In the 9th century, Bar was known as Antivari/Antibari and remained under the same name, despite a change of rulership when duke Vojislav of Zeta defeated the Byzantine army in 1042. His son, Mihailo, was crowned King in 1077.
Twelve years later, in 1089, Bar became the seat of the archbishopric and the town came under Serbian rule—Stefan Nemanja of the Nemanjic dynasty, ruled until 1183.
Although the name of the first archbishop is still unknown, remnants of Bar’s first cathedral, built in the 6th century, can be found near the harbor.
The most important tourist site in Bar is the Stari Bar, also known as Old Bar. Stari Bar, unlike the newer parts of the city, is not near the sea—it instead rests on a hill, where it was first erected by the Illyrians as a fortified city. Inside the Stari Bar, tourists will find the remains of the two main churches of the old city, St. Catherine (14th century) and St. Veneranda (15th century), along with the Church of St. Nikola, erected in 1288 and the massive aqueduct that supplied the town with fresh water.
Written by: Nikola Malovic
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Bar, Crna Gora
Montenegro Travel Guide
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