Driving Montenegro from Podgorica
Researched guides to the day trips, road trips, and scenic drives worth taking from the capital.
Driving to Ostrog Monastery from Podgorica
A cliffside pilgrimage to Montenegro's most-visited holy site, an hour north of the capital, hairpins, parking tips, and what's inside the cave churches.
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Lake Skadar by Car, The Best Day Trip from Podgorica
Thirty minutes from the capital to the largest lake in the Balkans, pelicans, island monasteries, Crmnica wineries, and where to launch a boat tour.
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Tara Canyon Day Trip from Podgorica
Europe's deepest canyon, a 1940 bridge 172 metres above the river, and white-water rafting. Drivable as a long day or better overnight in Žabljak.
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A Weekend in Plav and the Prokletije Mountains
Montenegro's least-visited national park: the Accursed Mountains, glacial lakes, and katun pastures that have been worked by the same families for generations.
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The Morača Canyon Scenic Drive
Sixty-eight kilometres of cliffs and tunnels between Podgorica and Kolašin, with a 13th-century Nemanjić monastery and medieval frescoes halfway up.
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Podgorica's Food Scene, What to Eat in the Capital
The Green Market, Popeci (the dish invented here), Pod Volat's grilled meats, and Plavnica's lake carp, a local eating guide to Montenegro's capital.
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Biogradska Gora, Walking One of Europe's Last Virgin Rainforests
A Biosphere Reserve 90 km from Podgorica, centred on a glacial lake with 500-year-old beech trees and 49 marked trails.
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Cetinje Royal Heritage, Touring Montenegro's Old Capital
The deep-red State Museum, the Blue Palace, Biljarda, and a monastery that holds relics of Saint John the Baptist, all walkable in an afternoon.
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Shkodër, Albania, A Day Trip Across the Border from Podgorica
Seventy-five minutes and one border stamp away: Rozafa Castle on a 130-metre cliff, Lake Shkodër's southern shore, and an Ottoman old town at half the prices.
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Podgorica to Tirana Road Trip, A Cross-Border Day (Or Overnight)
161 km south to Albania's capital: Skanderbeg Square, the Et'hem Bey Mosque's frescoed walls, and the Blloku district's café-bar crawl.
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