Category: Travel Tips
Himare: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Himare Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Himarë sits on Albania’s Ionian coast at the foot of the Ceraunian Mountains, part of the Albanian Riviera stretching across 571.94 km² of dramatic coastline and mountain terrain. Founded as an ancient Greek settlement, the town today draws travellers with its turquoise coves, Ottoman-era castle, and […]
Gjirokastra: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Gjirokastra Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Gjirokastra sits at 300 metres above sea level in southern Albania, a UNESCO World Heritage city of 16,569 residents where Ottoman-era stone towers have loomed over the Drino valley since at least the 13th century. The old bazaar district and the massive Gjirokastra Fortress together form […]
Albanian Alps: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Albanian Alps Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) The Albanian Alps — locally called the Bjeshkët e Namuna, meaning ‘Accursed Mountains’ — cover 2,240 km² in northern Albania and contain the country’s highest peaks, including Mount Jezercë at 2,694 m. The region remained almost entirely closed to foreigners until the 1990s, making it […]
Ulcinj: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Ulcinj Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Ulcinj, Montenegro’s southernmost coastal town with a population of 11,488, sits just 7 metres above sea level and only 25 km from the Albanian border — making it the country’s most culturally distinct seaside destination. Founded by the ancient Illyrians and later shaped by five centuries […]
Tivat: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Tivat Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Tivat is a coastal town of 9,367 residents sitting at just 6 metres above sea level on the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro, one of the most dramatically beautiful bays in the Mediterranean. The town transformed radically after the former Yugoslav naval base was converted into […]
Sveti Stefan: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Sveti Stefan Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Sveti Stefan is a tiny coastal village of just 411 residents perched on a rocky islet at 231 metres above the Adriatic, connected to the mainland by a narrow causeway roughly 6 kilometres southeast of Budva. Founded as a fortified fishing settlement in the 15th […]
Podgorica: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Podgorica Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, is home to 150,977 residents and sits at just 49 metres above sea level at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers. Founded on the site of ancient Doclea, the city became Montenegro’s capital in 1946 after World War II […]
Perast: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Perast Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Perast is a baroque gem on the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro, home to just 349 permanent residents and sitting at a mere 6 metres above sea level. Founded in the medieval period and once a proud maritime republic under Venetian influence, this 300-metre-long stone waterfront […]
Kotor: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Kotor Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Kotor is a walled medieval city on the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979 and sitting at sea level beneath fortress walls that climb 1,350 steps to St. John’s Fortress at 260 meters. The Old Town was founded […]
Herceg Novi: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Herceg Novi Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Herceg Novi sits at the western entrance to the Bay of Kotor at just 40 metres above sea level, founded in 1382 by Bosnian King Tvrtko I Kotromanić as a fortress town named after Saint Stephen. The municipality counts around 33,000 inhabitants while the old […]
North Montenegro: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
North Montenegro Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) North Montenegro is a dramatic highland wilderness covering roughly 7,000 square kilometres, home to Durmitor National Park — a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1980 — with peaks rising above 2,500 metres and the Tara River Canyon cutting 1,300 metres deep, making it the second […]
Bay of Kotor: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Bay of Kotor Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) The Bay of Kotor is a dramatic fjord-like inlet on Montenegro’s Adriatic coast, stretching roughly 28 km inland and encircled by limestone mountains that rise sharply to 1,749 metres at Lovćen. Founded as Acruvium by the Romans, the medieval walled city of Kotor at […]