kotor
states: [montenegro]
category: cultural
year: 1979
location: Boka Kotorska (Bay of Kotor), City of Kotor and surrounding territory, Republic of Montenegro
region: Europe and North America
latitude/longitude: 42.4833300000, 18.7000000000
visited: 2010
In the Middle Ages, this natural harbour on the Adriatic coast in Montenegro was an important artistic and commercial centre with its own famous schools of masonry and iconography. A large number of the monuments (including four Romanesque churches and the town walls) were seriously damaged by the 1979 earthquake but the town has been restored, largely with UNESCO’s help.
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