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When To Visit Montenegro has a season for every visitor Where To Stay Find the perfect destination for your Montenegro holiday

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The Montenegro Vacation Booking Guide Our booking guide to Montenegro, featuring a step-by-step guide to booking your dream holiday, travel tips and more.

02: WHEN TO VISIT 11: ACCOMMODATION Choose the perfect season for Find your perfect villa, your visit. apartment, hotel or guesthouse.

03: WHERE TO STAY 13: VISAS Climb the Explore the perfect destination Check quickly online to see mountains not so or destinations for your stay. whether you need a visa. the world can see 10: GETTING HERE 14: PLAN YOUR ACTIVITIES Choose from the range of See all things you can do in you, but so that you international airports. Montenegro. can see the world

11: CAR HIRE 15: BONUS TIPS Decide whether car hire is right Staying connected, what to for you. bring, money and more. PAGE 2 MONTENEGRO PULSE

When To Visit Montenegro

Montenegro’s tourism season is The weather is great for the Most Montenegrins are very seasonal and goes from beach, as well as outdoor Orthodox Christians and March to the end of October. activities and sightseeing. celebrate Christmas on 7th Between November and the January. Most businesses will end of February few tourists Outside Season: March, April, be open on 25th December and visit and you’ll find a lot less and November are good closed 7th and 8th January. things to do. months to visit if you like cooler weather. February is carnival month and The best time to visit depends you'll find lively carnivals and on what kind of holiday you In March and April, you’ll find local fairs in Herceg Novi, Kotor like. Montenegro offers you the country getting ready for and . everything from a lazy beach the tourist season. All the most holiday to an exciting, popular attractions are open, If you’re keen to explore adrenaline-packed holiday. and you’ll find activities on Montenegro between Knowing what you prefer will offer. These months can be wet, December and March, help you get the most out of so if you're looking for a lot of I advise planning to stay on the your stay. outdoor activities, May would coast and then going inland if be a better choice. the weather permits. The coast Peak Season: July and August rarely gets snow and is a safe are peak season . You can November's weather is hard to bet, but Montenegro’s expect the weather to be the predict, but sits around 15-20° mountainous interior is snowy hottest and most consistent, C / 59-68° F. Most activities will from November to March/April with a very small chance of rain. have shut down for winter, but and the roads can be closed, Most European holiday makers you’ll still be able to visit making it difficult to plan a stay. have to travel in these months attractions and see the sights. The ski resorts in Kolasin and because of school holidays, so Zabljak are busiest in winter this is the busiest time in Winter Season: December with regional tourists coming to Montenegro. The traffic is busy through to March is very quiet ski. along the coast and there can in Montenegro. There are still a be traffic jams. The prices for few tourists though and I wouldn’t recommend things like hotels, restaurants attractions like museums are Montenegro as a ski holiday and taxis are also highest. open year round. You won’t destination. The ski fields are find group tours or activities small and the roads can be Shoulder Season: May, June, over winter, but you can book closed when there’s a heavy September and October are the private tours. snowfall. ideal months to visit Montenegro. Montenegro is ideal for a quiet Personally, we prefer Kopaonik winter getaway, especially if in Serbia which I recommend The weather is great – around you want a quiet Christmas whole-heartedly. The trails are 25° C / 77° F - and the traffic is getaway. Christmas is very low- excellent, the prices low (€115 light. In general the atmosphere key here, with a few small for a week’s ski pass) and the is calm, you have plenty of Christmas markets, plenty of facilities are excellent. space on the beaches, and festive lights in the towns and accommodation is cheaper. mild temperatures. PAGE 3 MONTENEGRO PULSE

Where To Stay Like the weather in Montenegro, it’s best to choose the area you stay in based on the type of holiday you want to have. Idyllic Beauty in the

