Rijeka Crnojevića

Lake Skadar National Park


The northwestern end of Lake Skadar thins into the serpentine loops of the Rijeka Crnojevića (Ријека Црнојевића; Crnojević River) and terminates near the pretty village of the same name. It’s a charming, tucked-away kind of place set around an arched limestone bridge, built in 1853 by Prince Danilo.

When Montenegro was ruled from Cetinje, this is where the royals came to escape the Black Mountain’s winter. The relatively modest house of Vladika Petar I Petrović (St Peter of Cetinje) still stands; you'll recognise it by its ground-floor arches and upper rooms jutting out over the road.


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3. British Embassy

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The former British embassy, built in the Georgian style in 1912, now houses a music academy.

4. Ethnographic Museum

5.5 MILES

The former Serbian embassy houses a well-presented collection of costumes and tools explained by English notations.

5. King Nikola Museum

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6. Court Church

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7. Ulica Njegoševa

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8. Njegoš Museum Biljarda

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