Herceg Novi is a great place not only from the point of view of the beach holiday, but also the opportunity to visit a large number of interesting places. The city has already been 1000 years old and during this time he survived a lot of things to get acquainted in more detail with the history of Herceg Novi will help visit sights, both independently and with a guide, as you will be more interesting.
What to see in Herceg Novi.
- Local Lore Museum - The opening of this museum 1949. The buildings in itself are very interesting, performed in the style of Baroque. On the territory of the museum there is a small botanical park where rare types of plants grow, also grow medicinal and spicy herbs here. As for the local history museum itself, the collection of his very extensive, visiting it you can see a large number of icons, vintage coins, weapons, important state documents, national jewelry and costumes in which locals once dressed up. Also, there is a very interesting collection of musical instruments. By the way, those who are decided to come to Herceg Novi in February or March, it is worth come here, since it is here that the annual Mimosa festival is held. The big plus of this museum, a very small attendance, so you can manage all exposures in proud loneliness.
Local Lore Museum.
- Bloody tower - The most visited landmark in the city. It was built on tentative in the 17th century. Anyone can be completely free to get along the narrow streets of the tower, climb up, make panoramic photos. Once this building was protected from enemies, and was also a prison. If you look at the walls of the tower, you can sometimes find all sorts of inscriptions of those times made directly by prisoners. Inside the tower there is a big amphitheater, which is able to accommodate 15,000 thousand guests, in our time there are all sorts of concerts. Very colorful sight.
Bloody tower.
- Blue cave - There should be poisoned with the group on the boat, it will not be possible to easily get. Very beautiful place, it is a grotto with two entrances. To feel all the beauty of the cave, you need to visit it in the first half of the day, while the sun illuminates it at the desired angle. Wishing to poison a lot, because in the legend inside this cave, treasures are hidden, which have not yet been found, each of those who visited there is a chance to find these irreplaceable wealth. During the walk, the boat enters inside the grotto of the cave, who wanted to swim and sneak. Water in this place is so clean and transparent that you can do snorkeling if you wish. The only moment that in this place is very big depth, therefore, who does not hold on the water on the water, it is worthwhile to wear a special vest or refrain from bathing.
Blue cave.
- Momula Island - A small rocky island located right opposite the resort of Herceg Novi. It is located a fortress that performs once a defensive function. At the same time, there was a prison in her walls where all sorts of terrible torture took place. Built this building General Lazar Mamoum, from here and the name of the island. To date, this building is in a somewhat deplorable state, anyone can get here, walk around the island, go inside the fortress. Perhaps the situation will change and will update it. The problem is that Montenegro and Croatia cannot decide on whose territory it is, after this conflict is finally permitted by the fate of the island of Mamuly will decide in seconds.
Mother Island.
- Old Town Herceg Novi - In most cities in Montenegro, there are the presence of the old part of the city, Herceg Novi is not an exception. Just hanging around in the walls of that epoch, you will feel how you had already lived, flavor. Narrow long streets, like labyrinths, going through them you do not know where to come or you will wait a dead end there. The founding date of the old city is 1382 year. Now imagine as far as it is saturated with medieval. On the territory itself there are churches and monasteries, a few cafes where you can sit and have a cup of coffee. Part of the buildings were renovated after an earthquake, and some are all the sameness, untouched by time.
Old city of Herceg Novi.
- Church of St. Michael - This small church is located in the old town of Herceg Novi. In general, I would not say that she was unique. But collects a large number of tourist. Going into it you feel the interlacing of several architectural styles: Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic, Islamic. Several icons located here are made by the famous artist F. Sigler, but it is necessary to be a real artist to assess his work on dignity. I liked the church as ordinary tourists, very quietly, calmly, you feel at once harmony in myself, it is accurately useful.
Church of St. Michael.
- Spasskaya church - Located near Herceg Novi. A truly unique structure is considered one of the most important attractions of the Montenegro itself. The year of its construction is 1713, but she took a major reconstruction several times. In the church, a large number of unique icons, ancient books, silver items were collected.
Spasskaya church.
- Fortress Forte Mare. - Once this building was besieged by the Turks who appreciated how defensive and takes a very profitable position to see their enemy from far away. The Forte Mare feature is that it is located on a sheer cliff, respectively, it opens an excellent review. Next, she moved into the hands of the Austrians, who redested it into a formidable and inaccessible fort. Nowadays, its function is no longer so serious, once there was a magnificent open-air cinema, and now there are parties. This is the fate of the Forte Mare fortress.
Forte Mare fortress.