The Bay of Kotor is one of the most The beaches in the bay are The Bay of Kotor is perfect for: popular locations for tourists. mostly small and pebbly. If • Culture and history you’re staying close to or • Mediterranean feel It’s got history, beauty, quaint Kotor, sandy beaches like Jaz • Small, seaside hamlets seaside villages and all the (Budva) and Blue Horizons • Boutique hotels quintessential Montenegrin traits (Lustica Peninsula) are just a • Scenery that most people come for. short drive away and are ideal • Central location for activities for little kiddies. In general you’ll have sea views, will The main towns to stay in are: be not far from at least one restaurant With the exception of Herceg • Kotor (usually easy walking distance but Novi, the towns are generally • Herceg Novi certainly within 2km/ a mile or a short fine for anyone with physical • Tivat taxi ride), will be close to small disabilities. Herceg Novi has a • Perast beaches and will have access to taxis lot of stairs, limited footpaths and the bus along the road that runs and is quite steep so it won’t Click here to explore the Bay around the bay. suit everyone. of Kotor > PAGE 4 MONTENEGRO PULSE

The Buzzing Budva Riviera

The Budva Riviera is arguably the Budva is perfect for: most popular holiday area on the • Parties Montenegrin coast… however, it’s not • Nightlife for everyone all year around. • Large hotels • Beaches It's just as if I have It’s stunningly beautiful, with magical sunsets, olive groves and iconic Sveti If you like the thought of Budva returned to town Stefan. It’s also home to some of the but not the 24/7 parties, choose most luxurious and high-end hotels one of the many small hamlets from the most and restaurants in Montenegro – along the Riviera, like most notably Aman , a Rafailovici, Milocer, Sveti beautiful fairy tale five-star resort. Stefan, Rezevici or Petrovac. of my childhood During the peak season of July and Click here to explore buzzing - Sofia Loren August it’s a bustling, busy, jam- Budva > packed place full of beach bars and glistening bodies under the sun. During other months it's still got that resort vibe but without the intense crowds. PAGE 5 MONTENEGRO PULSE

A World Away on Lustica Peninsula

Lustica Peninsula is about as polar coast of the peninsula That’s not to say it's completely opposite to Budva as you can get. which includes the hamlets of isolated – Zanjice and Miriste It’s wild, rugged and has no public Krtole, Krasici and Bijelila. This beaches and Almara Beach transport, so a car is essential This is part has lots of old fishermen’s Club are humming all summer authentic coastal Montenegro. cottages mixed with new with boats, people and parties. apartments and villas. These, along with Blue The peninsula is filled with olive Horizons beach, are also great groves and small farms where you There’s also an abundance of beaches for children. can buy their prosciutto, honey, restaurants but not many cheeses, olive oil and rakija (the shops. Lustica is where you can Lustica is perfect for: Balkans’ beloved brandy – don’t go get the best of both worlds. • Rustic charm home without trying it!) – all • Secluded getaways homemade. The interior of the peninsula • Quiet and on the Adriatic Sea side is a • Exploration The roads are largely unmarked, half- lot more wild and rugged. This gravel and there are great swathes of is where you’ll find private Click here to explore Luštica bush. villas, peace and quiet and lots Peninsula > of opportunities to explore. The exception is the Bay of Kotor PAGE 6 MONTENEGRO PULSE

Off The Beaten Track Bar

Bar is a town on the southern coast the more polished Bay of Kotor and are generally cheaper than on the of Montenegro. Definitely off the Budva Riviera. The main complaints Budva Riviera and the Bay of Kotor. beaten track, the town appeals to from foreign tourists are loud music Bar is home to Montenegro’s port, more intrepid travelers looking for a on the beaches, rubbish on the where you can catch a ferry to Bari in more authentic Montenegrin beaches and sub-par service in Italy and it’s also the only place on experience. hotels. the coast you can catch the train to Belgrade. The town has an historic old town You can have a great holiday here, and palace and possibly the world's especially at some of the small Bar is perfect for: oldest olive tree. Bar’s main seaside locations like Dobra Voda, • Off the beaten track exploration attractions are the beaches and but please don’t expect western- • Authentic Balkan experience these bring in lots of what we call level service or amenities or you’ll be • Low-key seaside holiday ‘domestic’ tourists from elsewhere in disappointed. the Balkans. Click here to explore Bar > If you’re looking for a peak season You can expect services here to cater holiday with fewer crowds, consider more to Balkan tourists compared to staying in Bar. Seafront hotels here PAGE 7 MONTENEGRO PULSE

