Discover Montenegro
Montenegro is a pocket-sized country with super-yacht bays and wild mountain backbones.
Kotor's stone walls, mountain roads and one of Europe's most dramatic coastlines.
Capital
Podgorica
Currency
Euro (€)
Best Time
May to October
Vibe
Dramatic, scenic, hospitable
Budget
$$$Why Montenegro
Montenegro is small but spectacular — a yacht-marina coastline, a UNESCO bay, and mountain national parks all within a few hours' drive.
Must Try
- Kačamak with cheese in the mountains
- Black risotto on the coast
- Vranac red wine
Must Visit
- Kotor old town and the city walls climb
- Perast and the bay islands
- Lovćen national park
Before You Go
- Uses the euro despite not being in the EU
- Coastal road traffic is brutal in August
- Mountains are a different country — give them time
Local Legend
Our Lady of the Rocks, the artificial island in the Bay of Kotor, was built stone by stone by sailors over centuries — each rock dropped after a safe voyage home. The custom still continues every July.
Explore by Category
What to Visit in Montenegro
Cities
- Podgorica
- Kotor
Nature Spots
- Perast and the bay islands
- Lovćen national park
- Durmitor and the Tara canyon
Stories from Montenegro
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Local insight
A perast restaurant rowed travellers across the bay to a tiny island chapel, then back, for the cost of a bottle of wine. The waiter doubled as the boatman doubled as a wedding photographer.
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A local legend
Our Lady of the Rocks, the artificial island in the Bay of Kotor, was built stone by stone by sailors over centuries — each rock dropped after a safe voyage home. The custom still continues every July.
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The one line that stays
Kotor is a fjord pretending to be the Mediterranean.
4 Quizzes about Montenegro
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Destination Quiz
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Culture Quiz
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Adventure Quiz
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