Lonely Planet has just proclaimed Kotor as the number one worldwide city must see in 2016.

I visited in 2007 and indeed can vouch for the fact that the place is amazing. Probably the most convenient way to visit is to fly to Dubrovnik in Croatia and then take a bus ride of around a couple of hours along the picturesque Dalmatian Coast.

You can read more about my journey there from Albania and onto Croatia in my book ‘On The Beaten Track’.

In the meantime, to celebrate Kotor’s number one status, I am posting a few pictures from September 2007.

Montenegro has the added convenience of using € as its main currency and is also home to what I consider the finest dark beer in the world……