Undiscovered

Shhh…. Ulcinj is Montenegro’s and less-polished tourist Ulcinj is perfect for: underground darling. But with the destinations. It’s also popular with • Sandy beaches that are a lot less recent arrival of celebs like Rita Ora campers and those looking for a crowded than Budva and Lewis Hamilton, I’m predicting beach holiday. • Kite surfing Ulcinj is about to explode onto the • Balkan experience global scene. Ulcinj has an old town and museum, • Intrepid travelers and backpackers but its claim to fame is Velika Plaža With miles of wide, sandy beaches, (Big Beach), a 12km stretch of sandy Click here to explore Ulcinj > beach parties, a kite surfing scene beach. and a reputation as an off the beaten track destination, Ulcinj attracts Being close to the Albanian border, intrepid travelers from all over the this part of Montenegro is mainly bi- world. It’s particularly popular with lingual, with locals speaking both backpackers and the younger set, Albanian and Serbo-Croatian. who are happy with cheaper prices PAGE 8 MONTENEGRO PULSE

Montenegro Mountains

Now, the vast majority of The great thing about the people come to Montenegro for mountains is that you can visit "The general aspect of the Mediterranean climate, sun for a day, a few days or even Montenegro is that of a and sea… there’s more to it than longer. They're very accessible succession of elevated that though! from the coast and you can get to places like , the old ridges, diversified here When you leave the coast and royal capital, in just 40 minutes. and there by a lofty head inland, you head into a Zabljak in Durmitor National mountain peaks, and, in more authentic and rustic Park and Kolasin in Biogradska Montenegro. You won’t find Gora National Park are the two some parts, looking like a much in the way of fine dining most popular mountain sea of immense waves and luxury up here, but you will destinations. turned into stone." find wild beatuy, stunning vistas and Montenegrin charm. Click here to explore the - Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson The food is hearty and the Montenegro Mountains > people are simple and warm. PAGE 9 MONTENEGRO PULSE

"You can be on the beach in the morning and skiing in the afternoon. Montenegro feels like the French Riviera 50 years ago. It's like a secret garden that has just opened its doors." - Ed Cumming, The Telegraph PAGE 10 MONTENEGRO PULSE

Getting Here

There are four airports you can Dubrovnik Airport: drive from Ulcinj, Tirana is a fly into for a stay in better option than Dubrovnik, Montenegro: Dubrovnik is in Croatia so which is around 3 1/2 hours' • Tivat there’s a border crossing drive from Ulcinj. And if you’re a • Podgorica between this airport and travel hacker, flights to Tirana • Dubrovnik Montenegro. It’s worth are often cheaper than to • Tirana checking flights into Dubrovnik Montenegrin airports. though because there are more Montenegro Airports connections and flights are Read more about flights to often cheaper. Montenegro > Tivat Airport: The border crossings between Ferry: Tivat is the most convenient Croatia and Montenegro can be airport for most people. It’s on very busy in July and August, There is a ferry from Bari in Italy the coast in the Bay of Kotor especially on the weekends. It’s to the town of Bar. and is a short drive to the most not uncommon for wait times to popular places to stay: be several hours. Rail: • Tivat – 5 minutes • Kotor – 10 minutes So unless it’s much cheaper to There is a twice-daily train from • Perast – 25 minutes fly into Dubrovnik or you can’t Belgrade (Serbia) to Bar. • Herceg Novi – 45 minutes find good flights into Tivat, it’s • Lustica Peninsula – 10 better to fly into Tivat or Driving: minutes Podgorica during peak season. • Budva – 30 minutes With no queues, Dubrovnik’s You can drive into Montenegro • Sveti Stefan – 45 minutes airport is just 20 minutes’ drive from Croatia, Bosnia and • Petrovac – 1 hour from the border with Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro. You can also hire Albania. There is a range of international a car in Dubrovnik and drive it flights into Tivat from the main around Montenegro. Just be Click here to read more about European centres. The flights sure to let the rental company hiring a car for your stay > are seasonal so you’ll find many know, so they give you the more options between April required paperwork. and the end of October than in winter. Tirana Airport:

