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Petrović Palace
The Contemporary Art Centre operates two galleries in Podgorica. The bottom two floors of this former palace are given over to high-profile exhibitions, while the top floor has an oddball collection of traditional and modern art (Indonesian batik, a metal palm tree from Iraq, revo
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Church of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Even the name of this whopping church is outsized. It’s said to be the biggest religious building on the Adriatic coast and it certainly dominates this little town in a God-is-watching-you kind of way. It was begun in 1789 but not completed until 1908. At that time, Catholics were
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Oblatno
It was perhaps inevitable that the virtually untouched paradise of green headlands and blue waters at Trašte Bay would attract the attention of developers. Only a few years ago there was nothing here but a beautiful stretch of rocky shoreline. More recently its been commercialised
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Savina Monastery
From its hillside location in the town’s eastern fringes, this peaceful Orthodox monastery enjoys wonderful coastal views. Its dominated by the elegant 18th-century Church of the Dormition (Crkva Uspenja Bogorodice, literally ‘the falling into sleep of the Mother of God’), carved f
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Sea Gate
The main entrance to the town was constructed in 1555 when the town was under Venetian rule (1420–1797). Look out for the winged lion of St Mark, Venice’s symbol, which is displayed prominently on the walls here and in several other spots around the town. Above the gate the date of
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Sveti Ðorđe & Gospa od Škrpjela
Just offshore from Perast are two peculiarly picturesque islands. The smaller, Sveti Ðorđe (St George), rises from a natural reef and houses a Benedictine monastery shaded by cypresses. Boats (€5 return) ferry people to its big sister, Gospa od Škrpjela (Our Lady of the Rocks), whi
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Court Church
Built in 1886 on the ruins of the original Cetinje Monastery, this cute little church has a lovely gilded iconostasis but its main claim to fame is as the burial place of Cetinje’s founder, Ivan Crnojević, and Montenegro’s last sovereigns. If Nikola I and Milena were unpopular afte
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Buća
Aristocratic families from Perast, Dobrota and Kotor once built their summer residences at Tivat to take advantage of its sunnier outlook. One of the few survivors is this 500-year-old fortified enclosure with its own Catholic chapel which once belonged to Kotors Buća family. Ask t
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Montenegrin Art Gallery
The national collection is split between the former parliament and a striking modern building on Cetinjes main street (mainly used for temporary exhibitions). All of Montenegro’s great artists are represented, with the most famous (Milunović, Lubarda, Ðurić etc) having their own se
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Tara Bridge
The elegant spans of the 150m-high Tara Bridge were completed just as WWII was starting. At the time it was the largest concrete arched vehicular bridge in Europe. Its 365m length is carried on five sweeping arches, the largest of which is 116m wide.In May 1942, with large numbers
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Stari Grad
The ancient Stari Grad overlooking Mala Plaža is still largely residential and somewhat dilapidated – a legacy of the 1979 earthquake. This is part of its charm – this Old Town really does feel old, a fact reinforced by its uneven cobblestones and the paucity of street lighting at
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Roman mosaics
Apart from the beaches, Petrovac’s most interesting attraction is also its least heralded. In 1902 the foundations of a Roman building complete with mosaics, probably dating from the 4th century, were discovered in an olive grove and here they remain in a precarious state of prese
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Stara Varoš
Podgoricas oldest neighbourhood retains traces of the 400 years in which it was the centre of a bustling Ottoman Turkish town. The blocky clock tower overlooking the square was useful for signaling Muslim prayer times. In the maze of streets behind it, two mosques remain. You would
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Holy Trinity Monastery
Dating from 1537, this impressive monastery occupies a sublimely peaceful nook tucked into the hills, a kilometre north of the town. Ottoman-style buildings hung with flowerboxes form a backdrop to a solid church with a sumptuously painted interior and gilded iconostasis. Behind t
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Njegoš Mausoleum
Lovćen’s star attraction, this magnificent mausoleum (built 1970 to 1974) sits at the top of its second-highest peak, Jezerski Vrh (1657m). Take the 461 steps up to the entry where two granite giantesses guard the tomb of Montenegro’s greatest hero. Inside under a golden mosaic can
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Ostrvo Cvijeća
The overly poetically named Ostrvo Cvijeća (Island of Flowers) is accessed by an unlikely looking road that heads behind the airport and through a rundown area where a former tourist complex shelters people displaced by the regions most recent wars. At the very end of the potholed
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Nikšić Heritage Museum
King Nikola must have kept the country’s builders busy as there’s yet another of his palaces here (adding to those in Cetinje, Podgorica and Bar). Now used as a museum it’s badly in need of a renovation rescue to deal with the water stains and general decay.Start upstairs to the ri
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St Tryphon’s Cathedral
Kotor’s most impressive building, this Catholic cathedral was consecrated in the 12th century but reconstructed after several earthquakes. When the entire frontage was destroyed in 1667, the baroque bell towers were added; the left one remains unfinished. The cathedral’s gently hue
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Pržno
At the base of the peninsula, just south of the main town Radovići, is beautiful Pržno (not to be confused with the other Pržno near Sveti Stefan). This gorgeous scallop of white sand sits within a green horseshoe of scrub, pines and olive trees and is a definite candidate for the
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Podmaine Monastery
On the surprisingly peaceful northern slopes of town, this monastery features the same stripes of pink and honey-coloured stone as the Stari Grads Holy Trinity Church. Interesting frescoes inside the church include a Judgement Day scene showing the fate to befall the damned (look f
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