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the world to pray and ask for graces (it is believed Blue Chapel with one of the most famous icons
Albania and Montenegro’s that the remains of St. Basil of Ostrog are miracu- of the Christian world: the Madonna di Filermo-
sa, as well as some collections of contemporary
lous). It is a meeting place for all three great con-
Wonders fessions: Orthodox, Catholic and Muslim. Dinner art. In the monastery of the town, a symbol of
5 days and overnight in hotel. the Montenegrin spirituality, of the history, of
the love for the freedom and education, are also
2nd Day: Shkoder Lake preserved the remains and relics of great value,
1st Day: Podgorica - Shkoder (Shkodra) Breakfast at the hotel, a full day visit of Shkoder, like the hand of St. John the Baptist and the first
Arrival in Podgorica located on the banks of six the largest lake in the Balkans, as well as the larg- printed book in the Balkans by the South Slavs.
rivers (Moraca, Ribnica, Zeta, Sitnica, Mareza est reserve of birds in Europe, the last habitat of Proceeding to the village of Niegusi, a settlement
and Cijevna), has the characteristics of a modern pelicans in the old continent. of 17 residents distributed in 6 families. The
European city, even though you can easily recog- Its shores are very jagged with various gulfs, name comes from one of the oldest Montenegrin
nize the traces of a long history. Two thousand islands and peninsulas, even if partly stagnant tribes that inhabited this area and are still found
years ago, at the mouth of the rivers Ribnica and (covered with a large layer of reeds and a “car- in small communities today, preserving the origi-
Moraca, in fact, the Illyrian city and Roman of pet” of marsh plants) and in part stony (with hid- nal architecture of the houses.
Birziminium, later called in Slavic language Rib- den bays among the boulders of the mountain Two typical products exclusively from this area
nica, from the first half of the 14th century Pod- Rumija). contribute decisively to characterize the traditio-
gorica. From 1946 to 1990 it was called Titograd Dinner and overnight in hotel. nal Montenegrin cuisine: the Njeguški (a cheese)
(in honor of Marshal Josip Broz Tito), becoming and Njeguški pršut (Ham).
the capital of the Socialist Republic of Monte- 3rd Day: Virpazar - Cettinje - Njegusi Village- This village is best known for being the birth-
negro, federated to Yugoslavia. On the 2nd of Budva -Cetinje place of many princes and kings of Montene-
April 1992 the name of Podgorica resumed and After breakfast at the hotel, departure for Cet- gro belonging to the Petrović-Njegoš dynasty.
from 21 May 2006 is the capital of the newly inje (via Podgorica) approx. 1 h of travel Arrival Continuation to Budva (Niegosi - Budva circa
established independent state of Montenegro. to Cetinje, the historic capital and the royal seat 45 min of travel), lunch in a restaurant in Bud-
Lunch in a restaurant in Podgorica. of Montenegro, as evidenced by its architecture: va. After lunch guided tour of Budva, summer
Visit of Ostrog, the largest Montenegrin Ortho- the Billiard Palace (built by Njegos in the 1838), stage of theater and festivals, city of beautiful
dox sanctuary, located in a rock massif, often the Palace of King Nicholas, the Blue Palace, beaches and nightlife. According to archaeolog-
hidden by the clouds. It was founded by the Her- the Royal Theater Zetski dom and other build- ical findings, the city is one of the oldest settle-
zegovinian Metropolitan Basil in the seventeenth ings where once were placed the consulates of ments in this part of the Mediterranean, dating
century who was buried here and proclaimed a the great European powers (in the Government back to 2,500 years ago. According to a legend,
holy healer. Palace, in neo-baroque style, right now there is it was founded by Cadmus, son of the Phoeni-
Pilgrims come to the monastery from all parts of the National Art Museum, where you can see the cian king Agenora, exiled by Thebes arrived on
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