Kotor Travel Guides

Practical guides for planning your time in Kotor, from a few hours off a cruise ship to a full day around the bay. Written here, with honest timings, where to swim, which boat trips earn the hours, and what to leave for next time.

Beaches

Best Beaches Near Kotor

Clear turquoise water and green hillsides at Bajova Kula Beach on the coastal road between Kotor and Perast

Kotor has no beach of its own, so swimming means a trip along the coast road or out by boat. Here is what each option takes, and what fits a short stop.

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Itineraries

Kotor in One Day

St Tryphon Cathedral and its square in Kotor Old Town, with the bare mountain ridge rising directly behind the stone bell towers

The Old Town is small enough to cross in ten minutes, so a single day is genuinely enough. What decides how the day feels is the order you do things in.

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Cruise planning

Kotor Cruise Port Guide

The island church of Our Lady of the Rocks with its blue dome and bell tower, set on the water below the steep green mountains of the Bay of Kotor

Kotor docks you next to the Old Town, so almost nothing goes on travel. What matters is how many hours you really have, and how much of them you can safely spend.

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