Excursions
Whoever wants to explore the country
should rent a car. And who wants to leave the main roads should get
a four wheel drive. Here are three tips.
Cetinje - Lovcen - Kotor
From Cetinje a paved road leads up to
the peak of Jezerski Vrh in Lovcen National Park. The view from the
summit is extraordinary and worth climbing up the 461 staris through
the tunnel to the top. (See National
Park Lovcen). Take the old road that turns at the small
plateau below the peak to the right in the direction of the sea -
almost no other panorama beats this one. The exposed road should
only be used with an off road vehicle. The last view kilometers are
paved again. The trail meets the old Cetinje - Kotor road right on
the cliff.
Zabljak - Durmitor - Pluzine
From Zabljak a gravel way travels
straight across the Durmitor National Park. The road turns right
only a few kilometers of Zabljak in the direction of Savnik. The
track follows a long valley, passes a spring, and goes up the Sedlo
pass at 1908 meters. The road continues in wide turns across the
park, opening up to spectacular views in the valleys and on the
steep mountains.
Whoever is not afraid of steep,
exposed tracks can take the first possible left turn after the road
is paved again. This is no route for inexperienced drivers! In
return for the adrenalin rush, though, the road will offer
incredible overlooks of Piva Lake, an artificial fresh water
reservoir. After passing through a few tunnels this road ends, as
does the less extreme one, in Plucine.
Bar - Virpazar - Rijeka Crnojevica - Cetinje
The old road from Bar to Virpazar
offers a special adventure: the former train tunnel, which was once
built under King Nicola. Whoever doesn't want to take the risk of
having to drive some distance backwards in a black hole can still
take the normal road and use the pass. The section between Virpazar
and Rijeka Crnojevica travels high above Skadar Lake. Turning into
Rijeka Crnojevica after the bridge to the right leads to one of the
most beautiful overlooks of the lake at the Motel Gazivoda. From
there it's only 15 minutes to the Podgorica - Cetinje road.
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