"Pearl of the Adriatic", charming Montenegro, native to all Slavs Montenegro - epithets in this amazing country will be typed with a hundred, or even more. It is not surprising that every year tourists from Russia, tightly clutching their fists in Montenegro, are eager to visit this amazing country of emerald pines, azure sea and simply indecent number of attractions per square kilometer.

The streets of Kotor

Old Town of Budva

Indeed, when it comes to notable places, it can be difficult to stop - every corner of this paradise of earth is able to give tourists something special .But let's start from the north of Montenegro, because there is an amazing Boka-Kotor Bay - the southernmost fjord of Europe .In addition to the beautiful panoramas that give the quiet waters of the bay, surrounded by high mountain peaks and sheltered at the foot of the old towns, it is mandatory to visit Kotor .City cobbled with medieval streets, strict Catholic and Orthodox churches, powerful fortress walls, dizzy citadel on the mountain and, perhaps, the most cozy restaurants in the whole of Montenegro..In addition, in Boca-Kotor deserve a visit to the towns of Risan, Perast and the nearby man-made island with a monastery .It is especially pleasant to stay here for a day, and let the local beaches are not considered the best in the country, but the atmosphere of ancient cities, high-quality local hotels in Montenegro, as well as rare in beauty species more than compensate it .

In the neighborhood - a delightful national park Lovchen in the mountains. Views from there - unforgettable, especially on the same bay, nature - amazing, but it is especially worth noting the mausoleum of Peter Negosh, the ruler and the national hero. Situated on the top of a dizzying mountain, it gives a beautiful panorama of the Balkan Mountains to all who have risen here, but to do this is not an easy thing.

Following further south, you can get to the old capital of Montenegro Podgorica. A cozy quiet town that would be unremarkable if it were not for an ancient monastery that holds a relic, which is priceless for the whole Christian world - the relics of John the Baptist. Another monastery, famous for the entire Orthodox world, is Ostrog, which does not need any representation.

But back to the coast of the Adriatic - after all there is the old town of Budva, the island-visiting card of Montenegro Saint Stephen, the powerful walls of Ulcinj and, of course, beaches-beaches-beaches - no less worthy landmark than a museum or a national park. By the way about the latter: it is worth to visit the Durmitor reserve, which is famous for the fantastic canyon of the Tara River, and also on the Skadar Lake, in the capital of which, the town of Virpazar, you will cook such a fish that will be remembered for life.