At the beginning of the summer I wrote about our first experience visiting neighboring Croatiaespecially Dubrovnik. It's no secret that our compatriots go to Dubrovnik, which is an hour's drive from the largest city of Herceg Novi closest to the Croatian border, not only for impressions, but also for the sake of a stamp in their passport. In Montenegro, Russian tourists can stay visa-free for three months a year, the maximum single stay is one month. Those who want to spend the whole summer in Montenegro are forced to travel to neighboring countries for a day for a stamp to count the new month and often go to Croatian Dubrovnik for this.
We once again went to Dubrovnik with our guests from Russia, who, having examined a large number of sights of Montenegro, wished to see Dubrovnik as well. I will say right away that this time we liked Dubrovnik more. Part of the road after the border is still not completed and is covered with large gravel - as a result, a stone flew from under the wheels of a car that overtook us and left a chip on the windshield. It's a shame 🙁 The day in Dubrovnik turned out to be sunny and dry, unlike the overcast Bay of Kotor, which we were glad about. The second thing that pleased us was the prices - since the high season ended (it was October 13 in the yard), even parking prices became lower, you can get up on the street for 5 kunas per hour (!) - mere pennies (about 80 euro cents). This time we were smarter and did not park in the underground parking, all the signs in Dubrovnik (Public Parking) lead there. As it turned out, the residents of Dubrovnik are not particularly fond of Montenegrins, and especially their cars with registration in the city of Herceg Novi (the first two letters on the license plate HN0000 will tell you about this). These are things of bygone days, but there are lawless people who will gladly scuff up such a car in revenge for the bombing of Dubrovnik in 1991 during the Balkan War (read about this Here).
This time the people subsided a little, it was not so hot, and we had a pleasant company 🙂
We recommend taking a boat ride around the old town and neighboring islands. There are such boats on the pier near the old town that leave regularly. We paid 10 euros per person for a 50-minute walk, which we did not regret at all, the views were excellent.
At lunch we found a pizzeria where we tasted local pizza with prosciutto at a very affordable price - 2 euros per piece, the same prices on the coast in Montenegro. After a walk around the old town and a mini-cruise, on the advice of one Montenegrin woman, we went to the Lapad peninsula (it is located a little northwest of the old town, it is part of modern Dubrovnik), you can easily find it on any map, it is easy to navigate by city signs.
Here we plunged into the silence and tranquility of the Lapad bay, walking and watching the fishermen who were catching a rather large mullet. On the way back, we found a Croatian winery, where we were lured by a free tasting 🙂 The tasting was really free, but here our friends found gifts that they had been looking for for a long time, buying unique liqueurs that are produced only in this winery. Local winemakers told us in detail about the rules of wine production and gave us a taste of juice, wine in the process of fermentation and finished bottled wine. I could not resist and bought one of them as a keepsake 🙂 By the way, here is the FB page of this winery: http://www.facebook.com/LekriDubrovnik
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