MONTENEGRO


Amid two hectares of sun-drenched vineyards, we savour silky chardonnays and robust reds as the sun settles slowly behind the peaks


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During our tour, we wander through the dizzying, labyrinthine streets of Kotor’s Unesco-listed old town, discovering trinket-laden boutiques, cosy wine bars and bustling squares at every corner. The city’s landmarks are steeped in history, from the majestic St Tryphon’s Cathedral, a masterpiece of 12th-century Romanesque architecture, to the >nViinÌ] voÀÌiwi` Ü>llà Ìh>Ì h>Ûi ÃÕÀÀoÕn`i` Ìhi ViÌÞ ÃinVi Ìhi ninth century. Visitors can embark on the steep hike along the walls up to the San Giovanni fortress, rewarded with sweeping ÛiiÜà ov ok> >Þ] oÀ Ì>ki > ÃViniV Ài`i on Ìhi oÌoÀ- oÛŇin Cable Car watching the landscape unfold as it climbs 1,300 miÌÀià Ìo Ìhi `À>m>ÌiV «i>kà ov oÛŇin >Ìion>l *>Àk° Ƃ ÃhoÀÌ `ÀiÛi >Ü>Þ] Ìhi «iVÌÕÀiõÕi Ûill>}i ov *iÀ>ÃÌ ovviÀà > Üin`oÜ inÌo onÌini}Ào½Ã 6iniÌi>n «>ÃÌ] iÌà li}>VÞ ÀiyiVÌi` in the 16 beautifully preserved baroque palaces scattered throughout its quiet stone streets. Once a powerful maritime hÕL] *iÀ>Ã̽à Ü>ÌiÀvÀonÌ ià lini` ÜiÌh Ìhi }À>n` homià ov sea captains, creating a blissful backdrop for enjoying a crisp glass of local wine while gazing across the bay at "ÕÀ >`Þ ov Ìhi ,oVkÃ] jÕÃÌ > wÛi-minÕÌi viÀÀÞ Ài`i >Ü>Þ° "n oÕÀ wn>l >vÌiÀnoon] Üi ÛiÃiÌ >ÃÌil ->Ûin>] > v>milÞ-ÀÕn ÜiniÀÞ «iÀVhi` hi}h on > ÛiÀ`>nÌ hillÌo« in iÀVi}


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Amid two hectares of sun-drenched vineyards, we savour silky chardonnays and robust reds as the sun settles slowly behind the peaks, leaving cotton candy-tinged clouds in its wake. Once again, we’re awed by the landscape and asking ourselves: why haven’t we been here sooner? It’s a question your clients will undoubtedly ask too as they uncover the charms of Montenegro – a destination that one could return to time and time again and always discover something new.


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