The “Southernmost Fjord in Europe”, as the Bay of Kotor is also called, winding and bordered by steep mountainsides, reminiscent of cool Scandinavia. The nearly 30-kilometre-long bay, which lies in neighbouring Montenegro, can be easily visited from Dubrovnik on a day trip by boat. The city of Kotor, located at the very heart of the bay, has been an important centre of culture and trade since antiquity. The boat tour reveals numerous monasteries along the shore, including the Benedictine monastery of Sveti Dorde and the orthodox Savina Monastery – the bay is one of the most religiously dense regions in the Mediterranean.