In Photos: Crossing the Bay of Kotor

One of my favourite experiences during a quick jaunt around the Balkans was found in Montenegro. En route from the bustling beachfront party town of Budva and the crumbling medieval walls of UNESCO-protected Kotor to Croatia’s popular walled city of Dubrovnik, I got a treat along the way. One in the form of tiny ochre colored houses dotting steep mountain slopes like Lego houses stacked atop each other.

At their feet were the rich greenish-blue and relatively calm waters of the Bay of Kotor (Boka Kotorska).

Known as “Boka”, this Adriatic Sea bay which is roughly 90 square kilometers is often called the only Mediterranean fjord because of its surrounding mountains. Red and white flatbed ferries regularly shuttle motorists, buses, locals, and travelers alike. On each end of the route, I was met with a beehive of activity as people jockeyed and queued to get across the bay.

But once the ferry pushed forward and slowly glid across the bay with its low engine humming its massage in the background, I was immediately struck by Montenegro’s understated beauty. Small islands with churches and terracotta-roofed buildings jutting out of the depths, the dark green sweep of vegetation across mountain faces, and those velvety blue waters.

For a split second, the short ferry ride across became a quick escape, a place of solace as I relaxed and fully soaked up the beauty around me like a sponge.

Here are some photos from the ferry crossing at the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro.

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Check out more photos from Montenegro in my image bank.