Montenegro: discover the Adriatic Sea and the Lovcen National Park

Take the time to tour Cetinje (or Valley of the Kings), a city established in 1,482 that, along with Podgorica, has the status of capital of the country and declared as an ancient royal capital in 2007.

Discover the history of Montenegro through the richness of its historic buildings and museums. Explore the streets of this city where Cetinje's famous printing press and the museum with the best collection of weapons in the Balkans were founded.

It descends from Orlov Krs to Malo Guvno, the area between its two main monuments: The Monastery and the Palace Museum of Peter II of Montenegro. Visit the Royal Zetski Dom Theatre and the Vlaska Church, and don't wait to try the best taste in Montenegro: smoked meat drying out at the intersection of the mountain and sea air currents.

Overnight in Cetinje

Start this journey on an ancient path to the jewel of the interior in Montenegro: Karuc, a settlement that formed on the hill that bears the same name, on the shores of Lake Skadar, and which is now recognized as an important fishing village.

Explore Lake Skadar, declared a National Park by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), a natural border with Albania which, with an area ranging from 370 to 530 square km, making it the largest lake in the Balkans.

Admire one of the most important wetland bird habitats in Europe, which has been on the Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance since 1995. Venture there to observe some of the 264 species of migratory birds that regularly nest or visit the lake, including cormorants, red, white and blue herons and grebes; or the 48 species of fish, such as carp, desolate, eel or mullet.

Return to Karuc by walking among the many small islands with medieval monasteries and through fishing villages with authentic architecture, such as the historic Rijeka Crnojevica Bridge over the foothills of the lake.

Try honey, wine or a di loza, a traditional brandy made from grapes, before returning to Cetinje.

Overnight in Cetinje

Take the Lovcenska trail from Cetinje, an ancient trade route that surrounds the south-eastern part of the Lovcen National Park, to Ivanova Korita, a tourist, recreational and sports complex at 1,270 metres above sea level in the heart of Lovcen.

Explore one of the walking routes, Nordic walking, or those that take you to villages like Dolovi, adorned with ancient stone houses, ruins and extensive grounds.

Enjoy the natural and cultural exhibitions in the Visitors Centre or the adventure park and its seven acrobatic trails. Try a "priganice" (a type of doughnut) at one of the restaurants or just enjoy a picnic in the woods.

Overnight in Lovcen National Park

Start your walk on the edge of Lovcen National Park, walking through grass meadows and wildflowers, past sharp-edged rocks and forest areas to the foot of the mountain, then climb to the summit of Jezerski Mountain, the second highest point in the national park.

Ascend along thick concrete steps to the summit, where you will find the Njegos mausoleum and monument, built in honour of the Prince-Bishop and Montenegro poet Petar II Petrovia Njegos, father of the homeland and who helped build the modern national identity of the country.

On a clear day, enjoy views of Boka Kotorska with the small islands facing Perast and the village of Njegusi, located on a plateau surrounded by pine trees. On the opposite side, you will see Lake Skadar and, in the distance, the mountains north of Montenegro: Durmitor, Komovi and Prokletije. 

Descend on the same path along the mountain ridge through fields and forests, before the fork on the trail on a wide path takes you back to the starting point on this circuit.

Overnight in Lovcen National Park

Discover the mainland and coastal part of Montenegro in a single day on this walk. Through the forests and passing through the villages of Njegusi and Krstac, you will complete the route known as the Kotor Staircase: a path that zigzags along the mountainside to the old town of Kotor.

Descend into the valley until you reach the ancient deserted village of Spiljari. Visit its church, the Venetian fortress of San Giovanni, and take a break to admire the views of Kotor's reddish roofs. Finish the tour by going down a cobbled staircase directly in the centre of the old town of this beautiful coastal village.

Kotor is a small walled town that flourished between the 12th and 14th centuries thanks to its fishing trade, and which today is a cruise port. 

Walk through the historic centre, see its three entrance gates: The Sea, the River and the Gurdie; St. John's Castle; and its amalgamation of Venetian insign buildings, churches and medieval streets, which earned it the title of Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979. 

Overnight in Kotor

Start your trek to Vrmac, an extension of Mount Lovcen, overlooking the seaside town of Tivat and a peninsula that separates Tivat Bay from Kotor Bay.

You will take the ascent along the ancient Franz-Josef trail, built during the Austro-Hungarian reign to connect the system of forts, barracks and trenches at the top of the Vrmac. 

Visit the ancient Austro-Hungarian fortress built in 1860, as well as Sveti Ilija Peak at 785 m, of great strategic importance, as it was the border between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice.

Enjoy a spectacular view on both sides of Boka Bay: towards Kotor and the Tivat Riviera, before descending to the village of Donji Stoliv, from where you'll return to Kotor.

Overnight in Kotor

Start this route from the small village of Orahovac, by the first section of the 9.2 km rocky path that crosses the forest to Kljajeviai, and then reach the top of Vranovo Brdo and the ruins of its fortress, from where you will enjoy the views of abandoned castles and ancient villages.

Descend to Perast, a Venetian-style fishing village in the shadow of St. Elijah Hill. You'll be astonished by the large number of ancient palaces and churches, the ten watchtowers and the two fortified islands on the front.

Visit on the artificial islet of Gospa od Skrpjela, the Baroque Church of Our Lady of the Rocks, built around the 15th century in honour of the Virgin of the Assumption, and which was erected again after the great earthquake of 1667, when the original sanctuary was destroyed. 

Enjoying the views of Sveti Dorde or St. George's Island, which unlike Gospa od Skrpjela, is a natural island with a 12th-century Benedictine monastery, which cannot be accessed.

Overnight in Kotor

For your return from Kotor, and to continue your journey depending on your next destination, the nearest airport is Tivat Airport, approximately 20 minutes by taxi.

If you wish, you can also go to Podgorica Airport or Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia.

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