Herceg Novi Montenegro

Herceg Novi is a coastal town in Montenegro located at the Western entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the foot of Mount Orjen. It is the administrative center of the Herceg Novi Municipality with around 33,000 inhabitants.
Forte Mare Fortress:
One of several essential town fortifications which had control over access to the town throughout its history filled with wars is Forte Mare Fortress. This fortification, located at the mere entrance of Boka Bay, in the southern part of the Old Town, guarded access from the sea. It represents the beginning of the medieval town founded by Bosnian king Tvrtko in 1382. In the following years, the fortress significantly grew and changed its appearance. From the oldest, Bosnian period, remained a part of the rampart from the south-eastern corner of the fortress and a narrow high stairwell at the end of eastern rampart.
Spanish Fortress:
Despite the name of the fortress Španjola, which, as already mentioned, is word for saying "Spanish fortress", this defensive fortification refers more to the Turkish military-historical heritage. The thing is that the owners of the city for only one year (1538-1539), the Spaniards managed only to lay this fortress (in 1538) and begin to build it, and only the Ottoman Empire, ruling those days in the Balkans, led it to the final and impregnable form.
Kanli Kula:
Kanli Kula was built by the Turks in 1539. The Venetians made various repairs and additions in 1687, soon after conquering Herceg Novi.
Inside the castle there was a well preserved water cistern. At some stage it lost its original purpose and became a prison, and was thereafter called “Bloody Tower“. The inside of the Kanli Tower was restored into an open-air amphitheater in 1966. It seats over 1000 spectators, and has hosted many cultural events and festivals.
Events that are organised in Kanli Kula have included the Herceg Novi Film Festival, Guitar Art Summer Fest and the Operosa Montenegro Opera Festival.