Lonely Planet Montenegro (Travel Guide) by Planet Lonely & Peter Dragicevich & Vesna Maric

Author:Planet, Lonely & Peter Dragicevich & Vesna Maric [Planet, Lonely]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Published: 2013-04-30T21:00:00+00:00

Vranjina Врањина

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The twin hills on Vranjina island are nicknamed Sofia Loren by the locals for reasons that become apparent when they’re viewed from afar. The main National Park Visitor Centre ( 020-879 103; www.nparkovi.me; admission €2; free with National Park entry ticket; 8am-4pm, to 6pm summer) rests in the shade of their cleavage on the opposite side of the causeway leading to Podgorica from Virpazar. This modern facility has excellent displays about all the national parks, not just Lake Skadar, including lots of taxidermied critters and an ethnographic section that features folk costumes and tools. You can buy national park entry tickets (€4) and fishing permits (per day summer/winter €10/5) from a kiosk outside.

Montenegro’s largest wine company, Plantaže ( 9am-9pm) , sells its range from a shop built into a cave by the car park. In the busy months tour operators set up kiosks nearby.

Kings Travel ( 069-310 050; www.kingsmn.com; May-Oct) offers a variety of boat tours, from €20 per hour for a barge to €65 per hour for a ‘fast boat’; both take up to five passengers. The Green Boats also depart from here, although they charge more from Vranjina than they do from Virpazar.

Just along the causeway are the remains of the 19th-century fortress Lesendro . The busy highway and railway tracks prevent land access to the site.

The Vranjina walking trail leads to St Nicholas’ Monastery (Manastir Sv Nikole), a 13th-century complex that’s been destroyed in many wars; the current building dates from the 19th century. The monastery is a regular stop on boat tours.

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