KEMBARA BALKAN - MONTENEGRO | 07 KOTOR : Sebening Pagi Kotor - Part 01

Selamat pagi Kotor !

Awal awal pagi aku dah terjaga. Tak mampu tidur berlama lama. Walau jam baru menunjukkan pukul 5.30 pagi tapi cuaca dah terang benderang. Advantage travel waktu summer.

Merenung keluar jendela. Tak nampak lagi kelibat manusia.

Plan aku dengan waktu yang ada, sebelum aku ambik bas ke Dubrovnik pukul 8 pagi nanti, ada masa aku usha usha kawasan sekitar Old Town Kotor ni. 

Kalau tak jalan jalan ni memang tak sempat lah.

Bersiap siap dan buat apa yang patut, aku bergerak turun dan cuba cuba nak explore Old Town waktu pagi pagi ni.

Resto tempat aku beli nasi semalam tu. Nasi ada berbaki, boleh la aku makan sekali lagi hari ni.

Lengang keadaan sekitar. Senyap sunyi.

Old town ni banyak kucing... siap ada muzium kucing lagi.

Old town Kotor...........

The Old Town is the most famous part of Kotor, where the Kotor history, culture, and tradition are being preserved. The old town of Kotor has a great number of monuments of the medieval architecture: churches, cathedrals, palaces, and museums. They are complemented with the multitude of narrow streets, squares, and markets. 

The main and the biggest square is Trg od oruzja (Square of arms). That square was and remained the main place for gathering. In addition, there are some significant cultural monuments like: Tower watch (VIII century), Cathedral of Sveti Tripun (XIII century), Church of Sveti Luka (XIII century), Prince’s palace (XVII century), Church of Sveta Marija (XII century), Church of Our Lady of Health (Gospe od Zdravlja) (XV century), and Napoleon’s Theater (XIX century). Old Kotor has also numerous palaces like: Bizanti, Buca, Pima, and Grgurin (which houses the Maritime museum). 

The old town of Kotor today is considered to be the best preserved medieval urban entity in the Mediterranean. There are three entrances to the Old Town, the main one is the Sea Gate of 1555.

Salah satu gereja di dalam kawasan ni

Dan kawasan bersejarah yang lain

Berjalan ikut kaki menyusuri laluan laluan yang ada

Area clocktower pun masih lengang

Yang bagusnya, kawasan ni walaupun malamnya busy dengan restoran tapi siang siang sampah memang tak ada.

Lengang

Tak seperti namanya, Kotor tapi kawasan ni memang tak kotor !

Apa yang menarik di Kotor ni sebenarnya?

Kotor is a coastal town in Montenegro with a population of 23,500. It is known for its beautiful architecture and natural setting.

Kotor is situated in the secluded Boka Kotorska bay, on Montenegro's northern coast. It has developed around Stari Grad (local language for "old town"), the city's old town and best known landmark, which is listed with UNESCO World heritage sites, and the city walls are even separately listed together with five other Venetian city walls along the Adriatic and in Italy. 

The bay is the deepest natural fjord in the Mediterranean Sea, and the scenery around it (including the steep mountains which come almost to the waterfront) is spectacular.

Usha usha lagi kawasan sekitar. Tak de orang ni macam aku sorang je manusia yang wujud di sini !

So sesuka suka hati aku je panjat tembok

Dan usha kawasan dari atas tembok

Kampana Tower - Medieval-era bastion, part of the fortification of Kotor, with bay & mountain views.

Mountains view

Church of Our Lady of Remedy. Salah satu ikonic symbol of Kotor

Sebenarnya salah satu aktiviti wajid di Kotor ni adalah panjat bukit tu sebab view dari atas tu memang superb.

Aku cadang cadang memang nak panjat. Aku baca, kalau naik pagi pagi maybe free.. Kalau dah siang sikit kena bayar. Tapi fikir lagi aku tak de banyak masa. Kang naik terpongeh atas tu tak sempat nak turun kejar bas.

So aku akur, layan angin kat bawah bawah ni jer... 

Baca ni.................

Climb up the Upper Town Walls. daily 8:00-20:00. Stretching some 4.5 km directly above and east of the Old Town, on almost vertical cliffs, is the meandering upper town walls. It looks a little like a short version of the Great Wall. Climbing up the 1350 steps will be rewarded by an excellent view of Kotor and the bay from the Church of Our Lady of Health (half way up) and the St John's fortress on top. Only advisable for physically fit people, furthermore on some sections the steps are broken up. Choose your footwear wisely (sturdy shoes preferable over sneakers and definitely no flipflops). If you walk early in the morning (e.g. between 7:30 and 9:30), the steps and Fortress is less crowded and you will be walking in the shadow (which is advisable in the summer). The 1200ft ascent may take an hour. There are two access points to the Upper Town Walls, one near the northern gate by St. Mary's Church, and one closer to the southern gate to the Old Town. €3 May-Oct, otherwise free.

Sekitar kawasan Kotor di luar kawasan Old City

Port of Kotor

Area dalam Old City

Bangunan bangunan

Salah satu entrance

Kawasan pergunungan yang mengelilingi Bay of Kotor

Tembok dan sungai yang memisahkan Old Town dengan kawasan luar

So sebab tak panjat bukit tu, aku berkeliaran kat area Port of Kotor tu jer..

Suasana pagi

Port of Kotor

Kapal dan bot bot

Sayup pandangan

Matahari kian cerah

Kapal pesiar

Dan kapal kapal mewah

Bagi aku Kotor ni memang cantik. Lokasi pun lawa.. Ada teluk dengan dikelilingi kawasan bergunung ganang. Tak syak lagi, kenapa Kotor di wartakan sebagai UNESCO site, kerana nature dan culture-nya.

Layan abiskan gambar gambar sekitar Bay of Kotor .................

Memang kawasan dia romantik ! Sesuai gak kalau nak honeymoon.

bersambung.................