If you are interested in discovering Old Montenegro – the territory of the Principality of Montenegro as recognized by the Berlin Congress in 1878 – I would like to recommend you to make a round trip through one of its four typical areas or “nahije”, Lješanska nahija. We made the tour on a sunny day […]
ŽUPA NIKŠIĆKA: ROAMING AROUND THE LUKAVICA PLATEAU
It is always a challenge for me to visit the hidden secrets of Montenegro, places that are still unknown to foreign tourists and even to many Montenegrins. One of such places is the Lukavica plateau, famous for its 380 water springs. With the impressive mountain tops of Veliki Žurim (2036 m above sea level) and […]
THE OLD TOWN MARKET IN KOTOR
Spring is in the air and the Saturday market in Kotor has become a paradise for slow food fans. The market stalls outside the town walls are made of stone and the Venetian lion – a magnificent stone relief on the city wall – is watching over the vendors, who have not only come from […]
LOOKING FOR WILD ORCHIDS IN MONTENEGRO
For me, spring is the most beautiful season in Montenegro. Being a nature lover, I really enjoy seeing meadows filled with wildflowers and delicate wild orchids along the hiking trails. A few years ago I discovered the incredible beauty of orchids and I became more and more focused on photographing and identifying individual species. And […]
PEOPLE OF MONTENEGRO
I have been living in Montenegro for more than 45 years and I have often been thinking about the differences between the Montenegrins – which also refers to my own children and grandchildren who consider themselves Montenegrins – and people from Western Europe, in particular from Holland. Well, I must say that most Montenegrins are […]
EXPLORING UPPER KONAVLE: SOKOL GRAD AND MEDIEVAL TOMBSTONES
The Konavle region in Croatia stretches between Cavtat and the border with Montenegro. Many people have already passed through this fertile valley on their way to Dubrovnik or Čilipi Airport, but I suppose that the road through the upland of Konavle, with its picturesque stone villages on the karst slopes of Mount Snježnica (1234 m […]
THE ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE OF CRVENA STIJENA (RED ROCK CAVE)
A rather unknown tourist attraction in Montenegro is Crvena Stijena, an archeological site from the Paleolithic Age that is situated near the village of Petrovići, 30 km from Nikšić. The Red Rock Cave was a good reason for us to make a day trip to the karst region between Nikšić and the border of […]
SLOW FOOD IN MONTENEGRO
The Slow Food philosophy – which envisions a world in which all people can access and enjoy food that is good for the planet – has finally found its place in Montenegro. Each of Slow Food’s 100,000 members around the world are part of a convivium – a local chapter – that brings the philosophy […]
DOCLEA (DUKLJA), MONTENEGRO’S FOREMOST ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE
The ruins of Doclea or Duklja, near Podgorica, have always fascinated me. I have been there many times and I was often disappointed to see that the place was neglected, full of litter, with a flock of grazing sheep as only visitors. I also found it a pity that the railroad to Nikšić crosses the […]
YUGO-NOSTALGIA
Starting from February 1st, a very interesting exhibition with the title “Long Live Life” (“Živio život”) has been organized in the shopping mall of Delta City, which shows how life looked like in Yugoslavia in the period between 1950 and 1990, through every-day life of ordinary people. Last year this exhibition could be seen in […]