KOTOR The Cathedral of St. Tryphon. The original church is from the VIII century, according to the annals of Constantine Porfirogenet (the Byzantine czar). A new church is built in 1166 (on the picture). The cathedral was seriously damaged and rebuilt after the earthquake (1667). The second earthquake from 1979 also damaged the cathedral and the careful restoration of parts of its interior has not been completed to the present day.

The portal of the Beskutcha family (XIV-XV century).

The south gates of Kotor (the "Gurdich gate").

The old town of Kotor, a look from the "San Giovanni" fortress.

The fortress "San Giovanni" over- looking the town of Kotor. The walls surrounding the town are 5 kilometers long and can be up to twenty meters tall.

The fortress San Giovanni as seen from the church "Gospa od zdravlja".

The Church of St. Luke. It was built in 1195 by Mauro Cazafragi and his wife Bona ("...for the salvation of their souls").

The Drago palace (XIV-XVII century). Drago or Dragonis is one of the most prominent Kotor families.

The Church of St. Ozana, officially the church "Sancta Maria dia da fiummine" is built in 1221.

Trifora (triforium) over the south wall of the Cathedral of St. Tryphon.

The square "Trg od oruzija" (The armory square).

A closer look at the north wall of the Cathedral of St. Tryphon.

Panorama of Kotor.