Stari Bar fortress is the outstanding historic and archaeological site of Montenegro, situated on a hilltop just four kilometers from the sea, at the foot of Rumija Mountain.
The fortress is now an open-air museum and the largest and the most important Medieval archaeological site in the Balkans.
The outstanding cultural importance of Stari Bar comes from the mixture of different historical styles visible on individual buildings, such as Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance periods, while in the period of the Ottoman Empire, eastern features were added to the Medieval town.
Stari Bar occupies a rocky slope, protected by nearly vertical, inaccessible cliffs on the east and the south sides. It’s known to have been founded by the ancient Ants and occupied by Illyrian tribes because of its defensive position.
Stari Bar is fully abandoned after disastrous earthquake in 1979, while the new settlement of the present day Bar emerged few km away.
Stari Bar
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