Podgorica
The Montenegro Contemporary Art Centre stages high-profile exhibitions in this pale-pink 19th-century palace. The surrounding park is peppered with interesting sculptures and a tiny church.
Temporary exhibitions are also displayed in the small Galerija Centar in the heart of the city.
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Resting improbably 鈥 miraculously? 鈥 in a cliff face 900m above the Zeta valley, the gleaming white Ostrog Monastery is the most important site in鈥
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Lov膰en鈥檚 star attraction, this magnificent mausoleum (built 1970 to 1974) sits at the top of its second-highest peak, Jezerski Vrh (1657m). Take the 461鈥
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Kotor's fortifications started to head up St John's Hill in the 9th century and by the 14th century a protective loop was completed, which was added to鈥
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Budva's best feature and star attraction is the Stari Grad (Old Town) 鈥 a mini-Dubrovnik with marbled streets and Venetian walls rising from the clear鈥
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This picturesque island was artificially created (on 22 July 1452, to be precise) around a rock where an image of the Madonna was found; every year on鈥
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Clamber up the steps of this small Venetian fortress for photogenic views of the beach and the dramatic diagonal stratification of the limestone cliffs鈥
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With spectacular views over the city and Lake Shkodra, the Rozafa Fortress is the most impressive sight in town. Founded by the Illyrians in antiquity and鈥
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Kotor鈥檚 most impressive building, this Catholic cathedral was consecrated in 1166 but reconstructed after several earthquakes. When the entire frontage鈥
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The rocky Mora膷a riverbank off Stara Varo拧 serves as Podgorica's main beach, complete with a summertime bar, deckchairs and sun umbrellas. It's a far cry鈥
2. Petar I Petrovi膰 Njego拧 Statue
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The most imposing of Podgorica's public sculptures is the huge bronze statue of St Peter of Cetinje, standing on a black marble plinth on the Cetinje edge鈥
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Of the two mosques within Stara Varo拧, this one dating from the 18th century is the most impressive. It was beautifully restored (via Turkish donations)鈥
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The ruin of this 15th-century Ottoman-built fortress guards the confluence of Podgorica's two rivers. Its best-preserved element is a little arched bridge鈥
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You wouldn't know to look at it, but this unassuming-looking mosque has its origins in the 15th century. It's been renovated countless times, which鈥
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Podgorica's oldest neighbourhood retains traces of the 400 years in which it was the centre of a bustling Ottoman Turkish town. The blocky clock tower鈥
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A large equestrian statue of Nikola I struts grandly at the head of a lovely park with manicured hedges and mature trees.
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This blocky clock tower, overlooking the Stara Varo拧 square, was useful for signalling Muslim prayer times during the Ottoman era.