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Magic Mountains of Montenegro

© Mischa Richter Frescos in Moraca Monastery

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The feeling you get as you cross the border into Montenegro is that this is the last wild place in Europe and that anything can happen here. The name itself, Italian for “black mountain” (or Crna Gora in Montenegrin), has long conjured images of a remote mountain kingdom: proud, indomitable people; the promise of intrigue and romance. Even today, on the verge of becoming Europe’s next big destination, the nation that was until recently part of Serbia—and, before that, Yugoslavia—has lost none of its allure.

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Destinations: Croatia · Montenegro · Lodz

Inspired by: Magic Mountains of Montenegro — by Charles Maclean, Published Mar. 2008

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    Planinka Hotel

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    Bianca Resort & Spa

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    Catovica Mlini

    Diners sit under linen canopies eating black risotto, gulf shrimp, and cold local Sauvignon at this converted old mill known for its warm hospitali... More
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    Belveder

    The terrace of the Belveder restaurant, a mile and a half outside of Cetinge, has a stage-set view of the mountains that once made it a favorite pi... More
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    State Museum

    The museum is located in the former palace of King Nicholas I, the last sovereign of Montenegro, who died in 1921. The modest, suffocating salons o... More
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    Square of Weapons

    Around the Square of Weapons (Trg od Oruzja), there are cafés, discos, and restaurants, even an Irish-themed pub; designer stores sit next to real ... More
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    Ostrog

    The atmosphere at Ostrog, a vertical complex of cave-churches and monasteries carved out of the face of a cliff high above the River Zeta, is inten... More
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    Cathedral of St. Tryphon

    A twin-towered Romanesque beauty consecrated in 1166. More
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    Biljarda

    Built in 1838, the palace was the residence of the prince-bishop Petar II Petrovic Njego_ and named affectionately after the billiard table he impo... More
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