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.
Read the articleDestinations: Croatia · Montenegro · Lodz
Themes: Arts + Culture · Hotels + Resorts
Inspired by: Magic Mountains of Montenegro — by Charles Maclean, Published Mar. 2008
