Directly behind Kotor is Mt Lovćen (1749m), the black mountain that gave Crna Gora (Montenegro) its name (crna/negro means 'black' andgora/monte means 'mountain' in Montenegrin and Italian respectively). This locale occupies a special place in the hearts of all Montenegrins. For most of its history it represented the entire nation – a rocky island of Slavic resistance in an Ottoman sea. The old capital of Cetinje nestles in its foothills.
The national park's 6220 hectares are criss-crossed with well-marked hiking paths.
Njegoš MausoleumMONUMENT
(Njegošev Mauzolej)
Lovćen’s star attraction, this magnificent mausoleum (built 1970–74) sits at the top of its second-highest peak, Jezerski Vrh (1657m). Take the 461 steps up to the entry where two granite giantesses guard the tomb of Montenegro’s greatest hero. Inside under a golden mosaic canopy a 28-tonne Petar II Petrović Njegoš rests in the wings of an eagle, carved from a single block of black granite by Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović.
Avanturistički ParkADVENTURE SPORTS
(Ivanova Korita )
This 2-hectare adventure park has zip lines and ropes courses of varying degrees of difficulty set among the trees near the National Park Visitor Centre.
National Park Visitor CentreTOURIST INFORMATION
Offers accommodation in four-bed bungalows (€40).
Getting There & Away
If you're driving, the park can be approached from either Kotor or Cetinje (entry fee €2). Tour buses provide the only transport into the park.
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