The feeling one gets when crossing the border into Montenegro is that this is the last wild place in Europe. Lack of development has helped keep Montenegro’s natural beauty mostly untouched, its tradition of friendliness toward visitors uncorrupted, and the culture of its ancient civilization intact. At the southern end of the former Yugoslavia, this compact and newly sovereign state (it became independent from Serbia in 2006) makes for a thrill-a-minute, two- to three-day drive. It’s certainly not hard to reach: Do as many visitors do and fly into neighboring Croatia; turn left out of the Dubrovnik airport and a half hour later you’re at the border.
Read the articleDestinations: Croatia · Montenegro
Themes: Arts + Culture · Road Trip · Spring Travel
Inspired by: Magic Mountains of Montenegro — by Charles Maclean, Published Mar. 2008
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