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Regions of Montenegro
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Regions of Montenegro

Discover Montenegro's diverse regions – the Adriatic coast, Bay of Kotor, Durmitor highlands, and more.

3regions
13,812km² of territory
294km of coastline
5national parks

Three micro-worlds in 13,812 km² – from the salt flats and Mediterranean beaches of the Coast, through Lake Skadar and the royal capital Cetinje in the center, to Durmitor's mountain peaks and the Tara canyon in the north.

The Adriatic coast from Herceg Novi to Ulcinj

Primorje

About 294 km of coast: the UNESCO-listed Bay of Kotor, old towns from Kotor to Ulcinj, Sveti Stefan and the sandy beaches of the south.

Highlights
  • Bay of Kotor and Kotor – UNESCO World Heritage since 1979, town walls and St John's Fortress
  • Perast and the islet of Our Lady of the Rocks
  • Sveti Stefan – a fortified 15th-century island village
  • Budva Old Town and Mogren beach
Explore Primorje
Podgorica, Cetinje, Lovćen and Lake Skadar

Central Montenegro

The capital, the old royal capital below Lovćen, Ostrog Monastery and Lake Skadar – the heart of Montenegro, all within an hour's drive.

Highlights
  • Lake Skadar – the largest lake in the Balkans, a national park and home of the Dalmatian pelican
  • Cetinje Monastery – founded in 1484, present building from 1701
  • Stara varoš and the Millennium Bridge in Podgorica
  • Lovćen and Njegoš's Mausoleum at 1,657 m
Explore Central Montenegro
Durmitor, the Tara Canyon, Biogradska Gora and Prokletije

Northern Montenegro

Montenegro's largest and most sparsely populated region: three national parks, the Tara Canyon, glacial lakes and the mountain towns of Žabljak, Kolašin and Plav.

Highlights
  • Tara Canyon – about 78 km long and up to 1,300 m deep, the deepest in Europe
  • Žabljak at 1,456 m – the base for Durmitor National Park
  • Biogradska Gora – a virgin forest with trees up to 500 years old
  • Bobotov kuk, 2,523 m – the highest peak of Durmitor
Explore Northern Montenegro
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Settle by the sea, in the heart of history, or under the mountain peaks – and build your own itinerary.

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