st. tryphon cathedral

One of the spots, I visited during my stay in Kotor, was this Roman Catholic Cathedral.It is pretty well saved and preserved, like, in fact, the Kotor Town itself. When we speak aboutKotor, it is surely one of the most beautiful medieval fortified towns in the Mediterranean.The architecture design belongs to the Romanesque style.There is a lot of religious artifacts inside and the frescos from XIV century, then the main altar and above him a stone ornament. I went to the rooftop and had a very nice view on the main square of the Old City. As to the name of the Cathedral, that was done in the honor of Sainte Tryphon,the locals call it Sveti Tripun.The real represent of this old town.

Although there is a small entry fee, its worth having a look inside the Cathedral. There is an interesting display upstairs, however the exhibits are not labeled so its hard to understand the significance of some of them.

Nothing spectacular but an overall pleasant experience at a fair price of both of the church and its religious artifacts. There is a nice rooftop view of the main square of the Old City. Worth waiting for the various guided tour groups to move along - they tend not to stay very long.

I do not agree with churches that charge admission fees that are out of line with any other local "attraction" and are exorbitant. That's how I feel here. I stayed outside and looked at the color books for sale and satisfied by curiosity. I have seen hundreds of churches and cathedrals all over the world and they do begin to run together. We probably would have left a donation equal to the admission but I couldn't stomach the imposed fee. I attribute this to the large numbers of cruise ship passengers and the church wanting to extract high value from this captive crowd.

St Tryphon Cathedral is a must see when visiting Kotor. Its impressive façade leads through to an amazing 12th century Romanesque church with Corinthian columns and a gold and silver altar screen.The whole interior is so light and the 14th century frescos are beautiful- how it must have been when the interior was covered with these frescos and now just fragments exist.Upstairs is a museum where on display are some relics of St Tryphon, vestments and precious objects. You can walk out on to a terrace and look down on the square and the many cafes.On Sunday visits are restricted as this is a working church - though in Kotor there is so much to see, you can return to the Cathedral when the service is over !!

Just back from Kotor Montenegro and visited St Tryphon Cathedral. It is such a beautiful church in the Old Town. They were doing some work inside the church around the altar and though I've read reviews about going upstairs, that didn't look possible the day I visited. The vaulted ceiling is very beautiful as is the altar. Just don't pass it by - its a beautiful place to spend a few moments in thought. (There was no charge to go into the cathedral) Outside there is a little stall selling religious type items.

If you visit any church in Kotor's Old Town put this one at the top of the list. It was built in 1166 as a Romanesque basilica on the site of an earlier 9th C church. Inside are a number of interesting architectural features, and you can visit a treasury on an upper floor. Scenes from St Tryphon's life are depicted on the stone cover above the altar which dates to 1362. Behind this is a large gilt engraving of saints and an exposed medieval wall painting called "the passion". Upstairs in the treasury a silver casket holds some relics of St Tryphon himself.

If you are in Dubrovnik, consider renting a car for the day and driving to Kotor. Montenegro is beautiful and charming, inexpensive, and loaded with great sights like St Tryphon. Tons of relics, beautiful old frescoes.

One of the few historical sites in Kotor old town. Catholic Church with relics of St Tryphon. Well-kept museum. 3 euro to enter. Can easy skip it though, if you're short on time

Kotor's ancient cathedral dominates the city centre and is well worth a visit.There is an entrance fee of €2.50, but that also covers the small but interesting museum.A beautiful, peaceful place.

We were fortunate to start our visit to Kotor with a 30 min walking tour, where the guide helped bring to life the cathedral, pointing out the differences on the towers, explaining the dates on the front, and messaging the traditions with pride. The cathedral is small compared to many others we have seem, but is charming and interesting. The stairs on the left lead to a balcony with a view and a small museum on both sides of the balcony, with relics, garbs, etc. The entrance fee is EUR 2.50, worth the price to see inside and to support the community institution. Photos are OK and dress code isn't strictly enforced.

This is an interesting Baroque building with paintings by local artists of the 17th century. There is a museum up stairs which houses many interesting artefacts and reliquaries.

Very nice interior including sculptures & paintings.On the upper levels there is an impressive collection of artefacts.

Neat church on the main square. St. Tryphon holds relics and history in a still-used small cathedral. There are remains upstairs and interesting religious pieces. Make sure to go upstairs and walk around the whole sanctuary to catch all the things on display.

It was clear that this church is part of an active community. The building is of brick rather than stone, and has been restored after the 1979 earthquake.As far as I can see, St. Tryphon is rather legendary (see the Wikipedia article rather than the Orthodox hagiography) but that does not detract from the building, nor form the upstairs museum or treasury which is worth visiting. If you are in Kotor this is definitely not to be missed. I might add that a few of the photographs in the gallery seem to be misplaced.