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Boka entrance

Mamula & the submarine tunnels

At the mouth of Boka Bay sits Mamula, a circular 19th-century Austro-Hungarian fortress on its own island, with the tunnels cut for Yugoslav navy submarines nearby on the Luštica shore.

Mamula

The fortress was built by the Austro-Hungarian navy in the 1850s to guard the entrance to Boka Bay and was later used as a prison camp during the Second World War. The island has since been redeveloped as a hotel.

The submarine tunnels

Nearby, tunnels were cut into the cliff to shelter Yugoslav navy submarines. Small boats can slip inside — the abrupt shift from Adriatic glare to cold, echoing rock is the highlight of many trips.