Kotor City Walls – Old Town alley, Kotor loop from Kotor

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Kotor City Walls – Old Town alley, Kotor loop from Kotor

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Kotor City Walls – Old Town alley, Kotor loop from Kotor

02:08

6.78km

240m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.33 km

Kotor City Walls

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Stunning building - the old city wall gracefully rises up the steep hill.

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2.30 km

Saint Tryphon Cathedral

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The largest surviving Romanesque cathedral on the eastern Adriatic coast

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3.30 km

View of Kotor Bay from St. John's Fortress

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Exhausting 1350 steps (according to travel guide), which are worthwhile

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3.66 km

View of Kotor Bay from the fortress

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Beautiful place for a photo with the Bay of Kotor in the background

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3.69 km

St. John Fortress (Sveti Ivan Fortress)

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The fortress of Sveti Ivan or as the locals call it, the castle of San Giovanni is located above the old town of Kotor on the steep mountain slope. The …

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3.79 km

Path to San Giovanni Fortress

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Sturdy shoes are definitely recommended!

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5.08 km

Old Town alley, Kotor

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Winding streets, best to discover when no cruise ship is at anchor

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5.23 km

Kotor Clock Tower

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right in the old town on a square

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6.78 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.63 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.04 km

280 m

141 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (200 m)

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

23°C

9°C

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

September 28, 2022,🇲🇪 Kotor "Altstadt & Festung Sv. Ivan"

Today we moved into our next quarters and are now guests in the beautiful city of Kotor.

In the old town (Stari Grad) we collected a couple of impressions in a café opposite the clock tower. Paving stones as smooth as glass, narrow winding streets and houses reminiscent of Italy.

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April 17, 2024,Mit Yvonne durch Kotor 👍🌞

Kotor, definitely go up to the fortress...lots of steps but it's worth it 👍

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June 16, 2026,20260516 🇲🇪: Kotor - Altstadt und San Giovanni

The first stop of our Adriatic cruise today was Kotor. The journey there through the southernmost fjord in Europe was already beautiful and getting up at 4:45 AM was worth it.
Later, we took the tender boat into the city. We walked up to the fortress through the narrow alleys of the old town. It was quite hot, but the …

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June 4, 2024,Kotor - oder "lern' englisch" (Details im ersten Kommentar)

Kotor is really beautiful and the city walls are highlighted in the guidebook. The old town can be reached on foot from the pier and is worth seeing. The city walls are difficult to find. Message to self... stairs are called "stairs" and not "stairway"... I had asked for stairway to get to the stairs to the city walls. Result: …

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June 23, 2023,🇲🇪 Teil 2 ➡️ 🥾 über 1350 Stufen auf die Festung von Kotor...

2nd segment of today, ... climbing the 1350+ steps of the Kotor Fortress. In this weather, another sweaty affair. We were rewarded with an impressive view over the roofs of the city and the Bay of Kotor. Arriving at the bottom, we went through the beautiful alleys of the old town again and then ...

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September 22, 2025,Festung von Sveti Ivan – Kotor Runde von Kotor

Kotor is an ancient Mediterranean trading port at the southeastern end of the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro. It is home to approximately 5,500 residents, whose main source of income is tourism. The city and its bay, enclosed by rugged cliffs, are the most visited tourist region in Montenegro. Its historic Old Town is surrounded by impressive city walls. With …

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