Bar (Italian: Antivari) is a coastal town and seaport in southern Montenegro. It's the capital of the Bar Municipality and a center for tourism. Bar is a shortened form of Antivari, which is derived from the town's location across the Adriatic Sea from Bari, Italy.

Local archaeological findings date to the Neolithic era. It is assumed that Bar was mentioned as the reconstructed Roman castle, Antipargal, in the 6th century. The name Antibarium was quoted for the first time in the 10th century.

Bar is located on the coastal western border of Montenegro on the shore of the Adriatic Sea. It is approximately 53 kilometres from Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro. To the east is the largest lake in the Balkans, Lake Skadar. To the west, across the sea, is Italy.

Bar is the administrative centre of Bar Municipality, which includes the town of Sutomore and other small coastal towns. The municipality of Bar is divided into 12 communes (mjesna zajednica), consisting of 83 settlements.

Although there are some nice stony beaches in Bar itself, many tourists choose destinations in other small towns in the Bar municipality, notably Sutomore, with its beautiful long sandy beach. The natural area around Bar is mostly untouched and is rich in vegetation. The Bar municipality stretches to the southern shore of Skadar lake and encompasses Krajina region. This entire area is suitable for leisure activities and hiking. Smaller settlements near Bar, such as Dobra Voda, Sutomore and Čanj, are a favourite destination for sunbathing, as they incorporate long sandy beaches.

Places of interest

The Old Olive of Mirovica is said to be one of the oldest olive trees in Europe and one of the oldest trees in the world. In 1957, it was placed under state protection. Numerous legends and traditions are associated with the tree. For instance, families that had a dispute would come to the tree to make peace. This explains its name, Mirovica, mir meaning peace.

King Nikola’s palace was built in 1885. It was a present from King Nikola to his daughter Princess Zorka and his son-in-law, Prince Petar Karađorđević. The construction included a large palace, a little palace, a chapel, guardhouses and a winter garden. In 1910, a spacious ballroom was added. A botanic garden has Mediterranean vegetation including a cork tree. There is also a large flower garden in a stainless steel structure of interesting shape. it was a gift from King Emmanuel of Italy to King Nikola. It is now a restaurant called Knjaževa bašta (The Duke’s Garden). At the front of the palace, there was a wooden pier. Between 1866 and 1916, King Nikola owned ten yachts. One of them, Sibil, was bought from Jules Verne, the novelist. The last yacht bought was the Rumija. In 1915, it was sunk in the Bar harbour by the Austro-Hungarian navy. The palace complex houses the Bar city museum. It is also used as a venue for festivals, concerts, exhibitions and literary events.

Nehaj Fortress, partially preserved, is located near the small seaside town of Sutomore. It has been held by both Venetians and Ottoman Turks. It was first recorded as the 16th century Fortezza dei Spizi, a Venetian fortified town.

The Bar Aqueduct was constructed during the 16th and 17th centuries.

Vrnjačka Banja is the largest spa in Serbia with 9,900 inhabitants, and the whole municipality is around 30,000.

Vrnjačka Banja is the seat of the municipality of Vrnjačka Banja. It is located in central Serbia in Raška district. It is about 200 km from Belgrade, 25 km from Kraljevo and 7 km from Trstenik.

It is located between the mountain Goč (1216 m) and the Western Morava.

There are seven mineral springs in Vrnjacka Banja. These are: Hot Water, Slatina, Sneznik, Jezero, Borjak, Beli Izvor and Vrnjacka Vrela, of which four are used for therapies (Topla voda, Sneznik, Jezero and Slatina) while two bottles are mineral water bottled (Vrnja Vrnja from spring Hot Water and Vrnjacka Banja).

Vrnjačka banja mineral waters are applied in the treatment:

• Diabetes;
• Condition after the inflamed infectious jaundice;
• Chronic inflammation of the gut and stomach;
• Diseases of the gallbladder and gallbladder;
• Stomach ulcer and duodenal ulcer;
• Kidney pelvic disease, urinary bladder and urinary tract and other diseases.

Vrnjačka Banja has a very long tradition of healthcare. In the period from the 2nd to the 4th century, the Romans built the AQUAE ORCINAE sanctuary and the restoration site on a hot spring mineral spring. This is also evidenced by archaeological findings in the narrower core of the Roman spa, that is, the swimming pool, the Roman spring of warm mineral water (Fons Romanus) and the plethora of coins that were left in the medicinal spring. Roman legionaries came here mostly to treat and recover, as well as Romanized aristocracy of indigenous peoples.

The development of modern Vrnjacka Banja started in 1868 with the work of the Founding Society, the oldest tourist organization in the Balkans.