"WILD BEAUTY" Top 5 Page for this destination Republic of Montenegro by Nykaenen

Republic of Montenegro Travel Guide: 2,716 reviews and 5,326 photos

Montenegro chose wild beauty as her promotional slogan and wild beauty it is!
Mountain chains are neverending! Canyons are frighteningly deep (Tara canyon is 2nd deepest in the world after the Grand Canyon)!
Roads are nerve-breaking! Tunnels outnumber inhabitants...
The above photo best illustrates 90% of the country --> mountains wherever you look!!! Although from lower altitudes mountain ranges might look frightening,
view from peaks is awesome and worth all the sweating and sore muscles :)))

Piva lake and canyon

During my 10-day stay, I based myself in Podgorica because I was staying with a friend there. If you don't have a good friend there, you have hardly any reason to visit the capital (unles you want to see what a place not worth visiting looks like). Sad, but true.

Where to go, what to see? Montenegrin coastline is 293 km long with 73 km of beaches. Budva is probably the most famous seaside resort, Ulcinj has the most beautiful beach (13 km long).
There are twice as many Belgrade car plates as all others combined meaning that tourists from Belgrade set trends. If you like Serbian turbo folk music and glittery clothes, then you'll like most seaside resorts, esp Budva. I'm no fan of such lifestyle and the seaside did not appeal to me particularly.

Ostrog monastery

Montenegrin interior is the real jewel of the country. Mountains, canyons, monasteries and the town of Cetinje are in my opinion much more worth of your time and money. During hot summer days (and nights!), a stay in the mountains can be double rewarding. Tourist brouchures will tell you that an average air temperature in summer is 27,4 C, but my experience was 39 C and up, esp in Podgorica.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Beautiful nature
Cons:Poor infrastructure (roads, accomodation)

Last visit to Republic of Montenegro: Aug 2003
Intro Updated Aug 8, 2006
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Comments (60)

Hermanater Jan 5, 2011 at 11:27 AM Report Abuse

Have a Very Happy Birthday. I really enjoyed travelling the world through your pages.
HORSCHECK Aug 20, 2010 at 1:59 PM Report Abuse

Zdenka, I am looking forward to having my first Niksicko tomorrow night. Of course I will pay with Euro. *winkygrin*
yumyum Jun 13, 2010 at 3:44 AM Report Abuse

Excellent overview! Hope to visit this year :)
glabah Nov 18, 2009 at 7:39 AM Report Abuse

Wonderful photos of this place. Decided to stop by and see what you wrote about a place as you were the featured traveler just now. Managed to hit a jackpot of good stuff.
SteveMag Feb 14, 2009 at 5:35 PM Report Abuse

I'm 6'1" :)
Trekki Nov 7, 2007 at 10:43 PM Report Abuse

Sound just too good :-)) Durmitor NP looks like the place for me, and the monasteries as well :-) And strawberries... ah yes, I would be the same "This is my last one" and eat 5,7 kg more of them :-) Thanks for this page :-)
FruitLover Oct 24, 2007 at 12:12 PM Report Abuse

pozamky/ truskavky/ Strawberries/ wild/ not wild.... I want them in my mouth, NOW.. or in coming Dec - Jan. Not far from Belgrade Montenegro is tempting. Very helpful,Thanx for sharing.
KristaB Jul 6, 2007 at 2:35 AM Report Abuse

Ej, super su ti tipovi, evo sad cu si ih sprintat (ma ne one nego ove) jer sutra idem u CG - "I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it!!" ;o)
branx Dec 10, 2006 at 10:48 PM Report Abuse

Look forward to visiting Ostrog, my cousin had such a good feeling when she visited that she travelled from Australia with her fiance to be married there. Your pages are fantastic!
hindu1936 Oct 17, 2006 at 5:55 AM Report Abuse

Thanks for some good history and photos of this struggling country.