Aristocratic families from Perast, Dobrota and Kotor once built their summer residences at Tivat to take advantage of its sunnier outlook. One of the few survivors is this 500-year-old fortified enclosure with its own Catholic chapel which once belonged to Kotor's Buća family.
Ask the staff to unlock the solid stone defensive tower, which houses a collection of Roman bits and bobs. Next door is a well-presented ethnographical museum with fishing and farming artefacts accompanied by photos of them being put to use. Head upstairs for beautiful jewellery and folk costumes, including little handbags and parasols that the women would wear to ape Western fashion. The gallery focuses on modern painting and sculpture.
