🏰🌊Kotor: built for defense; stayed for the aesthetics✨️

Once a strategic fortress town, Kotor now feels more like a designer medieval dream. Stone walls? ✔️ Winding alleys? ✔️ Bay views that make you question reality? ✔️✔️ Originally built to keep invaders out, now it pulls travelers in — with gelato stands, cats lounging like royalty, and Venetian charm in every detail. I climbed the San Giovanni Fortress for the view (and leg day), wandered the Old Town for hours, and didn’t even notice how sunburned I was until I stopped taking photos. ➡️From the dramatic hike to San Giovanni Fortress, to the calm strolls along the coastline, to cats napping under baroque balconies — Kotor is both rugged and romantic in the best possible way. 📍Tip: Get lost on purpose. Kotor’s magic is in the detours. #europeantravel #montenegroviews #kotor #kotorbay #montenegro #europeansummer #summerspritz #summervacation #dreamdestination #tripmoments #eurotrip #oldtown #fortress