It was a beautiful day, we had the car (and didn’t want to waste it), we had no plans, so we drove up to yet another Austro-Hungarian fort. Fort Vrmac is located on the ridge between Tivat and Kotor, and was only a 20 minute drive from the marina.
We started driving up to one of the cute little villages in the hills, hoping to drive the ridge to the fort, but were quickly stymied by the rough track (our car was good, but it was not a four-wheel drive quad bike), and drove back to town, then out the more direct route.
Fort Vrmac was established in 1860, came under fire from local Montenegrins in WWI, and later used by the Yugoslavs before being abandoned. It was highly strategic in it’s ability to see nearly every part of Boka Bay (including both Tivat and Kotor), but was still vulnerable to attacks from the Lovcen Peak.
The fort is in remarkable shape, and Trip was the first one brave enough to head inside. After dodging a couple of bats and walking around plummeting holes in the ground, we climbed out to the roof for a spectacular view of the bay.
While waiting for Trip to come back out, I heard the tinkle of a bell and knew that it wasn’t time for church….only moments later and a whole herd of goats passed through for my viewing pleasure.
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