Combine hiking trough beautiful nature and learn about Montenegrin history. Experience what early travelers to this mountainside would have felt, walking under a forest canopy of beech trees that shield on hot sunny days and provide shelter from the rain. This tour will take you high above the bay and reveal breathtaking scenery. ’Why is this a Poetic Road’, you ask? Between Kotor and Cetinje at the summit of the Lovćen’s second highest peak lies one of the most revered places in Montenegro, the mausoleum of Petar II Petrović Njegoš. Njegoš is Montenegro’s most venerated poet/philosopher, hence the name Poetic Road.
You will be amazed by the stories of Old Town Ulcinj that range from medieval times to the present day. You will learn the story of the famous writer Miguel de Cervantes and his captivity in Old Town. Highlights of the tour include the Balsica Tower, Slave Market, and even grand palaces from the Venetian period.
On this tour you’ll have a chance to visit Monastery Dajbabe, which is situated on the bottom of the hill in a cave shaped like a cross. It is dedicated to the 20th century Montenegrin Saint ‘St. Simeon Dajbabski ‘ who built the monastery mostly by himself. After this, we will go back to the town to visit the monumental Church of the Resurrection of the Christ. As we coming walk back to the centre of the town, where we will visit the oldest church in Podgorica, the St George Church that is more than 900 years old.
My Guided Trip’s Podgorica short walking tour commences from the city centre and takes you to the old town. At a few minutes’ walk we will come across the Ottoman culture inspired monuments such as the Clock Tower and Osmanagica Mosque. From here, you will visit one of the oldest zones in Podgorica, where the two rivers Ribnica and Moraca meet each other, before heading to the new part of the town , with its modern bridges, parks, monuments of old leaders and institutional buildings.
On this Medieval Montenegro tour, you will visit the never conquered old royal capital of Montenegro, Cetinje, and learn about its heritage and interesting way of life. You will be taken to the Falcon heights of the Lovcen Mountain and National park that played a great historical role in shaping key events in Montenegro. Abundantly rich in flora and fauna, Lovcen is an important reserve for many of Montenegro's native bird species, and around 1200 varieties of plants. On the second highest top of Lovćen you can find the highest mausoleum in the world dedicated to Petar II Petrovic Njegos, a famous Montenegrin leader and poet from 19th century.