This summer we have spent a wonderful time in the area of Durmitor National Park. And we were not the only ones. In mid-August, thousands of tourists were spending their summer holidays in Žabljak and surroundings. Many of them just came to escape from the heat and dust of the city and enjoy the cool […]
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JEEP SAFARI: RING AROUND DURMITOR
One of the most popular excursions through Durmitor National Park is the “Ring around Durmitor“. This 85 km long circular tour winds through a magnificent landscape, across vast mountain pastures, through dense forests and past breathtaking viewpoints. Six years ago, when we made this trip for the first time, a significant stretch of the road […]
DURMITOR: THE SEDLO PASS ROUTE IN SPRINGTIME
Six years ago I wrote a short post about our car trip from Plužine to Žabljak: the Sedlo Pass Route. It was in August and the Durmitor pastures were arid and yellow after a period of extreme drought. But that did not influence my opinion that this is one of the most thrilling roads of […]
MONTENEGRO BY CAMPER
So far, camper tourism has not been on the priority list of Montenegro’s tourism development. Mainly due to the lack of good campgrounds in Montenegro, many camper tourists just pass along the Montenegrin and Albanian coast on their way to Greece. But things are gradually changing. More and more camper fans decide to spend some […]
DURMITOR: A PARADISE FOR HIKERS
People often ask me what is my favorite place in Montenegro. My answer never changes: it’s DURMITOR. In my opinion, Durmitor National Park represents one of the most memorable landscapes in the Balkans and maybe in the whole of Europe (photo 1). I don’t know any other area where the mountains are so impressive, where […]
MEDIEVAL TOMBSTONES (STEĆCI) IN MONTENEGRO – PART II
The most beautiful medieval tombstones of Montenegro can be found in the surroundings of Žabljak. There are no signposts or maps (although „stećci“ were put on the tentative list of UNESCO world heritage sites), and many people do not know how to find these two most interesting sites of medieval tombstones in the country! But […]