Montenegro

Montenegro: A Hidden Gem of the Adriatic

Montenegro, a small yet strikingly diverse country, graces the Balkan Peninsula with its rugged mountains, medieval villages, and a slender strip of beaches along its Adriatic coastline. Emerging as an independent nation in 2006, Montenegro's history is rich with influences from the Romans, Venetians, Ottomans, and Slavic nations, each leaving their mark on its culture and architecture.

Montenegro is a small country located in Southeastern Europe. Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, and Albania border it. Montenegro has a rich history and culture and is known for its stunning natural beauty, including its rugged coastline, beautiful beaches, and picturesque mountain ranges. The country has a Mediterranean climate, with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters.

There are many things to see and do in Montenegro, including visiting the historic cities of Kotor and Budva, exploring the Tara River Canyon, and hiking in the Durmitor National Park. The country is also home to a number of beautiful beaches, such as those found on the Budva Riviera and the Ulcinj Riviera. In addition to its natural beauty, Montenegro is also known for its rich cultural heritage, with a number of museums and galleries to explore.

Unraveling Montenegro's Past

The nation's history is a tapestry of heroic struggles for sovereignty, reflected in the fortified walls of Kotor and the royal capital of Cetinje. Today, Montenegro's commitment to environmental conservation and sustainable tourism is paving a new path forward.

Kotor: A Fjord-like Bay with a Walled City

In the UNESCO-listed Bay of Kotor, the old city of Kotor nestles with its labyrinthine streets, baroque buildings, and imposing fortifications that offer sweeping views of the bay's serene waters.

Budva: Sun, Sea, and Nightlife

Budva is known for its vibrant beaches and nightlife, with the old town's stone walls contrasting with the buzz of modern beach resorts and marinas.

Durmitor National Park: An Outdoor Enthusiast's Paradise

The wild heart of Montenegro beats in Durmitor National Park, where glacial lakes, towering peaks, and the dramatic Tara River Canyon promise thrilling adventures and peaceful retreats in nature.

Perast: Postcard-Perfect Historic Town

The charming town of Perast reveals Montenegro's Venetian heritage, with its elegant palazzos and the iconic Our Lady of the Rocks church set on an islet in the bay.

Montenegro may be compact in size, but it's brimming with natural beauty and historical depth. With travel.frogsfolly.com as your guide, set off on a journey to uncover the untamed landscapes, cultural treasures, and warm hospitality of Montenegro. Discover a country where mountains plunge to meet the sea, where history whispers from ancient walls, and where every sunset illuminates the Adriatic in a spectacle of colors.

Overall, Montenegro is an excellent destination for travelers looking to experience a mix of history, culture, and natural beauty.

