Fountain

Ulcinj


Just outside the Old Town museum, this 17th-century fountain (these days it's more like a tap) has an Arabic inscription, a crescent moon and flowers carved into the stone.


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Just inside the Old Town walls, this small museum houses Roman and Ottoman artefacts and a relief map of the town.

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