Novo Selo – Buljarica

20th day

We have said goodbye to the family and headed to the coast to get to know it a little before leaving the country. Following our routines, we arrived at the campsite and parked before heading out to explore a couple of nearby towns that we have noted. Today's campsite is one of the peculiar ones where we have stayed. It is super small, there is space for seven motorhomes, and each plot has a private bathroom and sink. What stands out the most is that everything is built in a rustic style by the owner. While talking with him as T was arriving, he told me that he has traveled a lot around the world with caravans, and when it came time to create his own business, he decided to do it thinking about what he would have liked to find. There is also a communal open kitchen with complete utensils and some small tables. The star of the place is a small platform high up in a tree with a couple of chairs and a table overlooking the sea and a sunset.

amazing. Oh, and the owner invites you to a welcome drink. Pomegranate juice is a very typical local product of the area. The first visit was to the city of Budva, the "Miami of Montenegro," quite a contrast with what we left behind... It is the main coastal tourist destination in the country. It has a medieval old town surrounded by walls, and outside this enclosure, there is a whole world of seasonal tourist attractions like nightclubs and bars. It is the first coastal city where we have noticed such a contrast. The big hotel chains are starting to build and invade everything, and it looks like it will be impassable in high season. On the other hand, its port houses a few of those little boats, you know... The walled city was built by the Venetians and is one of the oldest in the Adriatic; the legend says it was founded by Cadmus, an exile from Thebes, along with the goddess Harmony just like

all the cities of the Adriatic, the history is absolutely fascinating and a complete fusion of the union of many Mediterranean cultures. We strolled through the citadel very much to

our liking and enjoyed it quite a bit. Since it was a lovely day, we stayed having a drink at a beach bar in a relaxed manner. This area has beaches that are just starting to sound in the mouths of global tour operators. For now, the most you see around here are German tourists who apparently discovered the area a few years ago.

Founded in 1442 as a fortress against the Turks, it was initially an island that ended up connected to the mainland by a

The second stop was another city called Sveti Stefan, also a walled fortress of beautiful little houses, all immaculate, which was once an independent island until it was connected to the mainland by a walkway... a walkway that we couldn't cross because the entire complex is private. Reading about it, we discovered that the Yugoslav government during Tito's dictatorship decided to expel the fishermen who lived there and turned it into a luxury hotel, an exclusive refuge for Hollywood's elite, where figures like Marilyn and Sophia Loren, as well as prominent political figures, stayed. The privacy offered by the rock was ideal for anyone who didn't want to be spied on. Currently, the resort is closed due to conflicts between the government and the private society that manages it, so it seems that the interior is starting to show signs of neglect. As for the families that were displaced, they were relocated to other areas of the mainland. We can't tell you more because we didn't get past the door... What was beautiful to see was the architectural ensemble from a distance; it looked like a fairy tale village or a movie set.

On the way home, we stopped to buy some pizzas for dinner and ate them on the tree platform watching the sunset. Right now, there are only three vehicles in the area, so there is absolute peace.

Good night... I'll keep telling you