Although we have crisscrossed the northern part of Montenegro many times, Nature Park Piva is still a rather unknown area for us. We started our discovery trips in June of this year with an off-road tour along the Komarnica river. This time we intended to explore the plateau around Crkvičko Polje. This area consists of […]
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AN AMAZING OFF-ROAD TOUR ABOVE THE KOMARNICA CANYON
Although we have crisscrossed the Durmitor region many times, we have never explored the narrow mountain road from Šavnik to Plužine that runs above the Komarnica Canyon. Some stretches of this route are forest and dirt roads, which makes this trip particularly suitable for all-terrain vehicles, but the tour can also be done by robust […]
REVISITING KRNJICE: AN AMAZING SKADAR LAKE BOAT CRUISE
Assuming that the corona crisis is almost over, we were happy to accept Jelena’s invitation to join her for a Skadar Lake boat cruise to Krnjice with one of their traditional boats (www.lakeskadar.me) The five hours lasting tour appeared to be a mix of pelican spotting, stunning nature, birdwatching, local gastronomic specialties, abandoned fishermen’s villages […]
GLUHI DO AND LIMLJANI: A ROMANTIC ROUND TRIP THROUGH CRMNICA
Visiting the villages of Gluhi Do and Limljani has been on my bucket list for a long time. These villages are situated in the region of Crmnica, which is considered to be one of the most fertile regions of Montenegro, in particular for wine production. Crmnica was one of four Montenegrin ‘nahije’ (sub-districts) and consisted […]
THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN HERITAGE OF CRKVICE
The area of Crkvice is famous for the fact that it has the largest annual rainfall in Europe, but those who are interested in history and Austro-Hungarian heritage can find the remains of an old military encampment here. The hiker’s guide „The Austro-Hungarian Fortresses of Montenegro“ by Bernard Sullivan had made us curious and we […]
HIDDEN VILLAGES OF KUČKA KRAJINA
If you really want to explore Kučka Krajina, the vast karst plateau that stretches northeast of Podgorica, you should take the roads less traveled and visit the hidden villages in this area. Apart from Panoramic Road No. 4 – Circuit around Korita, adventure lovers will find many other possibilities to explore this magnificent region. We […]
WILDCRAFTING HERBS IN MONTENEGRO
In these turbulent times, when our freedom of movement is still restricted due to the corona pandemics, it might be a good idea to find a new and productive hobby. What about producing your own herbal teas? Wildcrafting herbs is not only fun, it also gets you outside and active in nature. May and June, […]
A TOUR THROUGH THE WESTERN PART OF OLD MONTENEGRO
There are some roads through the karst region of Old Montenegro that are mainly unknown to foreign tourists. A few years ago, I described the road that leads from Danilovgrad to Čevo en further to Cetinje. Now I would like to depict another trip we made last week: from Nikšić over a shortcut to Grahovo […]
THE FLOWER SPLENDOUR OF LUKAVICA AND KAPETANOVO JEZERO
A few years ago, we visited Kapetanovo Jezero (Captain’s Lake) for the first time. That trip, in the rain and cold, was a special experience, but we planned to go back one day in spring (second half of May), as we wanted to see the famous flower fields of Lukavica in their full splendour. This […]
BRSKUT: AN OFF-ROAD ROUND TRIP THROUGH KUČKA KRAJINA
Although I have been living in Montenegro for several decades, one of the rare places I had never visited is Brskut, a mountain village on the border between Kučka Krajina and the region of the Bratonožići tribe. You can reach Brskut following the road to Mateševo and Kolašin (around 50 km), but when you have […]