Risan is the oldest town in Montenegro. It is the oldest settlement of Boka. The first mentions of it date back to the 4th century BC, when it was the capital and the main core of its value Illyrian fortress state ruled queen Teuta Risan, where she hid during the war. Patron deity of the city was Medaurus, he was portrayed as a rider with a spear.

At the time of the Christian era the city was dominated by the Romans, they gave him a new name: Rizinum. During this period of Roman rule saw the greatest flowering of the city. To have survived five Roman mosaics, which have become the most significant traces left by ancient Roman rule in the whole of Montenegro.

On a mosaic, which is the most preserved, depicts the Greek god of sleep Hypnos. This image - the only one of its kind in the Balkans and one of the few ancient sights.

In the days of the Middle Ages Risan it lost its former glory. Invading the territory of the Avar and Slavic tribes ravaged city. Last time on Risan bishop mentioned in chronicles dated 595 year.

In the 10th century became a city Risan Serbian principality Travunija, he writes about the Byzantine emperor Constantine Porphyrogenitus. By the mid-15th century there mention of the fact that the city belongs to the Duke Stefan Vukshichu. In 1482, a large Ottoman army conquered many territories, including rice. And only in 1688 Risan becomes jurisdiction of the Venetian Republic, part of the province "Venetian Albania" and gets the name of the Italian rice. The rule of Venice lasted until 1797, then he briefly ruled the French, the Austrians and finally the town became part of Yugoslavia, and remained there until its collapse. Today it is part of an independent Montenegro.

The current population of the city of Risan be called numerous - it amounts to little more than two thousand people, but there is a tendency to constant growth. Tourists and visitors are welcomed Risan port, the city has a hotel. Risan is famous for its specialized center for neurosurgery and medical facilities for the treatment of orthopedic diseases called "Vaso Chukovich." In Risan there are practically no medieval buildings, preserved only generic Ivelich Palace, Russian count's family, who come from these places.