The Picturesque Montenegrin Village of Perast
The small village of Perast boasts 350 inhabitants, is situated a few kilometers from the city of Kotor in Kotor Bay, and at 80 kilometers’ distance from the renowned Dubrovnik. Before I visited the settlement I had no idea of its existence and had never heard of it. But once I was there, I could never forget it.
As seen from the highway with 20x zoom
It is so beautiful and so picturesque, it actually stayed with me long after I left and served as one of the highlights of my first trip in 2014. In fact, I liked it so much, I happily returned a month ago to walk among its stone houses equipped with colorful Venetian blinds, situated among green, rocky hills.
stone houses among green hills in Perast
Perast is still a fishing village, so you will see many boats floating around, adding to the charm of the landscape. If you’re lucky you’ll get to see a few locals “in action”, fishing in the beautiful surroundings at sundown, or catch a small sailboat strolling around, carrying tourists.
small boats
sailboat in Perast, Montenegro
collection of boats in Perast
colorful boat in Perast
fisherman in action at sundown
fishing boats at dusk in Perast
local souvenir in Perast
After I finished shooting nearly every boat with the scenic background, I started walking around town. Perast itself is pretty small, it shouldn’t take you more than an hour to walk through it. As you do, you can admire the St. Nicholas, St. Mark and St. Anthony churches, appreciate the local architecture and let your eyes enjoy the mix of colorful blinds with the white-gray houses. The place is very similar to many Croatian villages and towns, except for the lush green background, which Croatia usually lacks.
St. Anthony’s Church Perast
restaurant on water in Perast
walking around Perast
Perast stone houses surrounded by lush green hills
details of Perast
Saint Nicholas Church, Perast
Perast below the clouds
admiring the details of Perast
Besides the churches, there are two small islands you can reach from Perast by water taxi, St. George & Our Lady of the Rocks. I will talk about them in the next post, so stay tuned!
How do you like Perast? Would you like to visit this charming little fishing village?
If you’ve fallen in love with this beautiful place as much as I have, also check out the Islands of Perast, Sveti Stefan, the forbidden paradise and Petrovac, a less-crowded alternative to Budva.
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I’ve read about Perast before, it’s a must for my trip to Montenegro, I am dying to visit! Your photos are absolutely gorgeous by the way 😀
Thank you Vlad! 🙂 Hope you can also visit soon, I’m sure you’re gonna love it!
This is definitely picturesque! Thanks for sharing! I also look forward to visiting!
Thank you for your comment!
If you need any further recommendations, don’t hesitate to ask! 🙂
I’m always happy when someone enjoys my home country, particularly the area I grew up in. Have you visited the other surrounding towns in Bay of Kotor?
Thank you for your comment Jelena! You have an amazing home country, I love it so much I’ve visited twice in the past year! I’ve seen Kotor, Budva, Ulcinj, Sveti Stefan, Petrovac, Skadar Lake and Durmitor National park. In love with them all! I’ll hopefully have more posts online this week of your amazing country 🙂
Wow I’m very impressed by your expansive visits! That’s great! You have visited some of the most beautiful places 🙂 Cannot wait to see more posts 🙂
Thank you 🙂 Stay tuned
It’s always to read about such small towns rather than big and crowded cities. This is like doing research, exploring and then innovating something new. You innovated this beautiful town and informed us about it. I am sure your blog would aspire many to travel here like it just did to me. Thanks a lot.
Thanks for your kind words!