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Experience the wild beauty • In one day, the curious traveler can have a coffee on one of the numerous beaches of the Budva Riviera, eat lunch with the song of the birds on Skadar Lake and dine next to a fireplace on the slopes of the Durmitor Mountain. • A large number of sunny days in summer and a large quantity of snow in winter determine the two most developed forms of tourism in Montenegro: the coastal one- in summer and the ski recreational one - in winter
Basic information • The Montenegrin coast is 293 km long with 73 km of beaches spread over 117 locations. • Highest mountain - 2.522 m (Durmitor, Bobotov kuk) • Border crossings:Albania - Bozaj and SukobinBosnia and Herzegovina - Sitnica, Vilusi, Scepan PoljeCroatia - Debeli brijeg • Ports :Bar, Budva, Kotor and Herceg Novi • Airports :Podgorica and Tivat (Cilipi - Croatia)
WTTC & The Tourism in Montenegro • On the WTTC rang list takes the first place as the long term, the fastest growing tourism economy;as well as China and India it is on the top of the list of 174 countries for four years • Forecasting annual growing rate 10,1% in the following decade • WTTC forecasts: Montenegro will reach through tourism and other related sectors €1.8 billions in 2017, according to the aggregate demand http://www.visit-montenegro.com/article895.htm
Tourist’s mix in 2006 Source – Ministry of Tourism
Expected tenders • Institut “Simo Milosevic” AD Igalo • HTP “Budvanska Rivijera ”AD Budva • HTP “Ulcinjska rivijera” A2/ Ulcinj • Ada Bojana
Tourist places – breathtaking beauty • Budva is the metropolis of Montenegrin tourism thanks to the great number of beaches that make this a most desirable tourist destination. Apart from its natural beauty, Budva is rich in historic monuments. • The Budva coast is 21 km long with 17 beaches. • It is among the most beautiful coasts in the world and its beauty will not leave you indifferent One of the most precious gifts of nature to Montenegro is peninsula Sveti Stefan.
KOTOR • Located along one of Montenegro's most beautiful bays is Kotor, a city of traders and famous sailors, with many stories to tell. • The Old City of Kotor is a well preserved urbanisation typical of the Middle Ages, built between the 12th and 14th century. Medieval architecture and numerous monuments of cultural heritage have made Kotor an UNESCO listed “World Natural and Historical Heritage Site".
Biogradska Gora • The beautiful Biogradsko lake is situated in the heart of the primeval forest, the biggest and the best known in the range of the glacial lakes on the NP territory. The entire beauty of an old forest is reflected on the clean lake water giving it a blue-green colour.
Lovcen • Situated in the southwest of Montenegro, it rises from the borders of the Adriatic basin closing the long ang twisting Boka’s bays and making the hinterland to the ancient coastal town of Kotor. • Lovcen’s area abounds in numerous elements of national construction. The old houses and village ”guvna“ are authentic as well as the cottages in ”katuns“ – summer settlements of cattlebreeders The biggest monument of NP Lovcen is Njegos’Mausoleum, risen at Jezerski vrh (Lake Crest), a place where laid to rest Petar II Petrovic Njegos – the most important Montenegrin ruler and poet
Skadarsko Jezero • The largest Lake on Balkan Peninsula. • Keep the contact with the Adriatic Sea through the River Bojana. The numerous cultural-historical monuments this area represented a significant cultural center. Skadar Lake is a ”bird paradise“ for almost 264 bird species. In Europe, the rare Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) has become the symbol of the Lake and Skadar Lake National Park.
Durmitor – UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE(NATIONAL PARK) • skiing & snowboarding, rafting, orienting, extreme sports • Tara - Canyon of the wild and untamed beauty of the Tara River second largest in the world, after the Colorado River canyon TARA - “ Tear of Europe’’