Podgorica Aiport: Tirana Airport in Albania is an oft-forgotten option for travelers Podgorica is the capital city. to Montenegro, but if you’re The airport also has lots of staying in either Bar or Ulcinj it’s connections to European worth considering. centres. If you’re staying anywhere in the north, at Lake Podgorica Airport is the best Skadar or in Petrovac, Bar or option at just an hour's drive Ulcinj, Podgorica will be the from Ulcinj. But at 2 ½ hours’ best airport to fly into. PAGE 11 MONTENEGRO PULSE Hiring A Car Hiring a car in Montenegro can help you get the most out of your time in Montenegro .

I highly recommend hiring a car tWithout your own car you’ll be you just want to see the main during your stay unless you forced to book tours with sights on the coast. want to stay in a town centre transfers or take taxis and the and don’t plan on going very far cost of these will easily be Click here to read more about from your accommodation. higher than car hire. car hire in Montenegro >

If you want to do any amount of For example, in July the price of sightseeing, a car is a must- a 30 minute taxi ride from have. You’ll be able to fit Budva to Tivat is €75. A rental multiple sights into a single day car costs around €250 for a and many of the best week during the same period. attractions don’t have any So you can see that a car useful public transport links. quickly pays for itself even if

The Perfect Place to Stay From boutique hotels to self-catering villas, you'll find the perfect place to stay in Montenegro.

I leave this step to last because ideal place to stay. My personal places if Fido is coming with by now you know: favourite for Montenegro is you. Or all the places with pools • When you want to come Booking.com. for the kids. • Which area/s you want to stay I love them because: • Any booking you make via this in • 99% of the hotels, apartments link or through the Montenegro • Which airport you’ll fly into and villas in Montenegro are Pulse website automatically • Whether you want to hire a car listed on their site so you have a makes a donation to projects huge range of options all over which sterilise stray animals in Now, armed with all of that the country. Montenegro. Make your information, it’s easy to narrow • Unlike some other websites booking through any down your search for they have apartments and villas, Booking.com link or search box accommodation. You’ve got not just hotel rooms. on Montenegro Pulse and you’ll two choices: • Their filtering system makes it help me tackle this huge so easy to bring up all the problem at no extra cost. Thank 1. Do It Yourself options that suit you. Instead of you! wading through all the options, You can now head over to a you can search for all the places Browse accommodation in hotel search site, put in your that have parking, if you’ll rent a Montenegro > requirements and find your car. Or all the pet-friendly PAGE 12 MONTENEGRO PULSE

2. Get Professional Help There’s no substitute for the advice of a local travel After helping hundreds of professional, and this is a families and groups book their surefire way to have an stay in Montenegro, I know amazing trip here. there’s no substitute for personal one-on-one help. Click here to see how a local Destination experts (like yours travel agent can help you and truly!) know a destination the only Montenegro travel intimately and, just as agency I recommend > importantly, understand what you want from your holiday – Adventure Holiday Specialist whatever kind of holiday that is. Get help planning and booking Having someone you can talk activity-based holidays that to and get advice from helps include activities like cycling, you feel reassured you’re hiking, canyoning and rafting. making the best choices for your trip. Not only that, but Click here to get help with an letting an expert handle your adventure holiday > arrangements saves you tonnes of time! Private, Guided Holidays