Montenegro
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<p>Near Budva, Montenegro<br />
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&quot;Mogren Fortress (also known as Fort Mogren, Fort Jaz and Jaz troop) is a ruined fortress overlooking the Budva Riviera and Adriatic Sea in the municipality of Budva built by the Austrian Empire in 1860. Today, only the walls of the fortress and World War II bunkers remain.&quot;</p>
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<p>Budva, Montenegro<br />
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Montenegro is a small but very beautiful country on the Adriatic Sea. While the mountains come down to the shoreline there are frequent areas with have small beaches.</p>
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<p>Budva, Montenegro<br />
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Montenegro is a small but very beautiful country on the Adriatic Sea. While the mountains come down to the shoreline there are frequent areas with have small beaches.</p>
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<p>Embraer Emb-195LR 4O-AOE Air Montenegro at Zürich Airport. c/n 19000184 Built 2008</p>
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<p>Too bad the water level was so low and my drone doesn't work anymore, taken near Pljevlja, Montenegro.  How to pronounce Pljevlja for non-slavic speakers?  It's actually easy, the j is a y as in Germanic languages.  The rest is easy.</p>
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<p>the very pretty town of Perast</p>
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<p>The Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards in Montenegro are part of a large collection across many countries of former Yugoslavia. They are now on the UNESCO World Heritage list:<br />
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&quot;The Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards<br />
This serial property combines 28 sites, located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, western Serbia, western Montenegro and central and southern Croatia, representing these cemeteries and regionally distinctive medieval tombstones, or stećci. The cemeteries, which date from the 12th to 16th centuries CE, are laid out in rows, as was the common custom in Europe from the Middle Ages. The stećci are mostly carved from limestone. They feature a wide range of decorative motifs and inscriptions that represent iconographic continuities within medieval Europe as well as locally distinctive traditions.<br />
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Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0&quot;<br />
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<p>The Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards in Montenegro are part of a large collection across many countries of former Yugoslavia. They are now on the UNESCO World Heritage list:<br />
<br />
&quot;The Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards<br />
This serial property combines 28 sites, located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, western Serbia, western Montenegro and central and southern Croatia, representing these cemeteries and regionally distinctive medieval tombstones, or stećci. The cemeteries, which date from the 12th to 16th centuries CE, are laid out in rows, as was the common custom in Europe from the Middle Ages. The stećci are mostly carved from limestone. They feature a wide range of decorative motifs and inscriptions that represent iconographic continuities within medieval Europe as well as locally distinctive traditions.<br />
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Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0&quot;<br />
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Source: <a href="https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1504" rel="noreferrer nofollow">whc.unesco.org/en/list/1504</a></p>
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<p>The Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards in Montenegro are part of a large collection across many countries of former Yugoslavia. They are now on the UNESCO World Heritage list:<br />
<br />
&quot;The Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards<br />
This serial property combines 28 sites, located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, western Serbia, western Montenegro and central and southern Croatia, representing these cemeteries and regionally distinctive medieval tombstones, or stećci. The cemeteries, which date from the 12th to 16th centuries CE, are laid out in rows, as was the common custom in Europe from the Middle Ages. The stećci are mostly carved from limestone. They feature a wide range of decorative motifs and inscriptions that represent iconographic continuities within medieval Europe as well as locally distinctive traditions.<br />
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Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0&quot;<br />
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Source: <a href="https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1504" rel="noreferrer nofollow">whc.unesco.org/en/list/1504</a></p>
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<p>The Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards in Montenegro are part of a large collection across many countries of former Yugoslavia. They are now on the UNESCO World Heritage list:<br />
<br />
&quot;The Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards<br />
This serial property combines 28 sites, located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, western Serbia, western Montenegro and central and southern Croatia, representing these cemeteries and regionally distinctive medieval tombstones, or stećci. The cemeteries, which date from the 12th to 16th centuries CE, are laid out in rows, as was the common custom in Europe from the Middle Ages. The stećci are mostly carved from limestone. They feature a wide range of decorative motifs and inscriptions that represent iconographic continuities within medieval Europe as well as locally distinctive traditions.<br />
<br />
Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0&quot;<br />
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Source: <a href="https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1504" rel="noreferrer nofollow">whc.unesco.org/en/list/1504</a></p>
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<p>Budva, Montenegro<br />
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&quot;Budva is a town in the coastal region of Montenegro of approximately 20,000. The coastal area around Budva, known as the Budva Riviera, is the center of Montenegrin tourism, renowned for its well-preserved medieval walled city, sandy beaches, and diverse nightlife. Budva is 2,500 years old, which makes it one of the oldest settlements on the Adriatic coast.<br />
