Bar, Coastal port town in Bar Municipality, Montenegro.
Bar is a port town on the Adriatic coast in Bar Municipality, Montenegro. The shoreline stretches for more than forty kilometers, backed by mountains and olive groves that reach down to the water.
The settlement began in the sixth century as a Roman fortress called Antipargal. Between 1405 and 1412, it grew into a Venetian city-state with its own currency.
The Old Olive of Mirovica in Bar, dating back over 2000 years, stands as a natural monument representing the agricultural traditions of the region.
The port connects the coast to Belgrade through a railway line opened in 1976. Visitors can find beaches and paths along the shore that offer views of the sea and surrounding mountains.
In 1904, Guglielmo Marconi established the first radio connection across the Adriatic Sea from here to Bari in Italy. This experiment marked a turning point in wireless communication over large bodies of water.
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