Tivat

Tivat sits on the outer arm of the Bay of Kotor and was for most of the twentieth century a naval town, with a shipyard and repair works for the Yugoslav fleet. Since 2006 the yard site has been rebuilt as Porto Montenegro, a marina for very large yachts with apartments, shops and a naval heritage museum holding two submarines. The town beyond it is ordinary, and the Gornja Lastva village above and the Island of Flowers are within reach.

History

Greek and Roman settlements stood here, and Roman tombs have been found at Lastva and Opatovo. In the Middle Ages the land belonged mostly to nobles of Kotor, Prčanj and Dobrota, and the summer house of the Buća family now holds the town's museums; as Teodo the town was under Venice from 1420 to 1797, and it grew fast after the Austrian Empire built a naval arsenal here in the second half of the 19th century (Wikipedia, Tivat).

The main sights

• Porto Montenegro - the superyacht marina built on the former naval yard.
• The naval heritage museum - submarines and equipment from the Yugoslav fleet.
• Gornja Lastva - the old stone village on the slope above the town.
• The Island of Flowers - the small peninsula with a monastery, north of the town.

When to go

May to October is the season. July and August are busiest and most expensive. The airport makes it a common arrival point.

Good to know

The marina development is expensive and has little to do with the rest of the town or country. Tivat itself has few historic buildings. Beaches near the town are modest.

Nearby

Lustica is west, and Kotor is northeast.

Key facts