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Cetinje & Montenegrin History When we think about the history of Balkan Peninsula, it is hard to believe that country, small as Montenegro managed to survive between the mighty forces like Ottoman Turks, Austria and Venice that were dominating East Adriatic for centuries. Its mountainous and inaccessible terrain, great warriors led by outstanding rulers were the reason why none of these surrounding forces managed to establish real power and control over this small Slavic nation. Not only that we managed to resist, preserving our religion, culture and identity, but we were also recognized at The Congress of Berlin in 1878 as completely independent Principality! Recognition [...]

One of the greatest engineering projects in Montenegro from the end of 19th century is the road from Kotor to the village of Njegusi. That was the time, when our coastline was territory of Austro – Hungarian Monarchy and our mountains already enjoyed centuries earned independence. This connection between coast and mountains was extremely important for both sides so they decided to find the most talented engineer who could complete this challenging job. Josip Slade was already well known around as someone skilled in working with inaccessible limestone terrains, so the decision was made. It took five years of carving the steep slopes of Lovcen [...]

Even if Montenegro is very small country, diversity of its natural beauties and many preserved historical monuments are giving an opportunity to enjoy it in many different ways. There are more than 50 glacial lakes on its North, the deepest canyon in Europe – canyon of Tara river, Bay of Kotor – one of the most beautiful bays in the World, more than 70 km of lovely beaches, untouched rain forests around Biogradsko Lake, bird paradise on the Lake of Skadar that are reminding us how generous the nature was while creating this little part of the World. On the other side, UNSECO-s enlisted town of [...]

One of the monuments that visitors like the most, during Kotor Private Tour, is St. Luke’s church. It was built in 1195 and it is one of the best preserved Romanesque buildings in the old town. It is real miracle how it survived all the earthquakes, especially the one in 17th century, when big part of Kotor was destroyed. Also, what makes it special is the fact that for two hundred years it was shared between Orthodox and Catholics. This is why St. Luca's church is symbol of good relations and harmony that still exists in Kotor and entire Montenegro. Miro & Sons [...]