"He set up a high-stakes poker game at Casino Royale in Montenegro and you're the best player in the service"

Perast, Montenegro is one of the most underrated and beautiful historic cities in Europe, on the exquisite Adriatic Coast. A coastal strip of 18th century stone buildings on the Bay of Kotor, the town is reminiscent of Lake Como, with mountains and red tile rooftops always visible across the water. When we planned our trip here, I knew I had to make my James Bond obsessed husband with a fun little homage to the film.

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We stayed at the incredible Heritage Grand Perast by Rixos Hotel for this stop of our 2 week Albania and Montenegro road trip - by far the most luxurious and gorgeous hotel of the entire trip.

Located directly across the bay from the famous Our Lady of The Rocks island, the views both from the hotel out to Perast Town or across the bay, and the view of the hotel from the water are cinematically postcard-perfect. 

Afternoon golden light over the bay and shimmering into town.

Views of the Old City on the steep climb up to the Kotor Fortress in the nearby town of Kotor. The views here are worth it but it is quite a trek up to the top - I would do this first thing in the morning to avoid the heat of the midday sun - we went in the afternoon and were really struggling with the heat. 

Perast town glittering at dusk.

Pulling up to Our Lady of The Rocks island, This artificial island, built centuries ago by sailors placing rocks in the bay, is one of the icons of Montenegro.

A James Bond story is never complete without a mission that needs to take place on a chic speedboat (since we are, unfortunately, unable to steal a helicopter.)

We booked a day out with Black Pearl Perast Boat Tours - who was extremely reasonable for a private tour, and we were obsessed with the sleek black and red speedboat. A boat day is usually our one splurge when we travel and this tour was a highlight of our days in Montenegro - we swam in caves and brilliantly blue waters, drank wine, visited rock islands, saw the entire Bay of Kotor by water.

From Perast, With Love - Bond and his girl. xx

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