#1. Lovcen National Park
Directly behind Kotor is Mt Lovcen (1749m), the black mountain that gave Crna Gora (Montenegro) its name; crna/negro means ‘black’, and gora/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. A striking shrine to Montenegro’s most famous son, Petar II Petrovic Njegoš, peers down from its heights, with views stretching as far as Albania and Croatia.
The park’s main hub is Ivanova Korita near its centre, where there are a few eateries and accommodation providers and, in winter, a beginners' ski slope.