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The Holy Mountain of Zeta

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, there were about twenty medieval monasteries and churches on the shores and islands of the Lake.

Nowadays there are around ten Orthodox monasteries to be visited: some of them in ruins, other ones reconstructed or under reconstruction. Their positions on tiny islands, steep hill slopes or in the middle of marshland make them rather inaccessible: most of them can only be reached by boat.

Zou can rent a boat on the link:
www.boatcruisemilena.me