Mamula Island
Мамула / Mamula
An Austro-Hungarian circular fortress on a small island at the mouth of the bay, used as a concentration camp in WWII and now converted into a luxury hotel.
Mamula Island lies at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor. Its circular fortress was ordered built in 1853 by Austro-Hungarian General Mamula to guard the bay. During the Second World War, the Italian Fascists used it as a concentration camp, holding more than two thousand people. In 2021 the fortress was converted into the luxury Mamula Island hotel. The redevelopment sparked controversy, and the island now has a memorial exhibition. Most visitors view the island from Bay of Kotor tour boats, or take a boat ashore from Herceg Novi or Luštica (island access depends on the hotel's announcements).
Opening hours
Exterior open all day; island access per hotel arrangements
Nearby sights
- Blue Cave (Plava Špilja)
- Herceg Novi Old Town
- Porto Montenegro
- Our Lady of the Rocks
- Perast
- Risan Roman Mosaics
- Cats Museum Kotor
- Kotor Old Town