The Bay of Kotor, Montenegro, and one perfect day. 8th June 2026
- Brett Sedgwick
- Jun 25
- 4 min read
Zdravo from Kostanjika on the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro.
After leaving Dubrovnik, we ummed and aahed about where to stay in Montenegro.
Years ago we had done a day trip to Kotor, but we were hungover as hell that day, and all I remembered was that the roads were windy and mountainous and that we ate near a marina. We were going to skip it as our first non-Schengen stop, but we watched a few YouTube travel vids and realised that the Bay of Kotor was huge and people compared it to Lake Como - some even preferring it.
Rightio then, let’s find a campsite.
Yep, got one. Autocamp Djule at Kostanjika, right on the bay.
By 11 am we were there, had met the owner and were parked up a metre from the lake under a black cherry tree that was covered in ripe fruit. 35 Euro a night with electricity, the market was a 600m walk, as was the bus stop, and there were two beach bars on the road!
Bloody good start.
I went up to the market and got some local beers - Niksicko. These brown lagers were malty and delicious and reminded me of the Czech and German brews that I loved so much in 2015!
Very, bloody good start.
I then took my time to cook a Spanish omelette with farmer’s eggs from Zadar, prosciutto, onions, and local waxy spuds. 90 minutes later, served with a salad, and ice-cold Niksicko for me and the rest of the Italian Chianti for Jen-Jen, sitting in our chairs under the awning with the lake at our feet, dinner was served.
Does it get any better? Not bloody much!
We went for a swim the next morning, and you guessed it, it was cold. But we are getting used to cold water, and it felt pretty good to be honest.
We walked to the bus stop and got the bus to the old town of Kotor.
Well, that was the plan.
Jen-Jen felt crook, and we got off the bus early at a pretty little town called Perast.
We had some water and a coffee, and after my beloved felt a bit better, we had a walk around.
The main tourist draw for this town is a beautiful little church in the middle of the lake called “Our Lady of the Rock.” Many water taxis and tour boats journey back and forth several times a day with the cruise ship crowd. We passed on paying the 15 Euros each, but enjoyed the little town and got some good pics.
I bought a burek (borek) from the bakery for 3 euros, and it was incredible. Jen had a Greek Salad at a cafe, and we both had sparkling water and coffee before we got a taxi - 3 euros each - into Kotor itself.
As we walked through the East gate, we had no recollection of this town, but we spent a good few hours checking it out. Unfortunately, there was a cruise ship docked right near the East Gate and thousands of touros inside.
The highlight for me was the fruit and veg sellers outside of the gates and the display of delicacies that they had on offer.
I nearly fell over when I saw dried mushrooms that I’ve never seen in Oz. For 10 Euros we got a vacuum-sealed bag of not only porcini, but the fabled chanterelle and morel!!
The bus ride home was insane as the temp was in the mid 30’s and there were about 100 people jammed into the bus as it swerved around the bay.
Montenegro is not yet in the EU, and some of the infrastructure is pretty old. Buses only came every two hours, so no one wanted to miss them - hence the sardine can.
Anyway, we got back to the caravan park, and the beach bar next door was holding its opening night of the season. I had the veal with roast potatoes, tomatoes, rocket and a sweet jus, while Jen-Jen went for sesame tuna and veg risotto. Two Niksics for me and two pinot gris for m’lady saw us heading home for an early night after a big, sun-filled, 15,000 step day.
Friday 6th June 2026 - One Perfect Day
Do you ever have perfect days?
They don’t come around that often, but we had one yesterday.
I woke up and kissed my beautiful wife good morning.
We had a slow morning: smoothies, toast, coffee and vitamins before we took our chairs next to the lake and reclined in the perfect temperature.
We alternated between swims, sun-worshipping, shade-worshipping, snoozing and Scrabble.
I also foraged ripe delicious black cherries, red plums and bay leaves - all within 5 metres of Delphi.
Lunch was leftovers from last night with fruit and coffee.
Dinner that night was chicken, mushroom, and truffle paste spaghetti with a final glass of chianti.
Some TV, and then 10 hours of blissful sleep.
We spoke to no one, went nowhere and did nothing, except appreciate the surroundings, and finally it felt like we had:
slowed
right
down.
And here we are.
We’re about to head south to a town called Petrovac, where we will stay on the beach.
The Bay of Kotor was absolutely amazing. Was it better than Lake Como? The surroundings were very similar, and you could swim there. But it wasn’t as polished or posh.
Meh, who cares? They both rock, and we feel absolutely blessed that we have seen both places.
Also, we're not at fucking work, so winning all round!!!!! :)
Ciao.
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