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Name Montenegro : Montenegro
means Black Mountain when translated into English. Actually, the mountains are green
rather than black as they are covered by forests.
Location of Montenegro: Montenegro belongs geographically to the
central Mediterranean and is located one hour's flight from Rome or Budapest or an hour
and a half from Zurich or two hours from London. It shares a southern sea border with
Italy, to the east and north it borders on Serbia and Albania, and to the west on Bosnia
and Herzegovina and Croatia.
Area of Montenegro: 13,938sq kilometres.
Coastline of Montenegro: 293km.
Climate of Montenegro : The Mediterranean climate along the coast
means hot balmy summers and autumns accompanied by very mild winters. However, inland
areas may experience heavy snowfall.
Nationality of Montenegro: Montenegrin.
Population of Montenegro: 650,000.
Religion of Montenegro: Predominant religion Orthodox Christian.
Languages in Montenegro : Montenegrin 95% - Albanian 5%.
Capital of Montenegro : Podgorica, old capital Cetinje.
Prime Minister of Montenegro: Milo Djukanovic.
Flag of Montenegro: Three horizontal bands of colour that are
(from top down) blue, white and red.
Currency of Montenegro: The official currency of Montenegro is the
euro - the common European currency, and foreign currency can be exchanged in
commercial banks. There is no limit to the amount of currency that foreigners may bring
into Montenegro, but they may not take out more than 500 euros if they have not declared a
specific sum on entry.
Travel and Tourism in Montenegro: The most promising and
probably the most profitable section of the economy of Montenegro is tourism. This ranges
from nautical tourism, mountaineering, hiking, hunting, to health tourism United
Nations recognized Montenegro as the first ecological state, and that adds to
the attractiveness of Montenegro as a touristic location. Health tourism:
Mediterranean Health center - Igalo, Dr. Simo Milosevic Centre for rehabilitation - Vrmac.
Hunting tourism: Lake Skadar, Durmitor, Bjelopavlicka ravnica, Crmnica.
Annually there are about 600 000 visitors to Montenegro (
with average 10% increase a year), of whom
about 150 000
are
foreign tourists. More than 4 million hotel nights
are booked of which
foreign visitors account for 1 million.
Activities in Montenegro: Sailing,
Scuba Diving, Windsurfing, Hiking, Mountaineering, Skiing, Horse Riding, Hunting, Fishing.
Apart from Sunbathing, Shopping, and Cafes, Restaurants, Bars and Nightclubs Montenegro
also offers a lot of Museums, Art Galleries, Festivals.
Cuisine in Montenegro: Most of the food produced is organic
including fresh fish, juicy steak, peppers in Kajmak cheese, smoked hams and lamb braised
in milk. Crisp salads, earthy vegetables, rich sauces, bread, garlic, parsley, olive oil
being the staple accompaniments. All washed down with a full-bodied red or dry white wine
or rather strong Loza, Rakija and Sliva.
Property Purchase in Montenegro: There are no major restrictions
regarding purchase however, land titles must be registered and verified. For more
information go to the properties pages.
Property Purchase Tax in Montenegro: 2% of the property value.
Communications in Montenegro: Comprehensive telephone links cover
main line and cellular plus Radio, Television and Internet communication links.
Transport Infrastructure in Montenegro: Railways, highways, and
waterways.
Visas in Montenegro: Citizens of the following
countries may enter Montenegro without a visa, with only a passport: Albania, Australia,
Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Byelorussia, Bulgaria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Holland,
Italy, Canada, Luxembourg, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Monaco, Malta, Macedonia, Moldavia,
Germany, Norway, Great Britain, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Sweden, Finland,
Switzerland, Iceland, Cyprus, Lichtenstein, San Marino, Vatican, Andorra, Estonia, Czech
Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, USA, New Zealand,
Japan i Israel.
Ports in Montenegro : Bar, Kotor and Tivat Herceg Novi. There is a
regular passenger and cargo traffic on the routes Bar-Bari and Bar- Ancona. It is
also possible to come by sea via Dubrovnik whose port is some fifty kilometers from Herceg
Novi. The ferry belonging to »Prekookeanska plovidba Bar« HORNBEAM, ALBA and SVETI STEFAN depart from Bari (Italy) for Bar every day except
Sunday with departures at 21,00 i 22,00, and from Bar to Bari by the same vessels, every
day except Saturday, departing at u 21,00 - 22,00. The Italian ferry company VENEZIA
departs from Ancona for Bar on Wednesdays at 18:00, and from Bar for Ancona Thursdays at
18:00. Please check the official schedule before planning your trip.
Road border crossing in Montenegro:
From Croatia at Debeli Brijeg, from Bosnia and Herzegovina at Sitnica, Vilusi,
Vracenovici, Sepan Polje and Metaljka, and from Albania at Bozaj and Sukobin.
Airports in Montenegro: Apart from the international airport of Podgorica and Tivat, you can reach
Montenegro by air via Dubrovnik's Cilipi Airport, which is 22 kilometers from Herceg Novi.
National parks in Montenegro:
The mosaic of the country is made up of four national parks: "DURMITOR" - with
an area of 39.000 hectares, "BIOGRADSKA GORA" -
area: 5.400 hectares, "LAKE SKADAR" - area: 40.000 hectares i "MOUNT LOVCEN" - area: 6.400 hectares.
Resorts in Montenegro: Seaside
resorts: Herceg-Novi (Bijela, Igalo), Kotor (Risan, Perast,
Prcanj), Tivat (Donja Lastva, Radovici), Budva
(Petrovac, Milocer, Sveti Stefan, Bar (Sutomore, Canj),
Becici), , Ulcinj (Long Beach,
Ada Bojana).Mountain resorts: Zabljak (Durmitor), Kolasin (Bjelasica), Berane (Lokve),
Rozaje (Turjak). |
