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Mausoleum of Petar II Petrović Njegoš, on Lovćen

Described by J.A. Cuddon (The Companion Guide toJugoslavia) as ‘probably the loneliest and windiest grave in the world’. Contains a statue of Montenegro’s celebrated ruler-poet in black marble by the Croatian sculptor Ivan Mestrović.

Caryatid at the mausoleum of Petar II Petrović Njegoš, on Jezerski vrh (Route 3)

Stari grad, Kotor

Kotor’s old town is a beautiful example of a walled medieval city (and along with a large part of Boka Kotorska a UNESCO World Heritage Site), and should not be missed.

Stari Bar

Beautifully preserved walled medieval town on the lower slopes of Rumija.

Stećci

There are good examples of stećci (a distinctive type of medieval tombstone) at Pljevlja and in the Durmitor region, for example near Vražje jezero, and at Bare Žugića and Šćepan polje.

A SELECTION OF MONTENEGRIN FESTIVALS

February/early March Shrovetide Carnival, Kotor 30 May Vladimir’s Cross – a procession with this relic from Bar to the summit of Rumija 22 July ‘Fašinda’, Gospa od Škrpjela, offshore fromPerast; commemorates construction of artificialisland upon which this church is built July/August Summer Theatre Festival, Budva August Montenegrin Film Festival, Herceg Novi August Folk Music Festival, Cetinje

In Montenegro ‘National Day’ is celebrated on the 13th of July. Remember that in the Orthodox Church, Christmas falls on the 7th of January.