If you want to get some If you want to get to know personal help with your stay, Montenegro intimately, there's The itineraries are tried and here’s a list of my hand-picked, only one way to do that - with a tested and you know they go-to Montenegro specialists. local guide. guarantee you a great time. You can contact any of them to get their help creating the Local guides are fountains of I've discovered a great range of perfect vacation in knowledge about Montenegro holidays that last anywhere Montenegro. and they love to share. They from two days to a week, plus take you to places you'd never they can be completely Montenegro Travel Agency find on your own and they take personalised. There are care of every detail for you. holidays for couples, groups If you’re short on time, still With a guide and driver and families too. feeling a bit lost or unsure chauffeuring you around about anything to do with your Montenegro, you can sit back I've also put together the Montenegro holiday, don’t and relax completely. perfect one week self-drive worry, help is here! itinerary for a fantastic road trip Click here to see a sample one around Montenegro. This is A Montenegro travel agent can week itinerary with a guide > also completely customisable. offer you trustworthy, personal advice, help you feel confident Holiday Packages and Combine a package or itinerary about your choices and help Itineraries with a beachside holiday or you plan the trip of your make it your whole trip. The dreams. They can also short-list Holiday packages and choice is yours! accommodation options and itineraries are one of the easiest take care of reservations for ways to get a great holiday in Click here to browse holidays you. Montenegro. and itineraries > PAGE 13 MONTENEGRO PULSE Visas Many people can visit Montenegro under the visa waiver programme. Check whether you need a visa to visit Montenegro.

If you hold a passport from any Peru, Poland, Portugal, If you do need a visa, there are of the following countries, you Romania, Russia, San Marino, four types of visa you can apply can stay in Montenegro for up Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, for: to 90 days without a visa. Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, • Airport transit visa Spain, St Kitts and Nevis, • Transit visa Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, • Short stay visa Aruba, Australia, Austria, Ukraine, United Kingdom, • Long stay visa Belgium, Bermunda, Bosnia and United States, Uruguay, Vatican Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, City and Venezuela. Click here to check the latest Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa visa requirements for your Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Other Exemptions: country > Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, • EU nationals can enter with an Tourist Tax: Finland, France, Germany, ID card. They don’t need a Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, passport. All visitors are required to Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, • Holders of a valid US or register and pay a tourist tax of Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Schengen visa may transit for around 80c per day. Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, up to 7 days without a visa. Lithuania, Luxembourg, Your accommodation provider Macao, Macedonia, This information is correct at the should take care of this for you. Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, time of writing, but as it can If you need to do it yourself, ask Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, change at any time, you should for the local 'turist biro' and go New Zealand, Nicaragua, check the latest list. there with your passport. Norway, Panama, Paraguay, PAGE 14 MONTENEGRO PULSE

Plan Your Fun With a whole raft of activities on offer, there's no shortage of fun under the sun.

Would you like to take a boat last minute to try to book a tour. tour around the Bay of Kotor and swim in the Blue Cave? Montenegro is very small and "I have seen many tours and experiences How about rafting through the aren’t available every day. I scenic beauties breathtaking Tara Canyon? highly recommend browsing on all continents, the activities on offer a good Or even testing your physical two months before your arrival but sunshine such and mental skills on a and starting to make enquiries canyoning tour? and bookings. This allows you as this I have seen to make sure you lock in the There are so many outdoor things you want to see and do nowhere." activities and tours you can join most. during your stay in - R. Lonatti Montenegro, but the number Click here to browse things to one cause of disappointment I do in Montenegro > see is people leaving it to the PAGE 15 MONTENEGRO PULSE Bonus Tips What To Bring For the ladies: • Light kaftan or cover for the What to bring will depend on • Hat and sunglasses beach. the time of year you’re visiting, • Warm layers if you plan to do a • Montenegro isn’t a good but here’s a basic guide: rafting, canyoning or boat trip. It destination for stilettos. • Swimsuits. can be cold on a speedboat Slippery cobbles and uneven • Shorts for daytime activities. even in summer. roads make heels more trouble • T-shirts, sleeveless ones for • Pool/beach towels. than they’re worth. Wedges June, July, August and • Books/magazines. You won’t and flat sandals are best. September. Tops should be find foreign-language books • A couple of elegant casual cotton or breathable material. and foreign magazines cost €8- evening outfits like skirts, Polyester will have you 10 each. dresses, light trousers and nice sweating bullets! • Mosquito repellent and bite tops. • Flip flops/ flat sandals. cream. • Make up that won’t melt in • Walking shoes/sneakers. • Sunscreen. heat. It’s not humid heat, so you • Light jacket/cardigan for • Camera and Go Pro if you won’t need to worry about frizz- evening. have one. tamers. • Long sleeved tops for the • Waterproof bag if you plan do • Feminine hygiene. You won’t shoulder or outside seasons. rafting, standing up paddling or have the choice here that you • Jeans/trousers for the go on a boat. have at home. You can’t buy shoulder or outside seasons. • European power adaptor. applicator tampons here.