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The first record of Budva dates back to the 5th century B.C. Originally, the site belonged to the state of Illyria. In the 6th century BC, during the Greek colonization of the Adriatic, a Greek emporium was established. In the 2nd century BC, the area of Budva became part of the Roman Republic and then  the Roman Empire. Upon the fall of the Empire and its division into east and west, the defensive barrier that separated the two powers happened to run across this area, subsequently making a lasting impact on the history and culture of this town.<br />
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In the 6th century, Budva was part of the Byzantine Empire, and in the following two centuries, Slavs and, to a lesser extent, Avars began to arrive in the area, mixing with the native Roman population. Budva Bay was reportedly known as Avarorum sinus (Avar bay) during the Avar incursions. In 841, Budva was sacked by Muslim Saracens, who devastated the area.<br />
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In the early Middle Ages, Budva was ruled by a succession of Doclean kings, as well as Serbian and Zetan aristocrats.<br />
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Around  1200 it became the see of a Roman Catholic Diocese of Budua, which lasted until 1828. It was controlled by the Balšić family for some decades and was shortly controlled by the Albanian Zaharia family in the 14th century. The Venetians ruled the town for nearly 400 years, from 1420 to 1797 and built the city walls, much of which still stands. the city was part of the Albania Veneta and was fortified by powerful Venetian walls against Ottoman conquests. <br />
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With the fall of the Republic of Venice in 1797, Budva came under the rule of the Habsburg monarchy. During the Napoleonic Wars, Montenegrin forces allied with Russia took control over the city in 1806, only to relinquish the city to France in 1807. French rule lasted until 1813, when Budva was ceded to the Austrian Empire, which remained in control of the city for the next 100 years.<br />
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 After WWI the Serbian army entered Budva after it was abandoned by Austrian forces, and it came under the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1941, with the beginning of World War II, Budva was annexed by the Kingdom of Italy. Budva was finally liberated from Axis rule in 1944 and incorporated into the Socialist Republic of Montenegro (which was a part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). Montenegro became an independent country in 2006.&quot;</p>
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<p>Budva, Montenegro<br />
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&quot;Budva is a town in the coastal region of Montenegro of approximately 20,000. The coastal area around Budva, known as the Budva Riviera, is the center of Montenegrin tourism, renowned for its well-preserved medieval walled city, sandy beaches, and diverse nightlife. Budva is 2,500 years old, which makes it one of the oldest settlements on the Adriatic coast.<br />
<br />
The first record of Budva dates back to the 5th century B.C. Originally, the site belonged to the state of Illyria. In the 6th century BC, during the Greek colonization of the Adriatic, a Greek emporium was established. In the 2nd century BC, the area of Budva became part of the Roman Republic and then  the Roman Empire. Upon the fall of the Empire and its division into east and west, the defensive barrier that separated the two powers happened to run across this area, subsequently making a lasting impact on the history and culture of this town.<br />
<br />
In the 6th century, Budva was part of the Byzantine Empire, and in the following two centuries, Slavs and, to a lesser extent, Avars began to arrive in the area, mixing with the native Roman population. Budva Bay was reportedly known as Avarorum sinus (Avar bay) during the Avar incursions. In 841, Budva was sacked by Muslim Saracens, who devastated the area.<br />
<br />
In the early Middle Ages, Budva was ruled by a succession of Doclean kings, as well as Serbian and Zetan aristocrats.<br />
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Around  1200 it became the see of a Roman Catholic Diocese of Budua, which lasted until 1828. It was controlled by the Balšić family for some decades and was shortly controlled by the Albanian Zaharia family in the 14th century. The Venetians ruled the town for nearly 400 years, from 1420 to 1797 and built the city walls, much of which still stands. the city was part of the Albania Veneta and was fortified by powerful Venetian walls against Ottoman conquests. <br />
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With the fall of the Republic of Venice in 1797, Budva came under the rule of the Habsburg monarchy. During the Napoleonic Wars, Montenegrin forces allied with Russia took control over the city in 1806, only to relinquish the city to France in 1807. French rule lasted until 1813, when Budva was ceded to the Austrian Empire, which remained in control of the city for the next 100 years.<br />
<br />
 After WWI the Serbian army entered Budva after it was abandoned by Austrian forces, and it came under the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1941, with the beginning of World War II, Budva was annexed by the Kingdom of Italy. Budva was finally liberated from Axis rule in 1944 and incorporated into the Socialist Republic of Montenegro (which was a part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). Montenegro became an independent country in 2006.&quot;</p>
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<p>Budva, Montenegro<br />
<br />
&quot;Budva is a town in the coastal region of Montenegro of approximately 20,000. The coastal area around Budva, known as the Budva Riviera, is the center of Montenegrin tourism, renowned for its well-preserved medieval walled city, sandy beaches, and diverse nightlife. Budva is 2,500 years old, which makes it one of the oldest settlements on the Adriatic coast.<br />
<br />
The first record of Budva dates back to the 5th century B.C. Originally, the site belonged to the state of Illyria. In the 6th century BC, during the Greek colonization of the Adriatic, a Greek emporium was established. In the 2nd century BC, the area of Budva became part of the Roman Republic and then  the Roman Empire. Upon the fall of the Empire and its division into east and west, the defensive barrier that separated the two powers happened to run across this area, subsequently making a lasting impact on the history and culture of this town.<br />
<br />
In the 6th century, Budva was part of the Byzantine Empire, and in the following two centuries, Slavs and, to a lesser extent, Avars began to arrive in the area, mixing with the native Roman population. Budva Bay was reportedly known as Avarorum sinus (Avar bay) during the Avar incursions. In 841, Budva was sacked by Muslim Saracens, who devastated the area.<br />
<br />
In the early Middle Ages, Budva was ruled by a succession of Doclean kings, as well as Serbian and Zetan aristocrats.<br />
<br />
Around  1200 it became the see of a Roman Catholic Diocese of Budua, which lasted until 1828. It was controlled by the Balšić family for some decades and was shortly controlled by the Albanian Zaharia family in the 14th century. The Venetians ruled the town for nearly 400 years, from 1420 to 1797 and built the city walls, much of which still stands. the city was part of the Albania Veneta and was fortified by powerful Venetian walls against Ottoman conquests. <br />
