Montenegro mountains Cicerone Cicerone | 9781852847319

This guidebook to Montenegro includes 17 walks and trekking routes throughout the Dinaric Alps, in Montenegro's five national parks as well as Orjen, Komovi, Tara Canyon and the UNESCO-listed old town of Kotor. The circular and linear routes range from easy hour-long outings to challenging 5-day treks involving exposure and scrambling. Seasons: June to September (mountains have moderate summer temperatures and abundant snowfall in winter). Centres: Durmitor National Park - Žabljak Prokletije National Park - Gusinje Biogradska Gora National Park - Mojkovac Lake Skadar National Park - Virpazar Lovcen National Park - Kotor or Cetinje Orjen - Herceg Novi. Difficulty: Routes range from easy day walks to extended and more challenging multi-day mountain treks. All routes are graded. No special equipment required. Must See: Montenegro's five national parks - Durmitor, Prokletije (on the the Albanian border), Biogradska gora, Lovcen and Lake Skadar (the largest lake in the Balkans, plentiful birdlife), as well as several other areas including Orjen, Komovi, Kucka krajina, Tara Canyon (the deepest canyon in Europe). UNESCO-listed old town of Kotor, on Boka Kotorska (Bay of Kotor).