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Today it lies in ruins
- The scene of a siege in 1877, it was finally reclaimed by Montenegro from the Turks after the locals bombed the aqueduct into the town and cut off the water supply. One hundred years later, in 1979, that same aqueduct, since repaired, was destroyed again by a major earthquake and the community was abandoned. Today it lies in ruins.
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Sep 23, 2023 · The Old Town of Bar nowadays has stable walls and the ruins of numerous significant buildings that speak tales to its visitors. Though now partially in ruins, many parts of the Stari Bar were renovated and now feature stores, restaurants, and a very popular marketplace.
The Old Town of Bar (Stari Grad Bar) is blessed with a privileged location: up on a hill, close to the Adriatic Sea, and guarded by the imposing Mount Rumija. It’s easy to figure out why so many rulers battled over its control.
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During the Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1876–78), the old town of Bar was bombarded with heavy artillery, destroying most of the town. The Montenegrin’s then detonated an explosive in the Bar Aqueduct which cut off the town’s water supply, causing the Ottoman’s to finally surrender. In 1979, Montenegro experienced a huge earthquake, which once again de...
In recent years, restoration work has begun on the old town, although, with more than 240 buildings still in ruins, the city will never be inhabited again. Instead, it will be preserved as an open-air museum for people like us to wander its cobbled lanes, imagining how life played out in these streets hundreds of years ago. What makes Stari Bar so ...
Only a few minutes drive from Stari Bar is Stara Maslina, the oldest olive tree in Europe with a circumference of 10m. We were shown a certificate of authenticity stating that it was 2243 years old! That’s pretty impressive! Legend has it that feuding families would come to the Old Olive Tree, where they would then make peace. The entrance fee was ...
Here are a few more photos of Stari Bar, so you can get a better idea of what the old town and the marketplace outside look like.
The drive up to Stari Bar is narrow and windy and I was concerned about where to park Miles, our campervan, but there are two big carparks right at the entrance.
There are a few interesting ruins of mosques and churches in Stari Bar, such as St. George’s Cathedral. It started off as a Romanesque church, then got turned into a mosque in the 17th century. But, in a tragic twist, it was accidentally blown up by a gunpowder explosion!
May 21, 2022 · While many coastal Montenegrin cities have Old Towns, what makes visiting Stari Bar unique is that it’s entirely abandoned and in ruins.
Apr 19, 2018 · Although Stari Bar had been an important fortified settlement in this part of Montenegro for 1000 years, it was left to the ravages of time. Fortunately, the remains of this city are now being reconstructed.
