Sveti Marko is an island on the Adriatic Sea

Adriatic Sea

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, in the Montenegrin

Montenegro

Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...

 municipality of Tivat

Tivat

Tivat is a coastal town in southwest Montenegro, located in the Bay of Kotor...

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About the island

Sveti Marko Island is located near the town of Tivat, in the Bay of Kotor

Bay of Kotor

The Bay of Kotor in south-western Montenegro is a winding bay on the Adriatic Sea. The bay, sometimes called Europe's southernmost fjord, is in fact a submerged river canyon of the disintegrated Bokelj River which used to run from the high mountain plateaus of Mount Orjen...

. It is aligned with the Tivat's other island, Prevlaka Island

Prevlaka Island

Prevlaka Island is an island on the Adriatic Sea, in Montenegrin municipality of Tivat.-About the island:Prevlaka Island is located near the town of Tivat, in the Bay of Kotor. The island is 300 m long and 200 m wide...

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The island is entirely covered with greenery. In 1962, a tourist settlement was built there, with 500 Tahiti

Tahiti

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-style houses, without water supply or electricity. It was managed by Club Med

Club Med

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, and until the Yugoslav wars

Yugoslav wars

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, it was a very popular tourist destination. Today, it is mostly abandoned, making the island a somewhat exotic and mysterious destination.
For more information
http://www.svetimarkoisland.com

See also

• Prevlaka Island
  Prevlaka Island
  Prevlaka Island is an island on the Adriatic Sea, in Montenegrin municipality of Tivat.-About the island:Prevlaka Island is located near the town of Tivat, in the Bay of Kotor. The island is 300 m long and 200 m wide...
  
  
• Boka Kotorska