Stories, guides, and insights about Montenegro
Practical InfoNewMontenegro is the EU frontrunner, targeting membership in 2028. A plain-English explainer on the timeline, the euro, and what it means for travellers.
Practical InfoMontenegro's digital nomad residence permit is set to end in 2026, with renewal unconfirmed. A practical, deadline-driven relocation guide for remote workers.
Practical InfoA first-timer's guide to Montenegro: how to arrive, what it costs, safety, visas, when to go and how to avoid the classic beginner mistakes.
Practical InfoWhere to rent, 2026 costs, insurance-scam defences, driving rules, tolls and mountain-vs-coast road tips for a Montenegro road trip.
Practical InfoMonth-by-month Montenegro weather: coast temps, 14–25°C sea, rainfall and Durmitor ski snow, plus the best time to visit for beaches, hiking and skiing.
Practical InfoTivat, Podgorica or Dubrovnik? Compare Montenegro airports, transfers to Kotor, Budva and Herceg Novi, and pick the right one for 2026.
Practical InfoMontenegro uses the euro but isn't in the EU. ATM tips, card vs cash, 2026 costs, tipping and VAT — what every visitor needs to know.
Practical InfoLocal SIMs, travel eSIMs, roaming and wi-fi in Montenegro — honest 2026 prices, coverage and why the EU roaming rules don't automatically apply.
Practical InfoRealistic 2026 daily budgets for Montenegro — backpacker, mid-range and luxury — plus sample prices for food, buses, taxis and boat trips.
Practical InfoSeason-by-season Montenegro packing lists — water shoes for pebble beaches, mountain layers, monastery-modest wear, plug adapters and what to skip.
Practical InfoUpdatedSveti Stefan, Montenegro From whatever perspective it was made, the idyllic photo-postcard of St. Stephen is a visual synonym of the entire Montenegrin tourism! If only with one picture, just
Practical InfoUpdatedKrtoli (Luštica peninsula, Tivat, Montenegro) Krtoli today covers more than half of the municipality of Tivat, numerous picturesque villages, Soliotsko polje and an archipelago with three unique islands. The tubers were
Practical InfoUpdatedPerast, Montenegro Perast is a wonderful small bay city with a rich maritime past, rows of baroque palaces, and with even two islands in front - each of which is a story in itself. Personnel
Practical InfoUpdatedHerceg Novi is one of the most beautiful seaside towns in Montenegro. Medieval fortresses on steep hills and walls surround the old town. There is a unique view from Belavista of the Old Town
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Practical InfoUpdatedWhile on some beaches along the Montenegrin coast fine sand exists more as a beach curiosity (Kalardovo - Tivat; Plavi horizont and Oblatna - Radovići, see that), in Ulcinj fine sand is the rule
Practical InfoUpdatedOver 60% of the total cultural treasures of Montenegro are located here, in Boka Kotorska, in a small area of the old town, between the vertical mountain (St. Ivan / San Giovanni) with ramparts up to 20 meters high (east), m
Practical InfoUpdatedThe old town is surrounded by magnificent ramparts, which continue to encircle the hill of Saint Ivan (San Giovanni) for a total length of 4.5 kilometers, which is a curiosity of world proportions. The thickness of the walls is negd
Practical InfoUpdatedSeen from a bird's eye view of those paragliders who, in calm times, flown over Budva all year round, from the surrounding mountains - or from postcards - the Old Town looks like a harmoniously framed medieval
Practical InfoUpdatedTwo stylized fish, with their tails facing each other, could practically become the symbol of any coastal city. But they didn't. Those two fish, which today can be found on many souvenirs, ex