<br />
With the fall of the Republic of Venice in 1797, Budva came under the rule of the Habsburg monarchy. During the Napoleonic Wars, Montenegrin forces allied with Russia took control over the city in 1806, only to relinquish the city to France in 1807. French rule lasted until 1813, when Budva was ceded to the Austrian Empire, which remained in control of the city for the next 100 years.<br />
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 After WWI the Serbian army entered Budva after it was abandoned by Austrian forces, and it came under the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1941, with the beginning of World War II, Budva was annexed by the Kingdom of Italy. Budva was finally liberated from Axis rule in 1944 and incorporated into the Socialist Republic of Montenegro (which was a part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). Montenegro became an independent country in 2006.&quot;</p>
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<p>Budva, Montenegro<br />
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&quot;Budva is a town in the coastal region of Montenegro of approximately 20,000. The coastal area around Budva, known as the Budva Riviera, is the center of Montenegrin tourism, renowned for its well-preserved medieval walled city, sandy beaches, and diverse nightlife. Budva is 2,500 years old, which makes it one of the oldest settlements on the Adriatic coast.<br />
<br />
The first record of Budva dates back to the 5th century B.C. Originally, the site belonged to the state of Illyria. In the 6th century BC, during the Greek colonization of the Adriatic, a Greek emporium was established. In the 2nd century BC, the area of Budva became part of the Roman Republic and then  the Roman Empire. Upon the fall of the Empire and its division into east and west, the defensive barrier that separated the two powers happened to run across this area, subsequently making a lasting impact on the history and culture of this town.<br />
<br />
In the 6th century, Budva was part of the Byzantine Empire, and in the following two centuries, Slavs and, to a lesser extent, Avars began to arrive in the area, mixing with the native Roman population. Budva Bay was reportedly known as Avarorum sinus (Avar bay) during the Avar incursions. In 841, Budva was sacked by Muslim Saracens, who devastated the area.<br />
<br />
In the early Middle Ages, Budva was ruled by a succession of Doclean kings, as well as Serbian and Zetan aristocrats.<br />
<br />
Around  1200 it became the see of a Roman Catholic Diocese of Budua, which lasted until 1828. It was controlled by the Balšić family for some decades and was shortly controlled by the Albanian Zaharia family in the 14th century. The Venetians ruled the town for nearly 400 years, from 1420 to 1797 and built the city walls, much of which still stands. the city was part of the Albania Veneta and was fortified by powerful Venetian walls against Ottoman conquests. <br />
<br />
With the fall of the Republic of Venice in 1797, Budva came under the rule of the Habsburg monarchy. During the Napoleonic Wars, Montenegrin forces allied with Russia took control over the city in 1806, only to relinquish the city to France in 1807. French rule lasted until 1813, when Budva was ceded to the Austrian Empire, which remained in control of the city for the next 100 years.<br />
<br />
 After WWI the Serbian army entered Budva after it was abandoned by Austrian forces, and it came under the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1941, with the beginning of World War II, Budva was annexed by the Kingdom of Italy. Budva was finally liberated from Axis rule in 1944 and incorporated into the Socialist Republic of Montenegro (which was a part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). Montenegro became an independent country in 2006.&quot;</p>
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<p>Budva, Montenegro<br />
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&quot;Budva is a town in the coastal region of Montenegro of approximately 20,000. The coastal area around Budva, known as the Budva Riviera, is the center of Montenegrin tourism, renowned for its well-preserved medieval walled city, sandy beaches, and diverse nightlife. Budva is 2,500 years old, which makes it one of the oldest settlements on the Adriatic coast.<br />
<br />
The first record of Budva dates back to the 5th century B.C. Originally, the site belonged to the state of Illyria. In the 6th century BC, during the Greek colonization of the Adriatic, a Greek emporium was established. In the 2nd century BC, the area of Budva became part of the Roman Republic and then  the Roman Empire. Upon the fall of the Empire and its division into east and west, the defensive barrier that separated the two powers happened to run across this area, subsequently making a lasting impact on the history and culture of this town.<br />
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In the 6th century, Budva was part of the Byzantine Empire, and in the following two centuries, Slavs and, to a lesser extent, Avars began to arrive in the area, mixing with the native Roman population. Budva Bay was reportedly known as Avarorum sinus (Avar bay) during the Avar incursions. In 841, Budva was sacked by Muslim Saracens, who devastated the area.<br />
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In the early Middle Ages, Budva was ruled by a succession of Doclean kings, as well as Serbian and Zetan aristocrats.<br />
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Around  1200 it became the see of a Roman Catholic Diocese of Budua, which lasted until 1828. It was controlled by the Balšić family for some decades and was shortly controlled by the Albanian Zaharia family in the 14th century. The Venetians ruled the town for nearly 400 years, from 1420 to 1797 and built the city walls, much of which still stands. the city was part of the Albania Veneta and was fortified by powerful Venetian walls against Ottoman conquests. <br />
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With the fall of the Republic of Venice in 1797, Budva came under the rule of the Habsburg monarchy. During the Napoleonic Wars, Montenegrin forces allied with Russia took control over the city in 1806, only to relinquish the city to France in 1807. French rule lasted until 1813, when Budva was ceded to the Austrian Empire, which remained in control of the city for the next 100 years.<br />
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 After WWI the Serbian army entered Budva after it was abandoned by Austrian forces, and it came under the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1941, with the beginning of World War II, Budva was annexed by the Kingdom of Italy. Budva was finally liberated from Axis rule in 1944 and incorporated into the Socialist Republic of Montenegro (which was a part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). Montenegro became an independent country in 2006.&quot;</p>
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