Bar
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Region: southern
Settlement: South of Montenegro, between the Adriatic sea and lake Skadar
Co-ordinates: 42° 93′ N, 19° 10′ E
Geographical landmarks: Mount Rumija, lake Skadar
Climate: sub-tropical, mediterranean
Population: 40,037 (municipality)
Municipality area: 335 km2
Area code: +382 30
Transport: Sea-port, railway station, bus station
Places of Interest
- The old olive tree
- Stari Bar (the old city of Bar)
- The port of Bar
- Virpazar
- Lake Skadar
- Aqueduct
Interesting facts
- The “old olive tree” is over 2,000 years old. It is considered to be the oldest tree in Europe
- There are over 100,000 olive trees in Bar, and most of them are over a thousand years old
- In the middle ages, a male citizen of Bar was not allowed to marry if he hadn't planted 10 olive trees!
Beaches: Kraljicina Plaza (“The beach of the queen”), Biserna Obala – Canj (“The coast of pearls”) , Sutomorska Plaza (Sutomore beach), Inex, Crvena Plaza (“Red beach”), Zukotrlica, Utjeha, Veliki Pijesak, Crvena Stijena ("Red Rock"), Murici, Pjesacac
Events
- The Bar Guitar Fest – January
- “Days of lake Skadar” (Festival of wine and fish) – January 26 - 27
- On the roads of King Nikola - April
- International Athletics Meeting - May 1
- The Cross of Vladimir - May
- Motor fest in Sutomore – May and November
- Ecology, tourism, and culture days – July
- Days of Mrkojevici - last week of July
- The chronicle of Bar – July 1 to August 30
- “Summer with Stars” – July - August
- Days of Zagradje – July - August
- Sporting events in Crmnica - July 15 - August 15 (on weekends)
- The Night of Utjeha - August
- International TV festival- August
- Swimming marathon ( Sumotore-Bar) – August
- Port Cup (international volleyball tournament for women) – August
- Meetings under the Old Olive Tree – November
- Olive Fest – December
Religious Monuments Churches:St. Tekla's church, Barski Trikonhos, St.Petka's church, St.Nikola's church, St.Atanasije's church, St.Rok's church Mosques:Omerbasic mosque Monasteries:Starcevo monastery, monastery of Bogorodica Ratacka, Moracnik monastery, Beska monastery, monastery Precista Krajinska, Gornji Brceli monastery, Donji Brceli monastery
Cultural Institutions
- Bar culture centre (Kulturni centar Bar)
- Culture home "Vladimir Popovic Spanac"
- Castle of King Nikola
- National library and reading room "Ivo Vuckovic"
- The Velimir A. Lekovic art gallery
- Two private art galleries: Vir (in Virpazar) and Vega (in Bar)