Virpazar

Virpazar is a village of stone houses and old bridges at the edge of Skadar Lake, roughly an hour from both Podgorica and the coast, and the main gateway to Skadar Lake National Park. The Crmnica river meets the lake here, and the whole settlement is built around water: two bridges, a small harbour lined with boats, and reedbeds beginning where the last houses end. It is small enough to walk across in five minutes and busy enough in summer to feel like a proper crossroads.