On your first visit to the monastery of Ostrog you are likely to feel a sense of disbelief that it could not have been built by humans. It is a grand structure located above the valley of Bjelopavlici near the rock of Ostroska Greda. It is carved into the rocks as if to keep century old secrets associated with the shrine.

The monastery of Ostrog was founded in seventeenth century by the Metropolitan Vasilije of Herzegovina, who also died here and was canonised later. The most beautiful part of the monastery is called the Gornii Ostrog. There are two other churches here that are dedicated to the Holy Cross. The other Lower church in Gornji manastir is dedicated to Vavedenje of Holy Mary. As mentioned earlier, this church is the most visited place in the Christian world after Christ's Tomb and the Holy Mount.

The Boka Kotorska Bay, also known as Bay of Kotor, is one of the most stunning bays in the world. It comprises four straits which are connected to each other. All around the Boka Kotorska Bay are high cliffs whose reflections are seen in the deep and crystal clean blue waters of the Adriatic Sea. The following seven islands form part of the Boka Kotorska Bay: Sveti Marko, Sveti Djordje, Mamula, Ostrvo cveca, Gospa od Skrpjela, Milosrdja and Mala Gospa. Mala Gospa is the smallest amongst them. All around Boka Kotorska are a chain of cities situated alongside the road. These include Kotor, which is a city that has been declared part of the World Cultural Heritage.

The mountain of Lovcen is also a national park of the country of Montenegro. It rises above the littorals and forms the back of the city of Kotor. The Montenegrin people are very proud of this structure and it is a symbol of state and national identity to them. This rises above the Adriatic basin and forms the central part of the Lovcen massif. The mount has two grand peaks known as Stirovnik and Jezerski vrh where the mausoleum of Petar II Petrovic Njegos, one of the greatest philosophers, poets, and statesmen of Montenegro, is located.

In Lovcen you will find a number of heritage buildings, village gumnos and summer pastures. One of them is the religious monument located in the village of Njegusi, situated on the old road connecting Kotor to Cetinje. This is also the birth place of the dynasty of Njegos. Among them was Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, a ruler who transformed Montenegro from a theocracy into a secular state.

Ada Bojana is an artificially created, beautiful, river island. This was created around a shipwreck at the mouth of the River Bojana by gathering river sand around it. It is rectangular in shape and is swept by the Adriatic Sea on one side and the Bojana River on the other. The beach facing the sea is a stretch of three-kilometre long sandy area and is a good place for sailing. On the riverside of Ada Bojana are many fish restaurants that will serve you freshly caught fish.

The Skadarsko jezero, simply called the Scadar Lake, is the largest lake in the Balkans. It is located in the Zeta-Skadar Valley. It is well known for the variety of flora and fauna it houses. It forms an important habitat for water birds. The rare curly pelican is the symbol of the National Park. The average depth of Scadar Lake is around six metres, but in some places it goes as deep as 60 metres. These deep places are known as ‘oka'. The banks of the Scadar Lake are very scenic and have several peninsulas and swampy bays. The lake itself abounds in endemic flora and fauna. Small islands called Goricas are found in the lake and are covered by ivy, laurel and wild pomegranate.

Around the Skadar Lake are several historic monuments including churches, monasteries and fortresses. Abandoned fishing villages also form part of the cultural heritage. The Ramsar Convention, with its international treaty for the conservation of wetlands, put Scadar Lake on the World List of swamps of world wide importance in 1996.

The region of Durmitor in Montenegro is blessed with beauty beyond description. The area was declared a National Park as early as 1952 and has been untouched by man. Dumitor spans the area consisting of the massif of Durmitor, the imposing canyons of the rivers Tara, Susica and Draga and stretches to the canyon plateau of Kormarnica. The National Park is endowed with evergreen forests and the mountain tops, along with the numerous glacier lakes, make the view a breathtaking one. It is due to the presence of the rivers that Durmitor has some exceptional canyons, but the best by far is the Tara River Canyon. For all these reasons nature lovers keep coming back here. Durmitor has also been declared as a World Natural Heritage site.

The Tara river canyon is also known as the Tara River Gorge. After the Grand Canyon, it is the second longest canyon in the world. With a length of 82 kilometres, it is the longest canyon in Europe. The canyon is protected under the banner of the UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site. Along its route River Tara creates numerous gorges and sinks. The waterfalls and the calmer parts of the river create a fairyland-like atmosphere. The vegetation is lush and has pine trees that are nearly four hundred years old. The river is popular for water sports such as river rafting.

Biogradska Gora is a forest in Montenegro that has been declared a national park. It comes under the Kolašin municipality. It is located between the two rivers Tara and Lim and is nestled in the middle of the mountain, Bjelasica. Through the forest you can find rapid streams which traverse through it. Biogradska Gora is still a virgin forest and that is what makes it unique. In the centre of this virgin forest is the Biogradska Lake, which is the largest glacier lake in this national park. Biogradska Gora has around its limits historic and cultural monuments, summer pastures and villages which are of interest to tourists.

Montenegro is blessed by its coastal region and Sveti Stefan is an outstanding seaside resort. The place is associated with a legend which says that Pastrovici, a local tribal family, used the treasures it had captured from the Turks in the fifteenth century to build this peninsula. Today, it is a popular seaside resort with beautiful villas and apartments with great views of the sea. The original inhabitants have left behind their legacy and historic heritage. On both sides of the sandy isthmus that connects the island with the shore are beautiful beaches.