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The city Herceg Novi...

Herceg Novi is a coastal town in Montenegro located at the entrance to the Boka Kotorska and at the foot of Mount Orjen. It has around 17,000 inhabitants, and is the administrative center of the Herceg-Novi municipality.

Although it is one of the youngest settlements on the Adriatic, it had a very turbulent history, and every one of the numerous conquerors had left a mark on the city's face, making it one of the most picturesque towns on the Montenegrin coast.

Tourism in Herceg Novi...

Herceg-Novi is a major Montenegrin tourist destination. It is well known spa and health center, with nearby Igalo being abundant in healing sea mud called "igaljsko blato" (Igalo mud) and mineral water springs called "igaljske slatine" (Igalo water springs).Most famous tourist atractions in Herceg Novi are castle Forte Mare built by Serbian and Bosnian king Tvrtko I in 1382,Clock tower built by Austrians in 19th century,Kanli tower built by Turks,Serbian church St.Archangel Michael which is in centaral Belavista Square.

As the rest of Boka Kotorska bay, the city has no long sandy beaches. It has numerous small cobble beaches, or concrete platforms. Therefore, the city itself is not a major destination for sunbathing, but there are many attractive beaches reachable by boat. One-day boat trips are organised to Luštica peninsula, whih lies opposite to the town. It has many popular excursion sites, such as Žanjic , Mirište or Rose , all having beautiful and very popular beaches.

Herceg-Novi is very popular among those in pursuit of nightlife. This resort, loved by artists for its unique atmosphere and peace during the winter, wakes up in the summer, as numerous bars and clubs become open.

Herceg-Novi accounted for one third of overnight stays in Montenegro before Yugoslav wars , but situation has changed since in favour of Budva , Kotor and other resorts in northern part of the coast. The biggest problem of tourism in Herceg-Novi is constant shortage of tap water, which is imported from Croatia. Inability of city to pay for the water from Konavle results in frequent cut-offs of water and dry taps, especially during the peak of the summer season.

Culture in Herceg Novi ...

"JUK Herceg-Fest"

Center for cultural events, was established on February 24 , 1992 . Two years later the cultural center and "Orijen", movie distribution and production company, joined and have played crucial role in enhancing the cultural life in the city. Among many annual festivities are the celebration of mimosa, local theatrical events, and film and music fest.

The Herceg Novi City Archive

In 1956 Archive returned to Herceg Novi after being temporarily relocated to Zadar , Croatia. The Archive was relocated to Zadar by Italians during the Second World War . The original Archive building, built in 1885 , suffered severe damage by the earthquake in 1979 . Shortly after the building was renovated. Today, the Archive is 700 m² in size. The Archive features modern equipment and library open to the public. The oldest document in the Archive originated in 1685 . The library contains approximately 30,000 volumes and 1,000 periodicals.

Historical Museum

The museum was established in 1949 and officially opened in 1953 . The museum building, a gift to the city from the former mayor, Mirko Komnenovic (1870-1941), and his wife Olga, is at least 150 years old.

City library

The library contains at least 30,000 volumes. Among the contributors to this collection are Dušan Petkovic (5,000 books), Veljka Radojevic (1,500), Doklestic, Daljev, Lucic, Subotic and others.

Climate of Herceg Novi...

The area of the Boka Kotorska is characterized by a Mediterranean climate with dry and warm summers and mild winters. Herceg-Novi has a specific microclimate, which is a result of southern exposition, proximity to the sea, limestone substratum and mountainous hinterland which prevents the breakthrough of cold air masses.

Herceg-Novi has approximately 200 sunny days per anum. In July and August there are approximately 10.7 sunny hours per day. Average annual temperature is 16.2 C (similar to Mediterranean and Atlantic cities of Naples and Lisbon). There are frequent slight temperature oscillations, thus, the average daily temperature fluctuation is only 4°C. Average temperature from May to September is about 25°C, which provides a swimming season over 5 months long since the average summer sea temperature is rather high, between 22 - 26°C.

The annual average precipitation is 1,930 mm/m2, and relative air humidity is at its highest in the fall reaching 80%, and its lowest point is in the summer, i.e. 63%. Source Wikipedia

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