Tuesday 21 September 2021

MONTENEGRO

This cover from Montenegro depicts 2 different stamps. The 0,30€ stamp (on the right), celebrates the Church Our Lady of The Rocks, which is part of the Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor, an UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Montenegro that was inscribed in 1979. It encompasses the old town of Kotor (Italian Cattaro), the fortifications of Venetian Cattaro, and the surrounding region of the inner Bay of Kotor. The region that is included in the heritage is the inner bay of Kotor (past the Verige strait) with its surrounding mountains and towns, notably Risan and Perast in addition to Kotor. Further the islets of St. George (Sveti Đorđe) and Our Lady of the Rocks (Gospa od Škrpijela) are part of the heritage site.