Old Town

Herceg Novi Old Town sits on the steep hillside above the marina, wrapped in ramparts first raised by Bosnian king Tvrtko I in 1382 and reshaped successively by the Ottomans, Venetians, Austrians and French. Forte Mare anchors the south-west corner at the sea's edge, while Kanli Kula (the Bloody Tower) dominates the upper wall with 85 metres of vertical drop to the town below. Between them runs a grid of stepped alleys paved in local Brač limestone, lined with gelaterias, family-run konobas, and three signature squares: Trg Nikole Djurkovića, Trg Herceg Stjepana (the Belavista), and Trg Mića Pavlovića. Look for the carved stone emblem of an eagle above the doorway of the Orthodox Church of the Archangel Michael, the 18th-century clock tower straddling the main gate, and the Savina mosaic opposite. Most visitors enter from the staircase at Njegoševa street or through the sea gate at Forte Mare. Cars stop at the lower car park; everything inside the walls is foot traffic only.