Stay Connected

Mobile at one of their shops or at any USB modem: newspaper kiosk (you’ll need your The country code for Montenegro passport when you purchase). You can get a USB modem for is: 00382 / +382. You can also top up an existing €19 from any T-Com store. The Montenegrin sim at these modem comes with 1 GB of data Buying a local sim is cheap, easy newspaper kiosks. that expires after a month. You and can save you a bunch in can top up your account by roaming fees. Internet buying a voucher from a newsstand or T-Com store and There are three main phone The fastest internet speed in using the programme that’s providers in Montenegro: Montenegro is 7Mbps. Most installed when you plug in the places you stay will have an USB for the first time. • M:tel – numbers start with 068 internet connection and it’s A €5 top up buys you 50 MB of • T Mobile – numbers start with usually free. You’ll also find free data, €10 250 MB and €20 2 GB. 067 WiFi at almost every café and • Telenor – numbers start with 069 restaurant. As long as you buy at least one drink, your waiter will be They all have sim packages for happy to give you the WiFi tourists and you can pick up a sim password.

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Getting Around

Buses: Taxis: There’s an app called KlikTaxi, which helps you order taxis. There are good bus links within Taxis are easy to use and Unfortunately, it’s only in Serbo- and to the major cities. But available in every town. Even if Croatian so if you download it, buses can be irregular and not you have a rental car, you might you might need some help from air-conditioned so they’re not need to use a taxi occasionally your host getting started. the most comfortable in because the alcohol limit for • Book transfers from the airport summer. drivers is 0. Taxi prices triple in to your accommodation before Use balkanviator.com (and app) peak season so the same ride you leave, or pick up a rental and busticket4.me to check can be cheap in April and car at the airport. Unmetred timetables. expensive in July. Here are airport taxis are very expensive. some tips for using taxis in Tips for using the bus: Montenegro: • Stick with metered taxis. • Enter in the back door Independent taxi drivers and • Pay the conductor unmetered taxis are the most • Have small change, avoid expensive. using notes.

Handling Money

Montenegro uses Euros. You’ll Tipping: find ATMs and banks in the centre of every town. You can also pay by It’s customary, but not obligatory card at almost every restaurant, to tip in Montenegro for things supermarket and shop in the like waiters, beauty salons and country. If you’re visiting a small taxis. It’s always optional and no restaurant or store it’s best to ask one will be surprised or upset if in advance to be sure. You can you don’t tip them. There’s no set also check the counter to see if percentage, but usually rounding there’s a card payment processor up to the nearest Euro is enough available. for small charges.

If you’ve booked a tour and are It’s customary to tip guides on any paying on arrival, bring the exact tours you take, as long as you’re amount in cash because your happy with their service. Around guide will not be able to take card 10% or €5-10 per person on a full- payments. day tour is standard. PAGE 17 MONTENEGRO PULSE

Safety and Emergencies

Safety: Emergencies: Travel Insurance:

Montenegro is an extremely Here are some emergency Make sure you have travel safe country. Women can walk numbers you should put in your insurance with repatriation alone, day or night, without phone: cover when visiting fear. This is they kind of place Montenegro. Montenegro’s where people will park behind • 112 – Emergency health system is not up to you, but leave their keys in the • 122 – Police modern standards and in case ignition so you can move their • 123 – Fire brigade of emergency you’ll want to be car if you need to. • 124 – Ambulance able to get home.

