It's been a while since we blogged, but everyone was very busy with seasonal work. Now, when the season has come to an end, many people ask us the question: What do you do in winter?
Well, firstly, in Montenegro there is simply no concept of winter as such: the climate, rather, can be described as autumn, smoothly turning into spring. Secondly, the sun still warms up quite well during the day, and it is quite possible to spend time during the day sunbathing on the beach, and some even swim until the end of October and even in November. Thirdly, if you search well, you can always come up with a lot of things to do. And we do not stop discovering new and still unexplored corners of this beautiful country.
Here is one of these places we visited the other day and we are in a hurry to tell you about it: TIVAT SALT. What is this strange name? Solila is a place where salt used to be mined. It is located near Tivat, it is worth turning off the Adriatic highway in the direction of Lustica and driving for about a kilometer.

Salt marshes in this place arose in the Middle Ages, when salt was worth its weight in gold. For its extraction, the fields were filled with sea water and blocked with earthen ramparts, when later the moisture evaporated, deposits of sea salt appeared on the surface of the earth. According to historical sources that have come down to us, in 1425, all saltila was divided into 109 plots, of which 24 belonged to Metropolitan Zeta, 27 - to the inhabitants of Lustica, 10 - to the inhabitants of the village of Dzhurashevichi, 32 - to the city Kotor and 16 - to noble Kotor families.

Currently, the Tivat Solila is widely known as a habitat for a large number of marsh birds, including such rare ones as flamingos and Javan cormorants. According to the plan for the development of tourism in the Bay of Kotor, Solila should be turned into an ornithological park.

Subsequently, the extraction of salt on the territory of the Tivat Solila was stopped, the wetlands became a refuge for a huge number of birds and other animals. At present, this biological reserve has become a nesting and wintering place for thousands of birds. According to the Center for the Study and Protection of Birds of Montenegro, 111 species of birds are registered here, of which 4 species constantly live in the sole, about 35 winter, and 6 species nest. Moreover, new species of migratory birds arrive here every year.

The park has a trail and two birdwatching sites. To see more representatives of birds, be sure to bring good binoculars with you, because many birds will not let a person get too close to them.
