Stuck in the Perast

A few km up the bay, Perast used to be rich and famous, boasting 16 churches and 17 grand palazzos. Well they used to be grand and some of them will be again as properties have been snapped up by investors and many turned into high class restaurants.

I missed the annual commemoration of the 1654 victory over the Turks, Gadjanje Kokota or 'shooting the cock'. Yes, it's a competition to shoot a rooster. Nothing to crow about in these enlightened times but tradition is tradition.uu

Local police like to make the no parking rules explicit when issuing tickets.Leggi altro