. (Issued 8-6-2012)

The Tara River Canyon , also known as the Tara River Gorge, is the longest canyon in Montenegro and Europe and the second-longest in the world. It is 82 kilometers long and is 1,300 meters at its deepest. The canyon is protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is a part of Durmitor national park.The Tara River cuts through the canyon.
The Durmitor National Park, created in 1952, includes the massif of Durmitor, the canyons of Tara, Sušica and Draga rivers and the higher part of the canyon plateau Komarnica, covering the area of 390 km². It was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1980. There are beatuifull landscapes and unique nature.

MONTENEGRO ~Podgorica~

My second card from Montenegro arrived today, a really, really large card. I think almost an A5 size.... Another nice one from Ukraine. Thanks Alex for all the interesting information about the view and the beautiful stamps. And from a neighbouring country, Germany a wonderful lighthouse!!

The Millennium Bridge is a is a cable-stayed bridge that spans Morača River, in Podgorica, Montenegro.Built in 2005 it quickly became one of the city's most prominent landmarks.
The bridge is 140 m long, and the pylon soars 57 m above the roadbed. Twelve cables support the roadway deck, while twenty four more are attached to the counterweights, creating an imposing image.

MONTENEGRO ~Sveti Stefan~

MONTENEGRO ~Sveti Stefan~
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

Sent by Roberto. Sveti Stefan is an island in Montenegro and was made into a seaside resort in 1986. Montenegro "the pearl of the meditteranean" is located in Southeastern Europe in the south of the Adriatic sea.