Montenegro is a small country with the beaches and resorts of Adriatic, mountains untouched by nature, ancient cities and funny festivals are becoming more and more popular. Fans of environmental and budget tourism love it – there are many natural reserves in Montenegro, and resorts and beaches delight with low prices. Here is a great kitchen, funny and hospitable residents and holidays and festivals noise all year round. We will tell you why you should go to this small and cozy country right now.
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1. The beaches and resorts of the Adriatic coast
The center of the coast of Montenegro, with endless beaches and excellent service is called Budwan Riviera. The most popular resort is Budva, a charming town with prayer streets, small churches and an old fortress. Budva beaches have been awarded with a blue flag more than once (international quality certificate). Travelers with children will be pleased with the water park, amusement park and zoo. Also near the city there are several diving centers organizing immersion to coral reefs and sunken ships.
We advise you to go to Sports to Sports in Biechi – all the conditions for active sports are created there. Those who prefer a vacation in the boarding houses are suitable for Herceg-but with untouched nature and rest houses for every taste and wallet. The island of St. Stefan, where in the shadow of olive, pines and oleander hide at home of pink stone, is considered the most prestigious resort.
2. Holidays and festivals all year round
Montenegrins are big lovers of fun holidays. In the summer, most music festivals are held, as well as in many cities there are their own carnivals and holidays. The largest summer festivals are a theater city in Budva (until August 17),
The program includes classical music concerts, performances, ballets, exhibitions. The Bokel night festival will be held on August 19, in which the inhabitants of Kotor introduce guests of the city with its history and local customs.
On August 29, Petrovatskaya night will be celebrated in Petrovats – music will play everywhere, and they will take tables on the streets and will be treated for free with beer, fish and wine.
3. Montenegrin cuisine, incorporating Mediterranean, Turkish and Slavic traditions, but retained individuality
In the coastal zone, Mediterranean cuisine dominates, and in the north of the country, in the highlands, a hearty meat and dairy cuisine prevails.
Traditional dishes of the highlands are a lamb from under the Sacha (lamb, languid in the furnace),
Chevapchichi (sausages from chopped meat) and Negushsky steak (beef steak stuffed with smoked ham). Favorite snacks of Montenegrins are Negushsky cheese (goats or sheep cheese, fresh or restrained in olive oil) and Negushsky promach (dried ham).
Montenegrin hamburgers are popular on the coast (they are cheaper and more than American),
Pizza, baked vegetables, risotto and all types of fish and seafood dishes. The most popular soup is Ribbi Chorba, with sharp spices, shrimp and several types of fish.
4. Medieval cities, fortresses, palaces and monasteries
The old city of Budva breathes an atmosphere of the Middle Ages – narrow prayer streets, Venetian architecture, old churches. The center of the Old City is the 9th century citadel, from where a panoramic view of Budva and the coast opens. On the very shore of the sea is the oldest church of the city-Santa Maria in Punta, which was built by the Benedictine monks in the 11th century.
Kotor stands in the depths of the Bay of the Bay, which is called the largest and most beautiful fjord in the Adriatic. His old city is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Behind the unique fortress walls are hidden by the Romanesque Cathedral of St. Tyriph, the fortress and the hourly tower of the 13th century, the Church of the Holy Luke of the 12th century.
The ancient capital of Montenegro Cetin is a city-museum built in the 15th century. The most interesting places of the city are the palace of the King of Nicholas, built in the 19th century and the Church of the Mountain, with Greek frescoes of the 15th century. Near the city there is an old Cetin monastery, where important religious shrines are stored.
5. Natural reserves, canyons, lakes and mountain passes
In Montenegro, the unique nature is sea, mountains and five natural reserves that attract environmental tourism lovers. The Durmitor contains the highest mountain of Montenegro, the beautiful canyon of the Tara River is the deepest gorge in Europe and the Black Lake.
Skadar Lake is a striking reserve, where 270 species of birds live on the shore of the largest in the Balkans of the lake. There are many hills on the territory of the park, the river overgrown with water lilies, medieval monasteries and villages.
The Biograd Mountain National Park is known for its huge untouched forest, in which rare birds live and trees over 400 years old, and six mountain lakes. The most beautiful of them is the Lake Biograd.
