Central Montenegro Voyage Tips and guide

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• 42.44138919.2627781 Podgorica – The capital and biggest city in Montenegro, experiencing a huge architectural boom in the last couple of years.
• 42.39333318.9219442 Cetinje – The old royal capital of Montenegro, with a large number of museums, monasteries and former embassies.
• 42.5515619.105833 Danilovgrad – Near the famous Ostrog monastery.
• 42.7818.944 Nikšić – The second largest city in Montenegro and economically important.
• 42.3519.0333335 Rijeka Crnojevica – A small historical town on the ancient trading route through the country.
• 42.36555619.3313896 Tuzi – A small town in the Podgorica municipality which is a major trading center, due to its location, between the Montenegrin capital and Albania.
• 42.24444419.0902787 Virpazar – The main entry point to the Skadar lake, belongs to the municipality of Bar.

• 42.366718.86671 Lovćen National Park – A beautiful mountain with natural, cultural and historical scenery, and the spectacular Mausoleum of Njegoš.
• 42.2419.2097222 Skadar Lake National Park – The largest lake on the Balkans and the natural habitat of the very diverse flora and fauna.

Map of Central Montenegro

• Podgorica Airport (TGD ^IATA) – The only international airport in this region, all others are at the coast.

Buses are frequent and most connect to Podgorica or Nikšić, but also available between smaller towns.

Hitchhiking is possible and not hard.

• Mausoleum of Njegoš – The mausoleum on top of Mt. Lovćen with amazing views into all neighbouring countries, if the sky is clear.
• Ostrog Monastery – An amazing Serbian Orthodox monastery situated on the almost vertical cliff of Mount Ostrog.