In areas with tourist resorts, especially during the tourist season, all shops remain open till midnight. Most shops in the Bay of Kotor and elsewhere in Montenegro open at 9.00 a.m. and close at 9.00 p.m. Grocery stores open a few hours earlier at 6.00 a.m. and shut at 9.00 p.m. Besides the local shops, there are also many large supermarket stores where you will be able to easily find both local and international products.

The old town of Kotor has a lot of boutiques, but do be careful of counterfeits of famous brands. Just outside Kotor's old town is an open market where you can find just about anything, from fresh fruits to sunglasses.

You'll find a large number of speciality shops and boutiques in the interiors of Old Kotor. Even though many of the shops here are smaller, you will find stores offering clothes, footwear and accessories from world famous European and international designers. Most of the boutiques stock garments from Italian design firms and are generally quite exclusive. Kotor's boutiques generally have a harmony in clothing patterns and materials. The skills of the traders of the old town of Kotor are very visible here and depict how long they have been practising them. No matter how young or old you are, Kotor's shops offer something for everyone and have a clean modern look.

Shopping in Kotor you will find clothing boutiques, in the old town and numerous photo shops, souvenir shops, jewellery shops, book stores, antique stores, beauty salons and barber shops, pizzerias, restaurants, pastry shops and cafés. For more shopping ideas in Montenegro see our Montenegro Shopping guide.

The Bay of Kotor Shopping Guide

At the second entrance to Kotor's old town, across from the Kotor River and its harbour, is the main bazaar of the city. This is the part of town that has seen the exchanging and bartering of goods and merchandise from ancient times. Now the market trades mostly fresh fruits and vegetables and fish, although there are a few stands for costume jewellery and other such trifles.

Several hundred metres to the right is a large modern department store where there are numerous boutiques and stores. Shops in Kotor are found throughout the town, no matter where you go, the town is well equipped with a variety of super markets and food stores.

Kotor Banks

There are several ATMs located at the northern section of the Trg od Oruzja Square. For changing money in a bank, an ID is required and you will receive a receipt for your exchange, which states that you should keep it if you need to change the dinars back, which is an interesting reference to old days of the Yugoslav dinars. Check around for the best exchange commission rate, which can be as high as 10%.

Kotor shopping is made easy, as most merchants accept international cards like MasterCard, Visa, Diners Club and the Maestro card, although cash might be required to make some payments. Some of Kotor's ATMs will also accept your MasterCard or Visa credit card, but very few are likely to accept your international debit card.

The currency used in Montenegro is Euro, which is equal to 100 cents. Notes come in denominations of 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5. Coins are for smaller amounts of 2, and 1 as well as 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 cents.