Going from south to north on the coastline of Montenegro, not far from the border with Albania, between two high rated resorts – Bar and Budva, tourists are met with a very pleasant surprise. From the see-through waters of the Adriatic a tiny island of only six square kilometers appears, tied to the shore by a road that also serves as a boat harbor.
It is the island of Sveti Stefan, the iconic beach village of Montenegro. The place has just as much history as it looks like: it was a Muslim fishing village who, after the withdrawal of the Ottomans, received the name of Saint Stephen, the first martyr of Christianity, as told in the Acts of the Apostles.