Durmitor Apartments - Žabljak

Durmitor Apartments sits in Žabljak, the mountain town at the heart of Montenegro's northern highlands, just 200 metres from the town centre and a short walk from the bus station. This one-bedroom apartment sleeps two guests, with one bed, a living room, a fully equipped kitchen, a bathroom, electric heating and a TV — a practical base for a couple exploring the Durmitor area in any season. The house holds three apartments and three separate rooms in total, so it stays small and personal. The Javorovača ski slope is close by, while Savin Kuk is 2 km away with organised bus transport for skiers. Black Lake, Žabljak's best-known natural attraction, is also 2 km from the door. The hosts offer national-cuisine meals, ski equipment rental and a ski school on request. Rates start from 159 EUR per night.

About the area

Drobnjačka is a couple of hundred metres from the middle of Žabljak, in the grid of streets around the bus station — the most practical position in a town this size. Buses from Podgorica, Nikšić and Pljevlja arrive here, so a car is optional; equipment rental, a supermarket, the pharmacy and the national park information point are all within a short walk. The Javorovača slope, the town's own gentle ski run, is close enough to reach with skis over your shoulder.

Two kilometres one way takes you to Savin Kuk, the main ski centre, whose chairlift also runs in summer for walkers heading up the mountain. Two kilometres the other way reaches Crno jezero, the Black Lake — two connected glacial basins under the cliffs of Meded, ringed by a flat three-kilometre path through pine forest that most people cover in an hour. From the lake the harder routes leave for the ice cave and Bobotov Kuk. Off the mountain, the plateau's kitchens deserve attention: kačamak and cicvara with skorup, lamb baked under a metal lid, and blueberry rakija afterwards. Rafting trips on the Tara are arranged in town most summer mornings.