Montenegro (Montenegrin: Crna Gora, Црна Гора) is a country in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, home to 680,000 people.
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Note to self
Roll in on a train from Belgrade or head that way (see Linzy's blog post about the fantastic journey). Podgorica is a beautiful mountain town. Note all the taxis run on a meter so no need to haggle on prices. Pod Volat there provides a great introduction to food and drink - just mind the generous portion sizes!
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Durmitor National Park
This breathtaking national park was formed by glaciers and is traversed by rivers and underground streams. Along the Tara river canyon, which has the deepest gorges in Europe, the dense pine forests are interspersed ... [image from whc.unesco.org]
Lake Skadar
[from en.wikipedia.org]: Lake Skadar or Lake Scutari – also called Lake Shkodra – lies on the border of Albania and Montenegro, and is the largest lake in Southern Europe. It is named after the Albanian city of Shkodër which lies at its southeastern coast. It is a karst lake.
What could €20 buy you in Serbia?
10 hours from Topcider [Топчидер] in Serbia [Србија] to Podgorica [Подгорица] in Montenegro [Црна Гора] – passing through 254 tunnels and 435 bridges… we thought we would get bored at some point but we stayed glued to the window and went “wha! whaa!! whaaa!!! whaaaa!!!! whaaaaa!!!!! whaaaaaa!!!!!! WHA! WHAA!! WHAAA!!! WHAAAA!!!! – louder with each
Walk into Tintin's Syldavia in Montenegro
If the train journey from Serbia to Montenegro felt like we were in the opening credits of The Adventures of Tintin (TV series), then getting around Montenegro was what made us believe that we had arrived in Syldavia — the fictitious country that Hergé had created in King Ottokar’s Sceptre and Lake of Sharks. Montenegro [Црна Гора]
Sshhh… listen to the cats of Kotor…
Meow: When you enter Kotor Old Town by the main gate (also known as the Sea Gate), you will notice a slogan of the former Yugoslavia that is often attributed to Josip Broz Tito – “What belongs to others we don't want, (what is) ours we don't give (up)”. Montenegro gained independence in 2006. At
Podgorica
Average temperatures
Jan
10°C1Precipitation: 192 mm
Feb
11°C3Precipitation: 167 mm
Mar
15°C6Precipitation: 159 mm
Apr
19°C9Precipitation: 145 mm
May
24°C14Precipitation: 90 mm
Jun
28°C17Precipitation: 63 mm
Jul
32°C20Precipitation: 39 mm
Aug
32°C20Precipitation: 66 mm
Sep
27°C17Precipitation: 120 mm
Oct
22°C12Precipitation: 164 mm
Nov
16°C7Precipitation: 239 mm
Dec
11°C3Precipitation: 217 mm
Bar
Average temperatures
Jan
12.3°C4.3Precipitation: 155.6 mm
Feb
12.9°C5.1Precipitation: 149.1 mm
Mar
14.9°C6.7Precipitation: 130.1 mm
Apr
17.9°C9.2Precipitation: 126.1 mm
May
21.9°C13Precipitation: 86 mm
Jun
25.2°C16.3Precipitation: 56.5 mm
Jul
27.8°C18.4Precipitation: 36.9 mm
Aug
27.8°C18.3Precipitation: 53 mm
Sep
25.3°C15.9Precipitation: 106.5 mm
Oct
21.7°C12.6Precipitation: 139.9 mm
Nov
17.3°C9.2Precipitation: 182.2 mm
Dec
13.7°C5.9Precipitation: 169.9 mm
Budva
Average temperatures
Jan
10°C4Precipitation: 403 mm
Feb
10°C4Precipitation: 373 mm
Mar
13°C4Precipitation: 263 mm
Apr
15°C9Precipitation: 266 mm
May
19°C15Precipitation: 152 mm
Jun
23°C18Precipitation: 103 mm
Jul
28°C23Precipitation: 81 mm
Aug
28°C21Precipitation: 70 mm
Sep
25°C20Precipitation: 234 mm
Oct
19°C14Precipitation: 232 mm
Nov
17°C12Precipitation: 329 mm
Dec
14°C9Precipitation: 313 mm
Žabljak
Average temperatures
Jan
0.3°C-8.8Precipitation: 118.4 mm
Feb
0.9°C-7.9Precipitation: 105.7 mm
Mar
3.7°C-5.2Precipitation: 108.4 mm
Apr
7.8°C-1.2Precipitation: 126.5 mm
May
13.4°C3.2Precipitation: 103.7 mm
Jun
16.8°C6.6Precipitation: 106.6 mm
Jul
19.5°C8.1Precipitation: 83.5 mm
Aug
19.6°C7.9Precipitation: 84.9 mm
Sep
16.3°C5.2Precipitation: 114.5 mm
Oct
11.5°C1.4Precipitation: 157.3 mm
Nov
6.1°C-2.6Precipitation: 215.4 mm
Dec
1.9°C-6.5Precipitation: 155.7 mm
Ulcinj
Average temperatures
Jan
10.7°C4.1Precipitation: 149.3 mm
Feb
11.6°C4.7Precipitation: 137.9 mm
Mar
14.7°C7.2Precipitation: 115.7 mm
Apr
17.9°C10.1Precipitation: 115.2 mm
May
22.1°C14.1Precipitation: 66.9 mm
Jun
26.2°C17.8Precipitation: 46.5 mm
Jul
29.2°C20.2Precipitation: 25.2 mm
Aug
29.2°C20.1Precipitation: 48.6 mm
Sep
26.1°C17.3Precipitation: 84.6 mm
Oct
21.3°C13.1Precipitation: 148.2 mm
Nov
16.1°C9Precipitation: 173.7 mm
Dec
12.1°C5.6Precipitation: 146.1 mm
Bečići
Average temperatures
Jan
6°C1Precipitation: 403 mm
Feb
7°C2Precipitation: 373 mm
Mar
15°C4Precipitation: 263 mm
Apr
15°C7Precipitation: 266 mm
May
20°C13Precipitation: 152 mm
Jun
23°C17Precipitation: 103 mm
Jul
27°C19Precipitation: 81 mm
Aug
27°C19Precipitation: 70 mm
Sep
21°C14Precipitation: 234 mm
Oct
16°C11Precipitation: 232 mm
Nov
12°C6Precipitation: 329 mm
Dec
6°C1Precipitation: 313 mm