Kanli Kula
And its stage.
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An old town terraced up a hillside at the mouth of the Bay of Kotor, its lanes and stone stairways climbing between gardens, orange trees and palms; it is nicknamed the city of stairs. Its landmark is Kanli Kula, built by the Ottomans in 1539 and repaired and extended by the Venetians in 1687. Its Turkish name means «bloody tower», as it became a prison whose inmates scratched drawings of ships on the walls; today it is an open-air stage for summer concerts. The town also has a clock tower at its entrance, Belavista Square and its church, the Forte Mare fortress on the sea, and a long seaside promenade past cafés and small beaches. Wandering is free and the fortress charges a small fee. The town is calmer than Kotor and Budva, and boats leave from here for the Blue Cave on the Luštica peninsula.
And its stage.
Through gardens.
By the sea.
Entrance to the Bay of Kotor, Herceg Novi
It is Turkish for «bloody tower», as the fortress became a prison; today it is an open-air stage for summer concerts.