Risan

The coastal village of Risan is the oldest settlement in Boka Bay. It was an established Illyrian state in the 3rd century BC. According to local legend, Illyrian Queen Teuta took refuge from the Romans in the place.

Risan is one of the largest and most significant archaeological sites in Montenegro. Visitors will find mosaics from the Roman period (late 2nd to early 3rd century AD) as well as the 18th-century Church of St. Peter and Paul. The 18th-century Monastery of Banja also offers a rich collection of icons and relics. Prehistoric rock paintings can be found in the neighboring town of Lipci. These animal and geometric motifs date to the Iron Aage (800 BC).

Queen Teuta is historical figure, not a fiction, but there is the story related to here which could sound more like a fiction than reality. In times when she was ruling, main treat to here Kingdom were Romans. Illyrians led by Teuta where not easy to capture and to occupied, but when that finally happened, there is a mystery about end of Queen Teuta.  There are of course no written evidences from this period so we tend to believe in long living legend. Legend you will hear in details on one of our private tours in Montenegro.