Perast

Perast () is a town in Coastal region of Montenegro. It is situated a few kilometres northwest of Kotor and is noted for its proximity to the islets of St. George and Our Lady of the Rocks.

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Place details

Locality: Perast
Region: Kotor
Country: Crna Gora / Црна Гора
Population: 551
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Travel guide

Get around

Walking from one end to another is a relaxing mere 15-20 min stroll, so no other options than that are really necessary.

See

thumb|Our Lady of the Rocks, on the artificial island Gospa od Škrpjela. thumb|St George island. thumb|Belfry of Church of St. Nicholas thumb|Postcard of Perast in 1900, showing the Bujović Palace, which as of 2026 is the Perast Museum

Do

Perast doesn't have sandy beaches, however it does have stony beaches, at both north and south ends, close to its public parkings. You can sunbathe there, on the numerous small stone and concrete docks jutting out into the sea, or at a beach club.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Demographics
Notable people
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Perast () is a town in Coastal region of Montenegro. It is situated a few kilometres northwest of Kotor and is noted for its proximity to the islets of St. George and Our Lady of the Rocks.

==History== thumb|left|Painting of Perast by Jean-Baptiste-François Génillion, 1810 According to the presumptions of the archaeologists, the first settlements appeared in the area of Perast in the Neolithic; there are also monuments of the Illyrian, Roman, and early Christian periods. The city was founded by the Illyrians, named after one of the local tribes, Pirusti.