Cetinje monastery was built in 1701. in the period of governance of Danilo Petrovic, a spiritual and secular ruler of the former It is a place which inevitably you have to visit during your first acquaintance with Cetinje. Cetinje monastery is one of the most...
The mausoleum on Eagle Rock is one of the historical highlights of the old royal capital Cetinje. It was built in 1896 to celebrate the bicentenary of the Petrovic Njegos dynasty. It is said to have been built according to plans, ideas and sketches by Princess Elena...
In the Billiard pool hall there are 25 rooms, from which 11 of them are on the ground floor while 14 are on the upper floor. In the immediate vicinity of Cetinje monastery we can see that Njegos's residence is situated, better known as Billiard pool hall, built in...
The mausoleum is situated in the Jezerski peak, in the height of 1660 meters, and it officially represents the highest mausoleum in the world The most impressive and very mystic destination, of the indescribable natural beauty, not only of Cetinje but also of...
The Court Church in Cipur is a church located in the Ćipur neighborhood of Cetinje, Montenegro. The church is located on the historical site of Cipur in the historical core of Cetinje, the former capital of the Kingdom of Montenegro. It was built by King Nikola I of...
The legacy of Ivan Crnojević, Cetinje monastery is located at the Old Royal Capital Cetinje. It was built in 1484 and dedicated to the birth of the Virgin Mary. For more than 500 hundred years it has been the residence of Montenegrin bishops and it has represented the...
King Nikola’s Museum was founded in 1926, within the residence of the last Montenegrin ruler Nikola I Petrović Njegoš, in continuation of the tradition of collecting and carefully preserving the materials on the Montenegrin past. The construction started in 1863 and...
The Vlach Church is a church built in 1450 in the village of Donji Kraj, on the Cetinje field, at that time part of Zeta (present-day Montenegro). The church was built around 1450 on the site of a Bogomil necropolis that included around 150 stećci (monumental, ornate...
The Historical Museum of Montenegro was opened to the public in 1989 and is the youngest unit in the National Museum of Montenegro. Among a variety of reasons that led to its foundation, two are of particular importance: the necessity of establishing a specific...
It is the place of an old guard tower located at the top of a mountain near the Steni Monastery, the tower in which the Turkish armies were captured while they were hiding during the war with the Ottoman Empire in 1937, where they were captured and beheaded in the...
This popular picnic spot within the Lovcen National Park attracts tourists from the whole of Montenegro and around the world because of its natural beauties. The vast grassy fields and tall and branching centuries old trees, surrounded by Montenegrin mountains, make...
Montenegro is the first country in the world with a national printing press house. Lord of Zeta, Đurađ Crnojević brought the printing press equipment from Venice in 1493., only four years after Gutenberg invented the modern printing skills. Thus, Obod in Cetinje got a...
Zabljak Crnojevića, commonly referred to as Zabljak, is an abandoned medieval fortified town (fortress) in Montenegro. The fortress is located on the confluence of the Moraca river in Lake Skadar. The first known written testimony of the fortress originate from...
The birthplace of Petar II Petrovic Njegos is located in Erakovici, a little village near Njegusi. It was erected by his uncle, Petar I Petrovic Njegos in 1779. The birthplace of Petar II Petrovic Njegos was renovated several times, and in 1973 it was converted to a...
Lesendro is an island and a fortress in Skadar Lake in Montenegro. It is located near the small town of Vranjina. The fort was built in the 18th century. It is located on a peninsula, which until the construction of the Belgrade–Bar railway was an island. During the...
The Holy Mountain of Zeta, comparing Skadar Lake with Mount Moriah in Jerusalem. Skadar Lake and its surroundings have been the center of the Montenegrin state for a long time. Before the Ottomans occupied the region, it belonged to the Kingdom of Zeta. In the past,...
The Ostrog Monastery is a monastery situated against an almost vertical background, high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda, in Montenegro. It is dedicated to Basil of Ostrog, who was buried here. From the monastery, the Bjelopavlići plain can be seen. The...
Komovi is a mountain and mountain range in eastern Montenegro. Its highest peak, Kom Kučki, reaches a height of 2,487 m (8,159 ft). The Komovi are located between the Montenegrin-Albanian Accursed Mountains range which borders them to the south and east, the Bjelasica...