Category: Montenegro
Budva is a coastal resort town in Montenegro. It is located along the coast of the Adriatic Sea in an area known as the Budva Riviera. This is one of the main tourist destinations in Montenegro, but it is also a town with a long history. Its impressive city wall dates back to the Middle…
Cetinje is a town in the inland of Montenegro, located between the Adriatic Coast and the capital of Podgorica. The town is the former capital of Montenegro and is still home to the residence of the country’s president. This is a mountainous region with mountains such as the Lovćen that reaches an elevation of 1.749…
Podgorica is the capital and largest city in Montenegro. The city lies inland in the southern part of the country, not far from the seaside resort towns along the Adriatic Sea. The name means “the town under the small hill”, but the city has also for a few decades in the 20th century been known…
Virpazar is a settlement of around 300 inhabitants on the shores of Lake Skadar in southern Montenegro. It is right at the border with Albania. As a matter of fact, it lies a bit inland from the usual shores of the lake, being separated from by wetlands. The settlement lies where the rivers Orahovštica and Crmnica…
Yesterday was the last day of our short adventure in Podgorica. Now it’s an ordinary Monday we are back in snowy Sweden. Altogether, we spent two days in the small country of Montenegro and enjoyed every moment of it. The first day we spent exploring the capital Podgorica. Yesterday we looked forward to seeing more of…
It has been a day with a lot of walking, that is a fact. After waking up in Podgorica this morning we really looked forward to exploring the city. Hotel Aurel where we are staying is just a short walk from the center. Exploring Podgorica was going to be a bit more of a challenge than…
This morning was a bit unusual for us. We woke up in a new country – Montenegro – without our Little A next to us. Little A had been happy enough to keep my parents awake for the night while we were sound asleep. This is actually the first time we are away without our Little…
Hello friends! The snow is slowly melting outside, the birds are twittering about their return, and it’s time to start planning the spring. As always, we have quite a few exciting things going on. Travel is a big part of it all and today we’d like to share our travel plans for spring 2018 with you. This…
Hello, fellow travelers, we need your help! Now that we survived our grand European road trip, it’s time to look for new adventures. We are thinking a romantic trip here. You know, time alone and pampering ourselves, three-course dinners, why not a trip to the spa and beautiful surroundings. Preferably, it should be somewhere we haven’t…