You don’t need to worry about For minor ailments and injuries, pickpockets, but do keep an ask your host to contact a eye on personal items when private doctor for you. You'll you’re in busy touristy areas. receive good service and a home visit typically only costs around €30.

General Travel Tips

Here are some general travel tips • Always have some cash with that will make sure your trip goes you. smoothly: • Programme the emergency numbers into your phone before • Bring a copy of your passport you leave home. and leave your passport in a hotel safety box. • Make sure your passport is valid for at least three months after your planned exit from Montenegro. If not, you could be barred from boarding your plane or crossing the border. • Let your credit card company know you’re visiting Montenegro so they don’t block your card when you use it. PAGE 18 MONTENEGRO PULSE

Printable Shopping List

Fruit and Vegetables: Seafood: • Kajmak – cream cheese unique to the Balkans – I highly • Grasak – peas • Fish - riba recommend trying this. Spread • Mrkve – carrots • Salmon - losos it on bread or put a dollop on a • Krtole/krompir – potatoes • Tuna - tunjevina cooked potato. • Banane – bananas • Cod - bakalar • Jogurt – yogurt. Usually runny • Ljubenica – watermelon. The • Prawns - skampi and comes in large bottles. ones from Ulcinj are best. Want • Bream - orada You’ll find pottles of fruit yogurt to know the secret to picking a • Sea bas - brancin too. ripe one? Forget tapping them, • Octopus - hobotnica • Milk – mlijeko. The milk in look for a watermelon with a plastic bottles with ‘svijezo’ dried, brown stalk. That’s the Drinks: written on it is fresh. The milk in sign it’s ripe. cartons is long-life milk. • Paradajz/pamedore – • Beer – pivo. Niksicko is the • Maslac – butter tomatoes local brew, Jelen is a darker, • Margarin - margarine • Salata – lettuce Serbian brew. • Kukuruz – corn • Vino – wine. Plantaze is the Breakfast: • Spanat – spinach biggest wine producer in • Blitva – silverbeet Montenegro and has the • Bread – hljeb. Available from • Jabuke – apples biggest unbroken vineyard in the local pekara (bakery) in • Smokve – figs Europe. You can pick up bottles large, white loaves that go stale • Breskve – peaches of Plantaze white, rose and red in a day. You can also get • Krastavac – cucumber for as little as €3. The 750ml packaged, sliced bread that • Paprika - capsicum bottles are better quality than lasts longer. • Jagode - strawberries the 1l bottles. Our favourites are • Burek - also available at the rosé and Pro Corde. If you bakeries. Meat, cheese, Meat: like rosé, grab a bottle of silverbeet or potato-filled filo Arhonto rosé if you see it. It’s pastry that's eaten with yogurt. • Teletina – veal excellent. • Ovsene pahuljice – can’t live • Govedina – beef • Caj – tea without your oatmeal (or • Piletina – chicken • Kafa – coffee porridge as we call it)? Head • Svinjetina – pork • Voda – water over to the ‘healthy food • Curetina - turkey • Sok - juice section’ and you’ll find bags of • Mljeveno meso – ground beef instant or plain oats. and pork mixed together. Dairy: • Dzem – jam • Cevapi – Balkan sausages • Med – honey (beef and pork). • Sir – cheese. Soft, white • Jaja - eggs • Pljeskavica – Balkan cheese like feta is the most • Slanina - bacon hamburger patty (beef and common. pork). • Posni sir – cottage cheese PAGE 19 MONTENEGRO PULSE

Thanks For Reading

Thanks for reading this ebook. Since then, I’ve been dedicated to bringing you honest, relevant I hope it's really helped you and easy to read information plan and book your dream about Montenegro. holiday in Montenegro. This a great, but by no means About Me: perfect, country to take a vacation in and I want to help I’m Sarah, a New Zealander you make the most of it! who’s made Montenegro my home for the last decade. Happy travels, I started Montenegro Pulse after working for a tour operator Sarah when I got the same questions day after day.

My customers were really struggling to find useful information for their trip and they were feeling anxious – like they were stepping into the unknown!