Montenegro Vacations

Cetinje is located in the southern part of Montenegro, at the feet of the Lovcen Mountain, about 35 km southwest from Podgorica.

Pedestrian street in the center of Cetinje, Montenegro

Cetinje and its cultural and historic attractions represent a very interesting offer for the tourists. The most important historic and cultural monuments are Monastery of Cetinje built at the beginning of the 12th century;  Biljarda (the billiard room) – the resident of the ruler Petar Petrovic Njegos; the Palace of King Nikola I Petrovic, the buildings of the French, British, Russian, Austro-Hungarian and Italian embassies from the 19th century; the Government Palace – a monumental structure that represented the power of the state, from the 20th century.

Cetinje was the cultural and educational center of Montenegro; it is the home of: the Central National Library, the National Museum of Montenegro, the Archive of Montenegro, the Republican Agency for the Protection of Cultural Monuments, and the Royal Montenegrin National Theatre “Zetski dom”.