Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Stari Bar, Montenegro

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 5.3 km
Ascend 212 m
Descend 335 m

Explore Stari Bar in Montenegro with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Stari Bar

Sight 1: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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The Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Stari Bar, Montenegro is the former cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bar, which aside from the Bay of Kotor and the Municipality of Budva covers the whole of Montenegro. The Archdiocese of Bar was originally formed as a diocese in the 10th century when it split off from the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska, it subsequently became an Archdiocese in 1034.

Wikipedia: Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Bar (EN)

380 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Crkva sv. Vita

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Church of St. Vita is a Catholic church in the settlement of Gratva, the old bar, Montenegro. Belongs to the Archdiocese of Bar. It was erected by Archbishop Bar and Primas Serbia Simon Milinovic and was buried in it. Above the front door is a stone inscription stating that Archbishop Milinovic built the church and the cemetery. The church is dedicated to the Holy Martyr Vid, and in the local speech it is called Vit, as well as Vić. In 2019, Jasmin Safetovic (31), Robert Drekovic (26th) and Vahid Bajramovic (43) stole the bell from the bell tower of this church, as well as with 3 other churches, another Catholic and two Orthodox. Archbishop Aleksandar Tokić and priest Josip Dević were buried in the cemetery. The tombstones of some Catholics were printed in Cyrillic, and some foreigners were buried in the cemetery, who ended their lives at the bar.

Wikipedia: Crkva sv. Vita na Gretvi, Stari Bar (HR)

881 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 3: Old Bar Fortress

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Old Bar Fortress

Bar or Old Bar is an old fortified town in the hinterland of today's town of Bar, which for centuries was its center, until the city moved lower, into a field towards the sea. Today it is abandoned and is in ruins.

Wikipedia: Стари Град Бар (SR)

424 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Bar Aqueduct

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The Bar Aqueduct is a stone aqueduct located on the northern side of Stari Bar Fortress, 4 km north of the town of Bar in Montenegro. The Bar Aqueduct is the only remaining aqueduct in Montenegro, and one of the largest and best preserved aqueducts from the three remaining ones in the former Yugoslavia, which include the Diocletianus Aqueduct near Split, Croatia and the Skopje Aqueduct in North Macedonia.

Wikipedia: Bar Aqueduct (EN)

1256 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 5: Crkva svetog Nikole

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Church of St. Nikola is an Orthodox temple in Stari Bar, Montenegro. It belongs to the Mitropolia of the Montenegrin-Sea Orthodox Church. The Selimi mosque is located near the church.

Wikipedia: Pravoslavna crkva sv. Nikole u Starom Baru (HR)

462 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 6: Džamija Selimija

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The Selimija Mosque and the Islamic Cultural Center in Bar, Montenegro, are buildings that the Committee of the Islamic Community of Bara started building on July 28, 2002. The Turkish Agency for International Cooperation and Coordination TIKA has completed the works and equipped the facility, which was officially opened on May 29-30, 2014. Orthodox Church of St. Peter St. Nicholas in the Old Bar is located near this mosque.

Wikipedia: Džamija Selimija u Baru (HR)

1942 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 7: Crkva sv. Nikole

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Church of st. Nikola in Stari Bar is a Catholic church in Bar, Montenegro.

Wikipedia: Katolička crkva sv. Nikole u Starom Baru (HR)

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