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Dubrovnik & Montenegro
6 days
Dubrovnik, Herceg Novi, Budva, Cetinje, NP Lovcen, Skadar Lake, Podgorica, Kotor, Perast, Our Lady of the Rocks, Risan
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Day 1: Dubrovnik
Upon arrival at Dubrovnik Airport, transfer to the hotel and overnight.
Day 2: Dubrovnik, Herceg Novi, Budva
After breakfast, tour of Dubrovnik. Dubrovnik’s nickname is a "Pearl of the Adriatic" and is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site since 1979. Today Dubrovnik is the proudest feather in Croatia’s tourist cap, an elite destina- tion and one of the most beautiful towns in the Mediterranean. the old city is encompassed by medieval walls, which have been preserved in their original form and opened for visitors as Dubrovnik’s major attrac- tion. Whole city is alive monument and rich treasury of history. During the walking tour you will explore the Old town. Drive to Herceg Novi, birthplace of St. Leopold Bogdan Mandić, visit to
his sanctuary and the church of St. Jerome. Drive to Budva. Overnight. [B]
Day 3: Budva (Cetinje, NP Lovcen)
After breakfast drive to Cetinje. Visit of the City museum, which collections of the best-preserved weapons in the Balkans, which represent the superior beauty of these unique handicraft skills. Tour of the castle of King Nikola, whose premises are renovated so that they appear as the same what they looked like for his life and the life of his family. The following is the ride to Njegoša, the hometown of Peter II Petrović Njegoš. Short break and continue to the National Park Lovćen. A walk to the top of the Lake “Jezerski vrh” where during his lifetime Njegoš built the chapel. The chapel was demolished during World War I, but it was well restored again in 1970 to a mausoleum. A tour of the mausoleum and f ree time to enjoy the magnificent view of the Bay of Kotor and beyond. Return to Budva, a walking tour of the old town. Apart f rom its natural beauty, its bay islands and beaches, Budva is rich in historic monuments, such as
the church of St John the Baptist. The old town lies on a small peninsula and repre- sents a treasure chest of culture heritage. Free time for leisure. Overnight in Budva. [B]
Day 4: Budva (Skadar Lake, Podgorica)
After breakfast drive to Skadar Lake, with a short stop near Sveti Stefan, a medieval fortified island village
connected to the mainland by a narrow causeway, its photogenic jumble of 15th-century stone villas turned into a luxury resort. Sveti Stefan has unsurprisingly been named as Montenegro’s most photographed site. Continue to Skadar Lake, the largest lake at Balkan Peninsula one of the last fresh water spaces and largest national park in Montenegro and the most famous for its diversity of flora and fauna. Skadar Lake is Lake itself is unusual for mutual vicinity of different living areas and their chain of feeding. In region of Skadar Lake there are 20 monasteries, churches, villages,
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